Achieving total recall

It is common for me to talk about how important the basics are. Heel and sit are two things I cover frequently. However, it is sometimes the case that basic recall gets overlooked. With any young dog, despite wanting a solid recall, it is vital you do not flatten their drive to hunt and either retrieve or flush.

Too much recall and stop whistle will often cause a young or inexperienced dog to become sticky and continually look for commands, inhibiting any natural talent it has for game finding. To avoid this, it is important that when training youngsters they have a guaranteed success each time they are cast.

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