Training Recall / Come: Go to the Ends of the Earth if You Have To!!! Principles Over Gimmicks.

[@terrysapartment]

I followed your advice for my 2-year old rescue, only had him for 5 months now and we have 90% recall inside the dog park even while mid-zoomies. We live in NYC and go to dog parks 3-4 times a day and practice recall inside 8-10 times every session ("I'll do this all day"). I've found this incredibly useful getting him to stay away from some less trained dogs, leaving some people alone, playing getting too rough, or having an exit opportunity if something doesn't feel right.

[@damaristighe3227]

3-4 times a day at the park is great. Lots of short trainings through the day will get you there.

[@meganhenderson1715]

Well done!

[@zero.g13]

same, dog park recalls too. over 90% of the time. learned her whistle too that someone prior had taught her (she's a rescue) and she immediately starts looking for me, head swinging on a swivel

[@OffGridDogs]

Never give a command unless you’re willing and able to enforce it!

[@BDTraining]

Correct

[@cordywitt6400]

Same with horses, the winds could make them feel crazy. 😮

[@ElizabethJW]

So nice to see that it isn’t perfect even for trainers as great as you. I never see the hard parts of training on KZbin so I feel like I’m just a bad leader for my dog but you are reminding owners that it is ugly for everyone in the beginning. You are awesome Joel! I have been doing this method with my husky who is almost 2 and he has had a lot more consistent recall at home/backyard than ever before.

[@Sam-2359]

​@@damaristighe3227agree 😅 I have a 20 month old female Siberian Husky and she is definitely a challenge. The problem I'm having with her is the 'go get' part of the training because she will usually run from me and then it becomes like a game for her and I think chasing her will only reinforce this behavior. Any suggestions? She has near perfect recall up until just over a year. I'm not sure what changed but at least she still doesn't try to go completely out of my sight. Do I get the 50 ft. leash and start training her recall that way? @BDT

[@damaristighe3227]

@@Sam-2359 Well disclaimer - I'm not a dog trainer or a husky owner! I do know what difficulty my sister-in-law had attempting to keep her boy in the same State as she was. I agree Never Ever chase her. I found with my Cane Corso that training with play is a really good combination. If I played tug quickly and ran away, she'd be straight after me trying to push her tug into my leg. This can be turned into recall by running and calling her when she's highly motivated and already running towards you. If you get into a repetition loop of playing and insert "come" when she's already doing so it may get the desire to come instilled better than formal command and reward training repetitions. But my goodness, as adorable and funny as huskies are, they're a huge challenge to train.

[@Sam-2359]

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. I will definitely incorporate a play aspect to the recall. Yes husky's are a very loving and beautiful breed but with high energy, adhd, independence, and stubbornness all rolled into one. Lol! But I truly have a bond with my husky that I haven't had to quite the same degree as dogs in my past. ❤❤❤

[@damaristighe3227]

@@Sam-2359 Thank you. Me too! I've always had Boxers and Doberman's but she's by far the smartest, most interactive and loving dog I've ever had. This is totally my breed until I'm too old and frail to manage a strong, rambunctious puppy. You just have to treat them like little soldiers when they're puppies and by 18 months you have an amazing, obedient dog. I think Huskies are probably the same way because they are so much their own person. You just want to cuddle the little bears, but you've got to be calm, firm and always follow through or they'll be running the house by six months. I think it's mostly the way you live with them that counts.

[@Sam-2359]

@@damaristighe3227 that's so awesome. Oh I established who the boss was from the very beginning when she came to live with me. She cuddles with me sometimes but not as much as when she was a young pup. I'm so thankful that God gave us dogs to love us hoomans unconditionally! ❤

[@benji.B-side]

I nailed the recall, when my rescue dog found more interest in what he was doing, rather than the treat, by doing the 'Go Get' method. Now he know's that regardless, he will come to me, so he obeys recall every time. This 'Carrot and Stick' method works and now it's just 'Carrot', with the total obedience on recall.

[@Skyesoceaneyes]

I've realized that the pregression of dog training is like playing hot and cold with kids. At first you tell them "Warmer, warmer" just for turning in the right direction. Eventually they have to get really close before you say warmer or hotter.

