Skill Level: Beginner
Length: 14 Modules
Access Period: Unlimited
Price: $65.00
64 Instructor Content Videos
29 Student Work Videos
Teaching our dog a reliable recall is the most important behavior we can teach our dog. The recall is a behavior that can save our dog's life. This course has 93 videos and is over 6 hours long. If you have a recall problem and want to take the time to learn how to train a reliable recall this course will teach you how to do it.
It needs to be said that the recall is not a behavior that you are going to train in 2 weeks, probably not even in 2 months. Every Youtube video that claims "TEACH YOUR DOG TO COME IN 5 EASY STEPS" is 100% a scam. People who make these claims cannot teach you how to train the recall in a 10 minute YouTube video. They are only interested in getting you to click on their video so that YouTube will pay them for your click. This is called "click-baiting". These people are not professional dog trainers, they don't deserve your time or your respect. I have them in the same category as people who make "robocalls".
“You can have a dog that won’t sit, it won't down, it won't stay when asked, but you cannot have a dog that will not come when called”.
There are only three reasons dogs will not come when called:
1- The dog has not generalized the COME command. Meaning the dog has not learned it must come in every circumstance.
2- The dog won't come because it is faced with distractions it has not yet learned to ignore.
3- The dog will not come because it's afraid, which means the dog may have been called in the past and when it got to the owner, it was punished for doing something wrong.
This course will help you with the first two reasons for not coming when called (generalization and distractions) The third is on you. Getting mad at your dog and calling it to you so you can correct it for something you know it shouldn't be doing is dead wrong and will always foul a recall and hurt your bond with your dog.
Whether you are training a family companion, a police service K-9, a Search & Rescue Dog, or a competition sport dog they all must come when they are called. By the end of their training program they must learn that should they refuse to come when called they will suffer serious consequences. The level of those consequences varies greatly. They are based on the age of the dog, the temperament of the dog, the level of training the dog has had and what was going on when we asked the dog to come. The relationship of the dog and handler will also play into this. We cover these in our course.
Our goal is this system is to end up with a dog that doesn't have to think about coming when called, it just reflexively turns and comes when asked. That will only happen with a trainer who takes the time to go through a training program in a step-by-step fashion without skipping steps.
This training course outlines in a simple step-by-step manner the road to generalization in recalls. It is both simple and fun for you and your dog. In the end, you will have a dog who enjoys the work. The foundation of our work is based on reward-based methods (i.e. markers or clickers). We split the recall exercise into small steps and teach these simple behaviors motivationally. Throughout this work, we build our communication system.
As the dog learns these small behaviors we gradually introduce distractions to some (not all) of the short behaviors. Our training sessions begin in sterile locations the dog feels comfortable in. We gradually introduce distractions into those controlled environments. Our feeling is that if our dog can't function and follow instructions in a location it's comfortable in, how can we expect it to comply out in the world with god knows what is going on?
If you are considering purchasing this course, I can tell you there isn’t an online course anywhere that has broken down recall training steps I like I have. To get a better feel for this, I recommend you look below at the course outline, it's detailed. That is why the course has 6 hours of video combined with enough documentation to print a small book.
It’s important to set realistic expectations with yourself concerning the time it takes to achieve a reliable recall. It's not going to happen in a few weeks. It is disturbing to see YouTube videos claiming otherwise. Oh, there are people out there who will use remote collars at high levels of stimulation that will force dogs to come when called. But this is going to destroy our relationship and bond with our dog.
In Module 11 of our course, we dealt with the subject of adding pressure on a dog for refusing to come when we 100% knew the dog had generalized the command. We will explain how to approach that subject for your dog.
Every dog is different. What kind of pressure we apply depends on the following:
1- The age of the dog
2- The training of the dog has had
3- The temperament of the dog
4- What kind of distractions the dog is facing at the moment it refused to come
5- The skill level of the handler
In closing some trainers will say that every dog needs to be finished with a remote collar. We respectfully disagree with that approach. We would say "Some dogs need to be finished with a remote collar"."
We have 4 dogs in our home, 2 wear remote collars every day, 1 has gone through collar conditions and no longer needs to wear it and one will never need a remote collar.
