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Our 3 year old Toller has made remarkable progress, and I think we are almost there.
We walk off leash in a wooded area where we seldom see anyone else. But when we do, everyone leashes up their dogs. Last week Chloe warned me there was another dog, but since I didn't see one, I let it go. Apparently the other dog owner did the same. The result was good; they chased each other around for 3 or 4 minutes and everyone had a good time. Eventually they got tired and we just walked apart.
BUT... Chloe ignored my recall until she was tired, and the other dog did the same. (although it worked out well, Chloe has a mixed history with other dogs, and I wanted to keep them apart. I messed up in not believing her.)
How do you get a recall to work in a situation like that? The normal way is to use something of higher value, but I don't think there is anything of higher value. I expect she would have run after a ball, but so would the other dog.
Her recall is actually quite good; I have called her off a ground hog, and she comes promptly when she is deep in the woods searching for lacrosse balls. (she absolutely love them, we find a couple every walk.)
Any suggestions?
We walk off leash in a wooded area where we seldom see anyone else. But when we do, everyone leashes up their dogs. Last week Chloe warned me there was another dog, but since I didn't see one, I let it go. Apparently the other dog owner did the same. The result was good; they chased each other around for 3 or 4 minutes and everyone had a good time. Eventually they got tired and we just walked apart.
BUT... Chloe ignored my recall until she was tired, and the other dog did the same. (although it worked out well, Chloe has a mixed history with other dogs, and I wanted to keep them apart. I messed up in not believing her.)
How do you get a recall to work in a situation like that? The normal way is to use something of higher value, but I don't think there is anything of higher value. I expect she would have run after a ball, but so would the other dog.
Her recall is actually quite good; I have called her off a ground hog, and she comes promptly when she is deep in the woods searching for lacrosse balls. (she absolutely love them, we find a couple every walk.)
Any suggestions?