[@sportysbusiness]

LOL, my 10 month old pup blew me off on the beach today to chase a rabbit. I literally dragged him out of the rabbit hole by his tail until I could grab the scruff of his neck, he was not expecting that! I had "we'll do this all day" in my head, it works, you just need patience, good timing and to out-stubborn them until they get it.

[@blueflare3848]

Recall is perhaps the hardest thing I had to teach my dog when she was younger (she just turned one year old not too long ago). She gets distracted easily. When I would call her, my words would fall on deaf ears. Whatever scent had caught her attention was more important to her. It was incredibly frustrating. My sister told me that not only should you reward your dog for coming when you call it, but you should reward it for checking in on you on its own as well. That technique, combined with the “go get” method (once she was old enough to understand it) has made a big difference. Her recall is much more reliable. She still has her moments on occasion, but she understands that if she doesn’t come to me, I’m going to grab her myself. When she sees me start to walk towards her, she comes to me, though usually it doesn’t get to that point and she comes when I call her the first time.

[@KevinORourke25]

Why do I bhelieve in Joel's training methods? Because he trained big cats and stood on the nose of an Orca!

[@nullassumptionsna3239]

Is there anyway you could do a ‘really fast dog’ edition of the go get method? If my dog doesn’t want to be grabbed, I do not think there is a human being alive who could catch him.

[@underduress5761]

The observation in recognizing the Santa Ana winds as being an influence on a dog's behavior... who thinks of that? I'm in Indiana and study all sorts of behaviors of a variety of creatures and I know that humidity, barometric pressure, temperature, even moon phases effect different animals differently, so I can see the value in learning more about all environmental factors that can influence the behavior of animals and people, but it's not at the top of my consideration when training a dog! I've seen you mention this is several other videos and it makes sense. The more I learn, the more I realize I really don't know that much, but I'm learning

[@angelahaines5065]

Sometimes when I recall my dog, she just looks at me for a few seconds as if to say,” I don’t really want to come right now” but I will cos mom’s staring and psyching me out lol ! Great video Joel! 👍😎

[@Noahsark17]

I would ad a long line to the process as well.

[@666stonewall]

We've seen dogs chomping at the fence, almost pulling owners over, running into people. Then we see the process, the steps, the hard work. Then we see the results, 10%, 20%, heck 50% better, dogs able to be around other dogs, playing, respecting and responding to owners. I can't get enough of the amazing work done at Beckman's facility and his advice. Keep up the amazing work ser and team.

[@AndyJarman]

I was told to be the most interesting thing in the park to get my dogs attention. I discovered the "little birdy" trick. Cupped my hand and peered into it as though there was a tiny little birdy in my hand. George the lab can't bear to miss out on this and runs over to see what I've got that's so friggin interesting! I only used it to increase my pulling power when he was distracted or still learning. I pull it out now when he's socialising but we've got to go. Bitches on heat though, forget it, his brain gets scrambled.

[@BodyVenture]

This must have been the most authentic training video ever :) thank you, Joel ❤

[@Michele_6815]

I loved: “We are firm, but we aren’t tyrants”. This video clearly shows the difference between you and other trainers. What you do isn’t about image or facade. You are the real deal. And a very good teacher.

[@mahakhalil1]

Also, would love to see this dog again at the end of their recall education! 💙🙏🏽

[@lisaleondires9576]

I’ve loved this go-get method since the first time I’ve seen it over a year ago!!! I used it on my new rescue ❤❤. Thanks for always doing these videos

[@bryanweller8375]

Fantastic real world work with a solid balance of firmness and fairness. Great job!

[@Secret1one2]

I've always had retrievers (from puppy), the recall comes built in. Recently rescued a 1 y/o Shar Pei male and I really had to dig deep and go back to basics on this fella, and after 3 months I nearly have him where I want him. He is not food motivated, toy motivated or a pleaser at all. If he wants to do something, I can offer nothing that is more interesting. The force free trainers would have had a fun time with this one, the only language he speaks is negative reinforcement.

[@OffGridDogs]

I feel your pain my Great Pyrenees has no prey drive and no treat/ food drive to speak of. What eventually (lots of patience) worked besides negative reinforcement was getting the respect/cooperation level of the relationship strong enough so he would do stuff for praise but that took awhile (dominate, independent, primitive breed) but it was well worth it!

