We've been notified when our GE dishwasher model was on recall because some had caused house fires. Honda sent our recall notices to our son that the gas filler tube could rust and leave debris in the gas tank. It already had and they reimbursed us. Nightly news publicizes recalls on certain hanmburger, medicines and produce. We are used to recalls. When I read the headline today, "Train Your Dog to Respond to an Emergency Recall" I scratched my head. Time saving strategy? Seems like this would only work with dogs who can read or at least understand radio or television recall announcements. Perhaps if you trained Fido to get the mail and find those recall notices.... Not. The writer meant to urge dog owners to train their dogs to come quickly in response to a special calling. Train the dog to stay out of harm's way by coming rapidly to the owner. Do you think this would work with husbands and kids?
"Train your dog to respond to an emergency recall
Pioneer Press
In addition to an everyday "come" command, it's a good idea to train a dog to respond to an emergency recall. Teach him a different word that you save for when the dog's safety is in danger and you absolutely need him to come.
An emergency recall is important even if you never let the dog off-leash to play, because there are many ways a dog can slip away from you.
Leslie Nelson, owner of training center Tails U Win in Manchester, Conn., teaches what she calls the Really Reliable Recall.
"Practice in the house, three times a day, when you're 100 percent sure the dog will come," she says, for example, when he's greeting you at the door, or at mealtime.
Even if the dog is 3 feet away, she says, "Call it out, like you're calling from 50 yards away."
When the dog comes, she says, get very excited, just as if you really did just keep him from running into traffic, and give him a special reward.
"The reward has to last for at least 30 seconds," she says. Dole out a large number of little pieces, and make the treats variable and unpredictable.
"Usually within two weeks, you have dogs who are killing themselves to get to you," she says. "They don't stop to think 'I wonder if I should come or not,' they're already halfway back to you."
Pioneer Press
In addition to an everyday "come" command, it's a good idea to train a dog to respond to an emergency recall. Teach him a different word that you save for when the dog's safety is in danger and you absolutely need him to come.
An emergency recall is important even if you never let the dog off-leash to play, because there are many ways a dog can slip away from you.
Leslie Nelson, owner of training center Tails U Win in Manchester, Conn., teaches what she calls the Really Reliable Recall.
"Practice in the house, three times a day, when you're 100 percent sure the dog will come," she says, for example, when he's greeting you at the door, or at mealtime.
Even if the dog is 3 feet away, she says, "Call it out, like you're calling from 50 yards away."
When the dog comes, she says, get very excited, just as if you really did just keep him from running into traffic, and give him a special reward.
"The reward has to last for at least 30 seconds," she says. Dole out a large number of little pieces, and make the treats variable and unpredictable.
"Usually within two weeks, you have dogs who are killing themselves to get to you," she says. "They don't stop to think 'I wonder if I should come or not,' they're already halfway back to you."
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