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Summary: Learn how to play memory recall games with your dog in this free dog training video.
Elise McMahon has a Ph.D. in animal behavior and has been working with both domestic and wild dogs since the early 1990s. She began studying domestic dogs in the behavior clinic of the...read more
"So there is a quiet little fun recall game that we can play with your dog that would actually shape your dog to come in low not to come in high barreling in and likely to jump. We are going to play this game with Raven so you can see that we are doing. We would just describe to you when we call the dog to us we are going to have the treat in the hand and have it down here low so when the dog comes in they would be in focus down here. Alright so we are going to give this whirl with Raven and I will start she is over there Munchiken come good girl. And she comes and get here cookie and it is low. Good girl. Okay Raven, Raven good girl, good girl, good job. Raven puppy come good girl good job okay. Raven Raven good girl, good girl, good girl. Puppy Raven come, good girl, good job. Okay so you can see what we are doing here is we are focusing here energy in low and she is coming to a person she is not being entices into jumping up high but she is coming in she is getting rewarded for keeping that focus and that energy level low. "
eHow Article: How to Play Memory Recall Games with Dogs