[@OffGridDogs]

Btw I also grew up with labs so a livestock guardian was quite a shock lol

[@Secret1one2]

Sounds like very similar character traits to my fella, and with the size of a Pyrenese that must be quite a handful 😂

[@OffGridDogs]

@@Secret1one2 it was a challenge for 21/2 years but last 4 years have been a pleasure well worth it but be warned these giant breeds are puppies for at least 2 years so they take patience!

[@blueflare3848]

If I'm not mistaken, Shar Peis are a very independent breed, which means they can be difficult to train. So sounds about right.

[@joannecolclough823]

I'm so loving these training videos I absolutely love watching Joel and how realistic he is in his expectations and fairness best wishes from UK

[@mariabeaulieu3732]

All hail the “go get method”! SUCH A GOOD METHOD!!! “I’m over it” “good boy!” “That was so good!” Winds freak them out even when it’s humid. My dog hates when it’s windy.

[@user-zh6ib3nw7c]

My dog hated wind when younger but mostly outgrew it got more confident as he matured

[@JCreole]

I swear that’s my Bouvier…..hard headed. 😂

[@daleenalberts5829]

😂😂😂I'm so glad to see I'm not the only 1 ending up in water to get the dog to come. 🎉🎉

[@ChildofGod474]

I think, with this clip especially, your sea world training comes in. I think you're so right about not being a tyrant. Sometimes I think that because they ARE dogs, people expect perfection.

[@jingcc0121]

I practiced your recall with our 4 month boxer puppy and she has been doing great with me! My hubs tried a different approach and his doesn’t work 😊. He has decided to try your method and it’s slow going for him because he used another method. I appreciate your encouragement on accepting the small wins. I need to remember that on my other training exercises (heel). Thanks again!

[@blueflare3848]

What method was he using?

[@Kalvinn4649]

My dog always pees before he comes as if to give him another minute before coming back to me lol

[@Flippokid]

I usually follow up with an extra stern voice when they're not coming. The tone is usually enough to make them realize I'm serious. People sometimes think that then they're only listening when I get mad, but that's not true. Most of the time they listen, sometimes I have to put on an extra stern voice. Same as with kids. In the beginning they want to get away once or twice when I use that voice, but then I go and get them so they understand there's no escaping, and then they lose their freedom. Putting them on a leash in an off-leash situation is a very powerful punishment. 3 minutes later I release them, after I told them to listen next time, and then I practice another 2-3 recalls in 2 minutes.

[@annesofieclement]

Amazing video, love the realness. Thank you so much. I'm always looking for videos from you with dominant dogs to learn more about my own dog and learn how to read him and train him better. Thank you so much for this real session, which is so much more valuable than a 'perfect' session. Most sessions with you or other professionals are pretty much perfect because you're professionals. So when an 'ugly' session like this comes along I think it's much more representative for all of us who are just regular people training our own dogs. So by all means keep the ugly sessions coming!

[@naokookada9885]

I appreciate so much that you made this video to really encourage average dog owners. Thank you Joel. ❤

[@pegahhejazi]

I just love your training methods. Thanks for sharing

[@bradjohnstone2926]

Fantastic method and mindset. I combine this with "touch" to teach the dog that coming back to me isn't a negative and the game, fun ect continues. If you really need a guaranteed recall you need to be able to back it up. Off leash, open parks, the only option is are a remote collar.

[@SettieSpaghetti]

My family’s standard poodle is the same with recall. Gives no Fs at all 😂.

[@colorcreatecamera]

I love your no nonsense approach to it all and the fact that you keep it simple. I have spent hours with our lab on come, it is finally paying off really nicely. Your methods are the best!

[@skyblue-lb9kr]

I have had dogs respond immediately to a whistle, even when not previously trained to do so.

[@damaristighe3227]

The easiest command for Cane Corso's is "Come" - they stick around and check in right from being puppies. It gets harder as they get older, so I'd recommend getting this rock solid early. I found playing fetch games got into her head better than any treats - one time she was so excited she jumped into my arms - we crashed over taking my desk with us. But other things - like not pulling - are much harder! She still comes great no matter what.

[@jolieduez1267]

Love your training vids as a dog trainer myself I have trained several service dogs for k9s for warriors and always enjoy watching your technics!

