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Originally Posted by steph_21 Thanks for all your advice  , I meant to write that the nearby field that is enclosed, it has fences all around it with a gate, silly me lol, my German Sheperd x Rottweiler was only 7 months when I left her off the lead in a nearby field which wasn't enclosed and i was really surprised that she stayed by me, although she did run on a bit, but she would always look back to see if i was still there, but she did used to follow me everywhere and would cry if i went out of the room, which she still does now
I will take a long lead with me and try it, although he does come to me when i call him sometimes, depends if he wants to come to me or not. |
And this is the reason for the line!
It does your training no good to call a pup to you off lead if he hasn't learned the command in the first place.
As pointed out earlier, dogs don't generalize learning the way humans do. So...... if your pup has a recall at home, it doesn't mean he has one anywhere else - especially with tantalizing smellsand sounds, birds flushing from the grass, and small furry woodland animals poking around... so, using this time in the field is a fantastic opportunity to practice recalls in a new environment. Make a game of it.
Others have mentioned setting the pup up for success.... a very important point.
It's much better to be able to reward a pup for a job well done, than imprint a pup unwittingly into loving the 'chase me' game.
In a fenced field, the pup should be safe - however, if the pup is far away from you, do not give the pup your 'formal, must obey, drop everything and get to me now' recall command. Use a 'throw away' command instead - as you don't want the pup unlearning the things you've worked hard to establish up to this point.
Have fun.