Message #466

[Luca]

You could use the long lead and have it trail behind her.
Whenever you want her to come put your foot on the lead and kinda angle her in while slowly walking backwards yourself.
when she reaches you give the command 'here'  and give her a very special treat...something she loves above all.
Never call her when you know she wont come, you'll only teach her not to respond if you do that.

If you really cant get her to come to you there is a little trick you can use that may work.
Does she know the command down?
If she does you can make her go down there and then and go to her and get her on lead.
Still a treat for her, but not that very special one.

I have to do this last trick with my Gianni whenever I take him for a swim.
On all other occasions he comes to me when I call him (he's a schutzhund so he just has to), but not when he's been swimming... he never wants to go home, wants to stay at the canal for the rest of his life I think, bless him lol