RSS FeedThe Best Ways To Use The Whistle To Call Back Your Dog
Firstly, bear in mind that if your dog feels happy with you it will quickly answer to your call whether you use whistle or voice. Do not ever punish him or complain of what he has done wrong as he answers your call. If you do that, he will form the feeling that answering to your whistle recall command could mean being beaten or rebuked. Be nice to him each time he obeys your recall command.
Your dog will run back to you whenever you call him if you have been successful in dog obedience training. And you also have to make him believe that there is good in answering you quickly each time you call.
It is not as difficult as it seems to teach your dog whistle recall commands. It really is easy if you turn your recalls into good experiences for him. Listen; don’t let your dog think that you call him to be punished. If that happens he would come hesitantly or not come at all. Your dog is always looking out for your disposition - both your tone of voice and countenance has great effects on his behavior.
Be cheerful with your dog, he is watching your deportment whenever he answers to your whistle recall command. Remember that he is not used to the whistle. Let him always look forward to answering you because he trusts you. Praising and rewarding is the best means of getting him to appreciate that your appreciate him. If your dog abandons whatever it is doing whenever you call, your dog training is successful.
In teaching your dog the recall commands with the whistle, experts advise that you make him sit at a distance and then try recalling him with the whistle. Now, you do not have to start with very long distances, rather, increase short distances as he learns to respond to your recall. It is a proven fact that dogs obey better from a sitting position, so make your dog sit while imparting each new command, or a command that is difficult for it to grasp.
Finally, all I have been hitting at is that in teaching your dog distance recall with a whistle it is very vital that a cordial relationship exist between the two of you, if not, he could even take off from the distance. Nevertheless, recognize the possibility that success in dog training may not come as fast as you may anticipate, but relentless effort and consistency of commands will sooner than latter reward you with success.