I have an excellent course titled REMOTE COLLAR TRAINING FOR THE PET OWNER. I bought my first remote back in 1978, and know exactly how to train with them.
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"This was a fantastic class.
Every module showed me new and fun ways to play games with my dog that are actually building a behavior that I want.
We are playing, having fun, and he is LEARNING! He is learning that being with me is the best place to be. It is a challenge sometimes for me to get the timing right because it makes me so happy to see him learning that I get ahead of myself.
Fortunately, since I now know that SHORT sessions are best, I can keep the mistakes to a minimum and reset for next time.Our favorite right now is the food chase games. He is so food motivated.
Today we got to do the call away exercises with a friend and he learned VERY quickly when she stopped interacting and I called him. She lured him over and over, and each time I was able to call him away. We were both amazed at how quickly it clicked for him and effective this is.
Thank you so much for putting so much time and energy and KNOWLEDGE into all these courses. I am hooked. On to the Marker Training 2024 class next, then Basic Obedience, Intermediate Obedience."
TARGET AUDIENCE
Family Pet Owners
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
None
MODULE 1: The most important command to ever teach your dog
SEGMENT 1: A Note From Ed
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SEGMENT 2: Realistic Expectations
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SEGMENT 3: Why doesn't your dog like coming when you call? What's wrong?
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SEGMENT 4: Training Steps for a RECALL
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SEGMENT 5: Terms We Use in Our Course
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SEGMENT 6: Where should you train?
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SEGMENT 7: When to go off-leash
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MODULE 2: Equipment
SEGMENT 1: Choosing the Right Training Equipment
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SEGMENT 2: Conditioning to Your Training Equipment
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SEGMENT 3: Leashes and Harnesses
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SEGMENT 4: Who needs a Bait Bag - You Do!
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MODULE 3: Reward delivery
SEGMENT 1: Why We Use Food Rewards
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SEGMENT 2: What are High-Value Food Rewards
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SEGMENT 3: Reward Delivery is Important
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MODULE 4: Training a Finish to the Recall
SEGMENT 1: Training a Finish
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SEGMENT 2: Collar Grab
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SEGMENT 3: Training the Place Command
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MODULE 5: The Name Game
SEGMENT 1: The NAME Game
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MODULE 6: Food Chase Games
SEGMENT 1: Food Chase Games
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MODULE 7: Restrained Recalls
SEGMENT 1: What is a Restrained Recall?
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SEGMENT 2: Practice Your Footwork
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SEGMENT 3: Recall with an Assistant
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SEGMENT 4: Restrained recalls alone - without a helper
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SEGMENT 5: Working on a REFLEXIVE Recall
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SEGMENT 6: Adding a Whistle Recall
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SEGMENT 7: Student Videos
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MODULE 8: Impulse Control using Touch Pads
SEGMENT 1: Why We Use Touch Pads or Platforms
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SEGMENT 2: Adding Duration
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SEGMENT 3: Student Videos
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MODULE 9: Call Aways Exercises
SEGMENT 1: Call Aways - Introducing Distractions
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SEGMENT 2: Student Videos
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MODULE 10: Call Back Exercises Build Reflexive Recalls
SEGMENT 1: Building A Reflexive Recalls
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SEGMENT 2: Call-Back Exercises with Cindy
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SEGMENT 3: If you use Reward Based Marker Training
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SEGMENT 4: Student Videos
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MODULE 11: Adding Pressure
SEGMENT 1: Things to consider before adding pressure
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SEGMENT 2: Tools for Adding Pressure
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SEGMENT 3: Your Decision to Use a Remote Collar
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MODULE 12: When to Stop Using Food Rewards
SEGMENT 1: When to Stop Using Food and Toy Rewards
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MODULE 13: Q&As on RECALL
SEGMENT 1: The most common recall question we get - WHEN CAN WE TAKE OUR DOG OFF-LEASH?
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SEGMENT 2: My puppy won't come to me when I play with him in the yard.
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SEGMENT 3: My dog doesn't sit straight when I call him
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SEGMENT 4: Dog only comes to me when she has a long line on
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SEGMENT 5: My dog comes really slowly when recalled
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SEGMENT 6: Our Puppy Ignores Our Recall Command
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MODULE 14: Where to go from here?
