Found this fun game in one of my files - author unknown.
This is a fun recall game that both you and the dog will love.
The "up" side is that it is highly rewarding for your dog and fun for the handler!
1.Throw a cookie a few feet away. (make sure the dog sees it!)
2.Tell your dog to "get it."
3.Run away fast!
4.As the dog is coming to you, say "come" (pairing the word with the behavior), then when he gets to you, you click and treat with a jackpot.
Jackpots are given for every come and are fed one cookie at a time.
To a dog, a wad of food is the same as one cookie, so spread them out and keep the dog with you longer!
Be variable in the amount of the jackpots – 5-3-4-8-7- you get the idea.
Add in some play and petting and praise. What a dog "knows" at home, he may not "know" anywhere else. This is because dogs as a species do not generalise the learning of a behavior to all locations unless you have practiced them in all locations. This does not make them stupid, it just makes them dogs.
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