Reliable Recall Series

Recall class teaches your dog to come to you (and other people) regardless of the situation. Building consistent recall is a multi step process where dogs start off in quiet or low distractible environments like your living room or a structured class and then build up to highly distractible environments like the dog park or beach.

Reliable Recall (Level I)

Prerequisites: Good temperament &  sociability 

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Dogs work solo and in groups to improve recall in an indoor, structured class. Each class rotates through the focus areas and also on your dog’s improvement areas and slowly increases distractions based on your dog’s progress.

As your dog advances, trainers increase distractions and difficulty such as walking past “temptation stations” with toys and yummy treats such as Costco meatballs.

Recall at the Park (Level II)

Prerequisite: Reliable Recall and Adventure Hike Assessment

Dogs go to Virginia Park to work on recall at the park. Public areas such as parks offer many distractions such as bicyclist, sports, other dogs and animals, traffic and more.

Dogs work on a long lead starting off at shorter distances and working to the full length of the 50-foot lead.

Recall at the Beach (Level II)

Prerequisite: Reliable Recall and Adventure Hike Assessment

Dogs head down to Huntington Dog Beach to work on recall in a beach environment. The beach is a wide open space, with dogs playing ball off-leash and swimming as well as many sensory inputs such as sand, birds, water, etc.

Dogs work on a long lead starting off at shorter distances and work to the full length of the 50-foot lead.

Recall Training Cues

Trainers use and reinforce the same cues across the series including:

• Sit
• Wait
• Place
• Touch
• Look
• With Me
• Come or Here
• Focus