SEGMENT 1: The Power of Training Dogs with Markers
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SEGMENT 2: Training Dogs with Food Rewards
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SEGMENT 3: Basic Dog Obedience
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SEGMENT 4: Intermediate Dog Training
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SEGMENT 5: Remote Collar Training
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SEGMENT 6: Ask Cindy
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SEGMENT 7: ** Certificate of Completion **
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"This was a fantastic class. Every module showed me new and fun ways to play games with my dog that are actually building a behavior that I want. We are playing, having fun, and he is LEARNING! He is learning that being with mom is the best place to be. It is a challenge sometimes for me to get the timing right because it makes me so happy to see him learning that I get ahead of myself. Fortunately, since I now know that SHORT sessions are best, I can keep the mistakes to a minimum and reset for next time.
Our favorite right now is the food chase games. He is so food motivated. And today we got to do the call away exercises with a friend and he learned VERY quickly when she stopped interacting and I called him. She lured him over and over, and each time I was able to call him away. We were both amazed at how quickly it clicked for him and effective this is.
Thank you so much for putting so much time and energy and KNOWLEDGE into all these courses. I am hooked. On to the Marker Training 2024 class next, then Basic Obedience, Intermediate Obedience."
- Page B. on 01/19/2024
"I bought your video course Training Your Dog to Come When Called 2024 and it is literally the best course I have ever purchased and I train continually - online and in person (Agility, Rally-O, and Scentwork and Fenzi online).
I became re-acquainted with you, Ed, in recent years after growing up with German Shepherds and, in the last 17 years, Golden Retrievers.
You are such a great video trainer! I love the "tips" and "asides" that you add to the pure lessons. in a word: wisdom. SO much to digest! I will be watching this over and over to catch what I miss. Loved Cindy's 20 minute walk! SO valuable to watch her incorporate training throughout the walk. I could go on and on. But my reason for messaging is to THANK YOU for giving me an affordable lesson. One of my Goldies (the overly friendly one ) recently decided that visiting ring crew during his Agility Trials is more rewarding than running the course efficiently with me. After 2 years of beautiful agility runs! So we are taking a breather from trials while I go through the steps you lay out so clearly. Goal? Reflexive Recall 100% of the time. We will get there (with you and Cindy as guides, how can we not?).
Again, THANK YOU for providing this - it is THE BEST Training Value that I have encountered."
- Mary S. on 05/07/2024
How long will this course take to complete?
You can work at your own pace. There is no time limit on the course. If your goal is to end up with a reflexive recall, plan on spending a long time to generalize this behavior. Truthfully the recall is an exercise you will work on for the life of your dog.,
Does this course expire?
You will have lifetime access to this course.
Can I get feedback in this course?
Yes, you can submit student videos in this course and get feedback from Ed and Cindy.
We are going to test turning this recall course into an interactive course for a limited period of time.
Our normal interactive courses cost several hundred dollars, simply because they are so time-consuming for the instructors to view student video uploads and answer course forums. If you want to take a short (under 3 Minutes) video of your training session and post it to the specific module that the training video applies to, we will watch the video and offer advice. The video will go into the STUDENT VIDEO Segment of the respective module and other students in the course will have an opportunity to learn from the video and our comments. Please read the rules before uploading your video.
How much content is in this course?
There over 93 Videos totaling over 6 hours of content to watch.
There is also written content in every segment of the course. The written content would add up to a book of material. It's our feeling that everyone learns differently, some learn by watching videos, and some like to read and watch videos.
This course includes 64 instructional videos and 29 student work videos.
What's the difference between this course, the DVD, and the on-demand stream?
DVD: -- (Updated 2024 DVD Coming Soon), Receive a physical DVD copy
Stream: 5 hours, 30 minutes, Lifetime access, Stream from anywhere on all smart devices, Divided into chapters; jump to where you need to go, & Add notes at specific timestamps to review important topics (Student videos are not included in the stream.)
Online Course: 93 videos (over 6 hours), Includes 29 student work videos, Submit student videos for feedback, Additional text content, Lifetime access, Watch from any smart device, Take part in forum discussions with instructors and classmates, & Receive a certificate upon completion.