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Tag Archives: recall
Top Ten Misunderstood Dog Behaviours: # 4 Duck and Run!
The classic “duck and run”; don’t we all love that one so much. This behaviour is seen when a dog has some high value item in his mouth (like a plastic bag) or when you are finished with your off-leash … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, Methods
Tagged duck and run, keep away, off leash, recall, teaching come
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Generalizing and the 3 D’s
Dogs don’t generalize well, what this means is that once you have introduced a behavior to your dog like ‘Come’ they have to practice this behavior in as many situations as possible before they can be truly reliable to recall … Continue reading
Posted in Training Methods
Tagged behavior, cues, generalizing, recall, recall cue, Stay Cue, training
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