[@MrDynamart]

Great video, it's awesome that you keep going over the basics, so many new dog owners or dog owners with new problems need current videos with detail like this on these important issues. Keep em coming bro 👍🐶♥️

[@fireballfitness170]

Great video enjoyed it all. 3:20.... Must get rid of the avoidance and ignore first... An opportunity to jackpot him for the right thing..

[@BDTraining]

I was hoping people would pick up on that.

[@debbiedaley1609]

Keeping it real 👍🏻

[@markhoffman]

Another great video

[@Animalit55]

Nice freaking land man.

[@rayanixon93]

Seeing how hard core you can be in other areas it was interesting to see to see this training video. I may have been too hard on my dogs training "come". I would say I get a 90% success but I wasn't giving them the small wins like maybe I should have. I always thought they had to come to the place at where I made the request and I didn't reward the non avoidance. I will try to start that. I would like to get when they are in a full run up to another dog I van get their attention to make the meeting more calm (if at all).

[@elaineeverhart7100]

So very glad I found you❤

[@rptrick79]

Super video! Love the take the money and run analogy lol. Nobody told Mack that about when Joel puts the glasses on... love how you break this down and talk about why you did each step, every dog is a lil different. He came like 85-90% then you gently walked him to where you called from. Just consistency and fairness! Joel will go get the dog in the middle ocean riding on the back of a killer whale! J/K!

[@allieg6401]

We 0r3tty good recall and since wayching the vids on poping the lead and doing the stops befor3 leaving the house and yard our dane cross is a bit better jusr got him a gentle leader today. Therecall issue we have is if he gets out the electric gates if they open or someone opens them and some one lets him out not realising... then he will usually make his way out if you dont call him back within a certain distance of gate. Otherwise hes out and gone down the footpath to visit his GF and smell EVERYTHING, but if you get close, he bloody jogs away.

[@HandraCorjnaLevstean]

Great video as always! Just great!

[@underduress5761]

What kind of mic are you using? I could see the branches blowing, but never heard the wind in the audio.

[@rhinoandlue]

I needed to see this thanks

[@Skyler_Rain]

I have a really hard dog, and its so hard to remember to take the wins.

[@chrisr-m6568]

How are you a trainer!!?? unbelievable!

[@valcurley5010]

I used the go get method with my new horses once I learned animal body language. I prepare to spend 5 hours at least in a 40 acre field and it never takes over 20 minutes of me walking after the horse the first time. Even at a quarter mile each horse in the herd can tell if I am looking at them or another one. Usually in one or two days the one I look at comes all the way in and I was a fair trainer so the horse wasn’t sour from overwork etc. The animal‘s avoidance of overwork would be a “come” killer. Having trained mostly whippets I would definitely start in small areas as they are predators and don’t find the direct eye contact as disconcerting. As a matter of fact, their prey drive is a strong distraction among many distractions.

[@kathleensnyder7784]

Thank you. It’s so great to see this aspect of training.

[@MaxandMe]

Thank you for this. It is working.

[@kellyp4377]

That was wonderful advice!!!

[@adriennewedel3791]

Thankyou for the encouragement! So much that is out there is so perfect in such a short time frame. Love the realism.

[@jazzlouise]

Thanks Joel, this was helpful!

[@missonmanband19]

❤8 mo dobie. I call her, she runs Away from me as she glances at me, ha ha mom. Thank you for showing in between steps as I have been working on perfecting my “go get” Beckman training.

[@eyesup9542]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@yiyi4334]

I go get my dog, he runs and started to do the zoomies, I’m not as fast as he is.😿

[@--him--]

My dog does the same thing she thinks I’m trying to play with her or something

[@uliwehner]

i guess that is why you practice in our house, in 1 room if necessary

[@OffGridDogs]

Try moving away from your dog when you call him it triggers a natural “oh we’re going that way response that gets him moving toward you. If you move toward him it causes the opposite

[@Sam-2359]

​@@OffGridDogsyes that is what I do because I don't want to reinforce the fun of being chased. I start walking towards the gate of the dog park and now my dog is getting to where she beats me to the gate. Still not good recall bc she isn't coming to me. Any suggestions? @BDTraining

[@OffGridDogs]

Sure the dog park is the most difficult environment to train anything because of all the distractions. So start inside your house with no distractions and only when it’s solid go to the backyard where there are some distractions (enforce with a longline if necessary) and only try it at the dog park when it’s solid in the backyard. Every time you give the “come” command and he fails and you have no way to enforce it he is going backwards. He is learning not to come.

