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Dog Recall:
How To
Teach Your
Dog To Recall
Author: Aaron Abraham, professional dog trainer
Coming when called, or the
“recall”exercise, is an important step in a
dog’s training. If the class is working in a
circle, it is done the fi rst time towards the
centre of the circle and the second time
away from the centre towards the outside
walls. To teach the recall in class, the
instructor tells the group:
Handlers face the centre of the room with
dogs sitting at heel position. Command your
dog to stay. Face him to the full length of the
lead. Hold the lead in your left hand. Stand up
straight with your feet spaced apart to prevent
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dog by name! ‘Sparky, come!’ or ‘Sparky, front!’
Gather the lead up with both hands and when
another, ready to call their dogs in the opposite
he is close, command ‘Sit!’ Praise and pat him
direction.) Tell your dog to stay and face him to
immediately! Say ‘Stay!’ and move back again
the full length of the lead! Now circle back to
to the end of the lead. Call your dog! Keep
heel position. We’ll alternate the recall with the
your voice happy! Coax your dog to come!
sit-stay exercise.
When he obeys, tell him with more authority to
This will teach your dog not to anticipate your
sit! Praise him! If the dog doesn’t respond the
command by coming before he is called. Tell
moment he hears his name and the command
your dog to stay and face him again. Stand up
to come, snap the lead quickly, but loosen
straight! If you lean over, the dog will crawl in
it at once. It is done with a motion similar to
instead of coming gaily. Call your dog and use
snapping a whip. You will hear the collar click
his name. If your dog doesn’t come on your
when you do it correctly.
fi rst command, snap the lead hard and then
coax him in the rest of the way. Keep your
Don’t pull or drag your dog to you or he will
hands low and in front of your body. Gather up
never want to come! Use a cajoling tone
the lead in a hand-over-hand motion.
of voice after the command and after each
correction. Use the lead to make the dog
The instructor should watch to see that the
sit square and as close as possible, and to
command to come is given fi rst, followed, if
prevent a dash in the opposite direction.
necessary, by a sharp snap on the lead, which
Next, make your dog go to heel position! (The
is loosened immediately. The dog must want
handlers will now have their backs to one
to come of his own free will. The instructor
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