re-call help please?

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pup more than settled in. He will be allowed out for walkies in two weeks (after next vaccs). Trouble is....he dosent respond to anything. Im obviously not expecting a lot from him as hes only 11 weeks old...but i need to start as i mean to go on...

To get his attention i literally have to go tap him on his bum. I have tried whistling (have bought a gundog whistle), clapping, jumping up and down like a moron....nothing.

Hes not deaf, although I have spent 2 days thinking he is. I have concluded he's just ignorant. :D

So treats, ball and whistle are all being used along with tons of praise...he will fetch and bring back a tugger in the house through play so rather than food i think hes more toy motivated?

So how can i use this and develop it to a re-call??

Im NOT after the perfect one - just a safe recall so he can go off lead!

if i havent got it in the garden then i have no chance outdoors lol!

thanks
 
Use a house line, light bit of builder's cord trailing (no hand loop, cut it off) so you can give a remote tug if need be.

Are you sure he isn't deaf?

Don't pressure him, he is still a baby puppy finding his feet, have you had him a week yet?

It's easy to use toys for recall, get a camera/fishing jacket/bodywarmer to keep balls or tugs in. I use two of everything, mine gets the second ball when he fetches, retrieves with and drops the first one. Balls on ropes or toys you can keep active and tease the dog with, as well as protecting your hands, are good.
 
Thanks for the reply :)

Ive litterally clapped SO loud behind him - nothing....not even a head turn but then other things he can hear perfectly well - but dosent seem to hear whistles, claps bangs etc...

I thought he had learnt his name - but he just follows our other dog around. He does know the word sit - but i follow this with a hand command (our last dog was deaf so its second nature to teach any trick with a hand signal)

I dont think hes deaf - just truly ignorant lol!....He does hear crying noises when ive been nipped by the needle teeth.... but its so weird he dosent respond to loud claps/bangs behing him when my other dog freaks...!
 
He is a very young pup - don't expect too much...re knowing his name etc. They say it takes on average at least 200 repetitions for a dog to 'get' a command.

I would get his hearing checked out to be on the safe side.
 
thanks :)

hes back at the vets next friday so will ask them to check him over

he has sit perfected - i just have to look at him with a treat to his nose to get his attention and ask and he does it.... :)

Just like to be aknowledged lol...but he blatently ignores me unless i have a toy in my hand and wave it in front of him lol! :D
 
First time I take a puppy out and let them off the lead I take them out with another that will come back. I took my westie out with a friends dog the first time and she just followed him around and when I called him she came back, did this a few times and she got the hang of it. A few years later got my Scottie and did the same with my westie. It's very easy to do with a pup.
 
When I was training Archie (as a two year old when I got him) a lunge line was my friend! I let it trail behind him and when he went too far I stepped on it!

I was warned when I got him that he'd never recall but now he walks to heel off the lead.....

As CC says, give it time and find what his favourite treat is and use that to help with his recall and make a ridiculous fuss of him when he comes back (que ridiculous high pitched voice and make it very exciting for him to come back).
 
Hi there this is how i go about getting a pup to recal, firstly this should always be done in a play situation and not considered as yraining but development as at 11 weeks this is way to young to even think of trying to train a dog, they are still babies and should be treated as such, an empty bucket ready for you to fill.

You say that he/she will return to you with a toy in the house. Would i be right in saying that you use your whistle and also take the toy from your pup when he/she returns? If this is the case then maybe you are making the pup a little anxious and its associating the recal whistle with you taking away the toy.

At 11 weeks all i'd be doing is having fun and using these fun times getting to know your pup and getting/developing them ready for their training.

I have a pup at the moment who is9 weeks old and she will hup/sit on command and hand single but this is only done at feed times when she associates this commands with something pleasurable and in time becomes habit in a fews weeks i will introduce the stop whistle.

She will also come back when called and when she does i make a real fuss of her. Try to make every situation a fun/play situation in your favour. I'd personally say lay off the recal
whistle get yourself in like an
Corridor situation throw the toy one end let the pup scamper after it and on her return give her loads of fuss, but dont over do the game as it could boader on a choar and something it associates with unpleasurable.

There is a great book that helped me out a lot when i first started to train gundogs, i will have to try and fish it out its by Joe Irving a cracking book and something i have to be a great reference when i get stuck.
 
His hearing does sound in doubt. I have goldies who can be selectively deaf when they want to be, but you can always tell they can hear you, as Amber would wag her tail but carry on doing whatever she is doing at the time.
Recall wise, a long lead might be helpful in this instance if you can't get his attention easily. But I'm concerned that by 11 weeks (I'm assuming you've had him three weeks now?) he hasn't started to respond to even his name or turning round at the sound of your voice.
 
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