[@bt3436]

My pup is four months so I assuming I wouldn’t do grab and go when he doesn’t listen but keep him on a training leash maybe?

[@KingsMom831]

Hey dog peeps!

[@rolfnilsen6385]

Why is step one that they sit down, before starting to come?

[@beautjebeauceron2801]

Voor het eerst dat ik iemand hoor zeggen, roep en als ie niet komt haal je hem. Ik heb dat altijd gedaan en vaak gaan ze dan inderdaad zitten. Perfect. Er werd me altijd vertelt dat je twintigduizend keer moet roepen. Nou echt niet🤪

[@vikingdogmanship]

Just use a long leash. No freedom until wanted behaviours

[@mahakhalil1]

Great video again. Wouldn't this be a lot easier though if we just use a long line?

[@BDTraining]

Yes but it would have to be faded out, which is another step.

[@briman1968]

I have just started with the "Come" command and my dog runs away and starts making it a game to chase him. He knows he is faster then me, keep chasing?

[@BDTraining]

No chasing. Do you know who Pepe Le Pew is? Proceed like him.

[@muzzawood]

Question if I may. Once you have got your hands on them after they have ignored to come command. Do you drag them all the way back to your original position? Thank you for the video

[@blueflare3848]

I think he answered this before. You drag them back to where you initially gave the command.

[@muzzawood]

@blueflare3848 nice! Thanks heaps for that. Time to get my walking shoes on.

[@yes0r787]

New Dog! Who this?

[@russbritt4100]

What advice do you have for a disabled dog owner? Going and getting him if they don't come isn't possible for many disabled folks. I'm on crutches but I'd imagine being in a wheelchair would be worse.

[@BDTraining]

That’s tough. Use treats and a long line while slowly increasing distractions.

[@user-pn6xo5fx6e]

What if my dog literally runs from me!!!!!!!!

[@someusername4129]

How much room are you trying to do this in? Start small, inside. Like loose leash walking, recall starts inside. You have to break the avoidance pattern. It is much easier to go get a dog in a small space than a large one. Also dogs love to be chased and think it's a super fun game.

[@OffGridDogs]

He doesn’t like you very much lol. But seriously it’s what you inadvertently trained him to do. So put him on a longline and start enforcing the command.

[@BDTraining]

Both the comments are correct

[@user-pn6xo5fx6e]

I’ve been doing it in my front yard. She’s obsessed w being out there and she refuses to come inside. My heart breaks thinking my dog doesn’t like me very much haha. But she’s a rescue and I got her at like 2 years. I’ve had her for less than a year so I’ll just keep going at it. Thanks for the advice folks

[@OffGridDogs]

@@user-pn6xo5fx6e you can make yourself irresistible to your dog with great energy, play find out how she likes to play don’t leave the toys out bring them out when you’re going to play with her only same with food don’t free feed make everything about building a stronger relationship and stop trying to train in the yard with all the distractions until she has down cold in the house (much easier) then move to the yard and master it there then go to the park

[@schutzhundgsd]

I'm curious why you don't teach a faster recall? When working with clients the goal for me when teaching the recall is the dog running to the owners as quick as they can so it starts at the very beginning when creating muscle memory. What's the advantage of having a slow recall with conflict?

[@underduress5761]

He said the dog was older and set in his ways and you have to progressively get him there and the Santa Ana winds also put dogs in an uncomfortable state.

[@schutzhundgsd]

In this case it would be a great opportunity to create some engagement and relationship building skills. And typically moving towards a dog creates oppositional reflux not speed, so needless to say it's interesting perspective.@@underduress5761

[@jasonharrisdogtraining]

There is other trainers that show the ugliness and not perfect training sessions Joel and I am one of them.

[@lucianacoutinho4484]

Why he'd go to you happy if you grab him at first place?

[@joyfulk9services]

Long line first 🤷‍♀️

[@anaalina5964]

6:12 Bro you made the dog associate "come" with "sit" because you brute forced him at 3:14. This is goofy.