A very quick demonstration of recall using only a whistle, as I have mentioned before on my videos. No repeat calling, no shouting, no screaming, just a whistle just the once.
Of course, it takes time to get to this stage and continued dedication. If this is how you want your dog to react then let me know, I can help.
So I have been asked several times about my logo, is that a real dog? The answer is YES (drawn by my lovely wife Jojo Rosa 1111). Her name is Pebbles, a Spanish Mastin X. She was one of our very first dogs we saved at our rescue centre in Spain. Her and 4 siblings were dumped in a box at 6 weeks old in an industrial estate :( She was so poorly that she had a prolapse and had to remain on an IV in the vet's for 48hours. We thought she'd never recover. But low and behold this 'bomb proof' girl is still going strong and showing exactly what Mastin's were bred to be, livestock guardians to protect against Bear, Wolf and Boar attacks. When she's free-styling with our chickens we know they're safe from predators.
I've been pretty busy lately so have not been keeping up with uploads, sorry! I will start to get the pics and videos done over the next week or so, but for now I'm going to give this handsome chap his very own upload day.
The training video below, which was all focused on recall, shows how he learnt to wait in one place for his recall command whilst the distance AND time delay for recall was extended bit by bit. One video doesn't fully do him justice to the progress he made, as initially we had to start at just a couple of metres distance with a 5-10 second pause (as with most dogs) and unfortunately the ultimate video showing an even further distance and longer wait was really poor quality due to the weather, but you can safely add additional 5m and 15 seconds.
As with all of my recall training I use a whistle with a voice command, along with a hand signal. Once the dog associates the commands together the vocal can then be eliminated and just a whistle used, or eventually even just a hand gesture (line of sight allowing). This is really beneficial to the owner as the sound of a whistle can travel further than a 'shout'. Perfect for rural open spaces. An owner can then 'tailor make' their own longer whistle tones to something unique that only their dog will respond to. This is especially useful in dense wooded areas, vast open spaces or places where there may be other dogs running free. So, something like a Naval Bosun call, for example.
Training is an on going thing, consistency is key :) 🥰
