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I read in a magazine recently about recalling with a whistle.
To start your dog off, have him sit in front of you blow 3 times on the whistle and feed a treat. Repeat this process several times (and keep this training regime up for a couple of weeks). Gradually get your dog to go out of the room and try this process again and again reward.
Keep changing the rewards (treats, toys, etc) to keep him interested.
Then move the lesson outside and try the recall with the whistle when the dog is in the garden. I was amazed when Corbie came running in the first time I tried this :lol: It still works now. I've got a Good Boy whistle which I bought off of ebay, it's not a silent whistle either, so you can tell if you have actually blown it or not!
To start your dog off, have him sit in front of you blow 3 times on the whistle and feed a treat. Repeat this process several times (and keep this training regime up for a couple of weeks). Gradually get your dog to go out of the room and try this process again and again reward.
Keep changing the rewards (treats, toys, etc) to keep him interested.
Then move the lesson outside and try the recall with the whistle when the dog is in the garden. I was amazed when Corbie came running in the first time I tried this :lol: It still works now. I've got a Good Boy whistle which I bought off of ebay, it's not a silent whistle either, so you can tell if you have actually blown it or not!