13/01/2026
5 mistakes I see people make when teaching their puppy recall:
❌ Trying to call while puppy is running away or chasing after something.
❌ Trying to call while puppy is really distracted by something they are watching or sniffing at.
❌ Calling over and over again when puppy is not responding.
❌ Calling them then put the lead on/end play time/go home.
❌ Scolding them when they don’t come or when they eventually come back.
What I help them to do instead:
✅ ⚠️⚠️⚠️Take time to build really strong recall FOUNDATIONS💪…
✅ Pair the recall signal with high value rewards 🗣️=💰
✅ Pair the recall signal with the puppy moving TOWARDS them (not when moving away from them)🗣️ = 🔚🐕
✅ Reward puppy for independently DISENGAGING from things going on around them and RE-ENGAGING with their owner. 👀🔁
Once the FOUNDATIONS are strong 💪 build on and gradually progress puppy’s recall skills over DISTANCE and DISTRACTIONS…
✅Gradually start to work on SHORT recalls AROUND increasing levels of distractions, but NOT waiting till they have run off towards the distraction.
✅Work on building DISTANCE to recall (without distractions)
✅Work on building distance to recall around distractions
⚠️TOP TIPS…
⭐️ Set your pup/dog up for SUCCESS. 🙌
⭐️Don’t expect it if you haven’t trained for it. 🙅♂️
⭐️Always, always, always make sure that recall is truly WORTH IT for your puppy/dog! 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
