What's your word for recall?
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For whatever reason, Lancer naturally responds 100% when I say, "Where ya going?" and pat my leg. It's basically my recall phrase, since "Lancer, come!" is a little unintentionally overused. And "Lancer, here!" is the phrase I use for pointing in the direction of the tennis ball if I threw it in a weird direction and he lost track of it. 
Rara just has a terrible recall outdoors HAHA. Smells and sights are much more interesting than me and my voice.
Rara just has a terrible recall outdoors HAHA. Smells and sights are much more interesting than me and my voice.
'Come' is my main word for 'get over here now'. Variations are 'this way', meaning 'stop going in that direction and follow me, but we aren't stopping', usually used while hiking and getting them to come down the right trail when they have guessed wrong at an intersection. Occasionally used to call them off something, since it has a huge history of fun reinforcement and is therefore a favorite command for both. 'Collar' is their most restricting recall cue, meaning 'get right over here and put your collar in my outstretched hand'. Mostly used with Gusto, the king of keep away.
"Here" is our regular recall.
"Come" is our competition obedience recall.
"This way" for changes of direction.
"Wait" for 'do anything but move forward', which Aeri at least as interpreted as a recall.
"Let's Go" for 'please stop sniffing that thing and come with me'
(mouth whistle, single tone) is our emergency recall.
"Come" is our competition obedience recall.
"This way" for changes of direction.
"Wait" for 'do anything but move forward', which Aeri at least as interpreted as a recall.
"Let's Go" for 'please stop sniffing that thing and come with me'
(mouth whistle, single tone) is our emergency recall.
Frodo's is come. Not that he does most of the time
Siri's is "to me."
One of the ladies I trained with in PA used that, and I liked it. I think (for me) it keeps my training cleaner, because I'm always saying things like "come here!" and "come on!" and this is distinct from other things that I say. I plan on using this for future dogs who have no concept of recall.
I haven't decided whether to try and re-do Skill's to "to me" or just "come" because most of the time he responds to come.
Siri's is "to me."
One of the ladies I trained with in PA used that, and I liked it. I think (for me) it keeps my training cleaner, because I'm always saying things like "come here!" and "come on!"
and this is distinct from other things that I say. I plan on using this for future dogs who have no concept of recall.I haven't decided whether to try and re-do Skill's to "to me" or just "come" because most of the time he responds to come.