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Recall not as good as it should be!
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You can also introduce a frustration into training recall Sometimes just give her nothing when she comes back to you. This can cause her to be frustrated and so "try harder" next time to achieve the result she wants i.e. lovely treats etc.
This is best done early in training, ideally when they first grasp the concept, but may help now. Also try changing the treats occasionally. I often use left over meat from our meals. Lamburger went down really well! Gammon Stead fat was also well received
This is best done early in training, ideally when they first grasp the concept, but may help now. Also try changing the treats occasionally. I often use left over meat from our meals. Lamburger went down really well! Gammon Stead fat was also well received
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This can easily backfire.
A solo dog who is not directly competing with another dog to be "first in" on a recall to get the super-goody for 1st place in the dash, has no reason to think coming when called is any sort of competition. // Getting nothing when s/he gets there, is lousy motivation for rushing over the next time.
A dog who recalls from any distraction, however mild, should always, always get something more than mere verbal praise or a few pats. It can be tug, a toy to chase, food, a luxuriant scritchie of a tormentingly-familiar itchy spot... but it's gotta be something real, not 'good dog' & a pat on the head. [Also to note, literal 'pats on the head' are frequently tolerated by dogs rather than enjoyed - try "patting" Ur own head, as opposed to PETTING - a pat is a soft thump, while to PET is to stroke. A large number of dogs perceive pats on the head as punishment, not pleasure, & some dogs see them as threatening and may either bite or duck.]
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U can always reward differentially: "better" recalls get a better reward.
ranking how much an individual dog likes X, Y, & Z rewards gives us a way to tell the dog what behaviors are better than others; the dog still has to figure out from the clues at hand, or at paw, WHAT we are rewarding, & U cannot reward 2 or more criteria at the same time. Ex, we cannot reward a STRAIGHTER sit, AND a faster sit - we can reward a straighter sit this time, for a few repeats, & a faster compliance / less lag between cue & butt-hits-substrate, on another session.
So... this time, we have the dog on a long-line at home, & we're working on an auto-sit when the dog recalls. If the dog doesn't come when called, WE BRING THE DOG IN using the line, & they still get rewarded - but it's the lowest-value reward. For a leisurely recall with a cued sit, they get upgraded. For a PROMPT recall with an UN-cued sit, they get a jackpot! - 6 to 12 very high-value food treats, doled out 1 after another, as fast as the dog swallows each.
Then give the dog a break, after that leap in performance, to think about it & store it away for future ref. Jackpots are for special moments, when the dog grasps an idea, makes a leap in performance, or U capture spontaneous desired behaviors.
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ranking how much an individual dog likes X, Y, & Z rewards gives us a way to tell the dog what behaviors are better than others; the dog still has to figure out from the clues at hand, or at paw, WHAT we are rewarding, & U cannot reward 2 or more criteria at the same time. Ex, we cannot reward a STRAIGHTER sit, AND a faster sit - we can reward a straighter sit this time, for a few repeats, & a faster compliance / less lag between cue & butt-hits-substrate, on another session.
So... this time, we have the dog on a long-line at home, & we're working on an auto-sit when the dog recalls. If the dog doesn't come when called, WE BRING THE DOG IN using the line, & they still get rewarded - but it's the lowest-value reward. For a leisurely recall with a cued sit, they get upgraded. For a PROMPT recall with an UN-cued sit, they get a jackpot! - 6 to 12 very high-value food treats, doled out 1 after another, as fast as the dog swallows each.
Then give the dog a break, after that leap in performance, to think about it & store it away for future ref.
Jackpots are for special moments, when the dog grasps an idea, makes a leap in performance, or U capture spontaneous desired behaviors.- t
