AB K9 Training

22/10/2026

Hello Winter…

22/10/2026

‘Here’ as a cue is a casual recall for this dog (not his emergency recall), but it still works 95% of the time.

However, he quickly figured out that if he hesitated for even a second when my friend called him, she’d switch to his emergency recall, which always means something really good is coming.

He’s a smart dog, so it didn’t take him long to work out the system! When she called his casual recall, he’d just stand there, look her dead in the eyes, and wait for her to use his emergency recall instead.

Now of course at the beginning that’s exactly what she did, so really he began training her……he’s not stupid!

So, now you know why he stopped responding to his casual recall for my friend… can you guess how we fixed it? Let me know in the comments ⬇️

21/10/2026

Number one ingredient when it comes to obedience training - motivation!
Sometimes you need to take it back to the basics and just make it fun!

21/10/2026

Can you work out why he is ignoring her?
Drop me a comment and let me know what you think ⬇️

20/10/2026

Does anyone else own a dog who would literally climb inside their skin if they could….

20/10/2026

Can you guess why I’m purposefully winding up this terrier before asking his owner to recall him?

Here’s why…

The reality is that most of the time we need to recall our dogs, it’s because they’re REALLY interested in something else.

They’ve spotted another dog. They’re excited about something in the environment. They’re over-aroused, distracted, or having far too much fun doing something else to want to come back to us.

And that’s exactly when we need our recall to work.

But here’s the problem: we often teach recall when our dogs are calm, relaxed and have very little else competing for their attention. Of course, that’s where we start. We need to build the foundations first.

But teaching recall in a calm environment is only the beginning.

Once those foundations are in place, we need to gradually introduce distractions and arousal so we can practise recall when our dogs are genuinely interested in something else.

That’s why I’m deliberately winding this terrier up before asking his owner to call him away.

I’m creating a controlled training drill that allows us to practise, assess and strengthen his recall under more challenging conditions, without putting other dogs or members of the public at risk.

Because the goal isn’t just to have a dog that comes back when nothing exciting is happening.

The goal is to have a dog who can respond to their recall even when something else is much more exciting.

20/10/2026

A great way to teach your dog to focus on you around other dogs!

19/10/2026

Whilst doing a demo video, I became preoccupied and stopped praising Luna. You can so quickly see her body language change. She has a lower tail wag, becomes much less excitable and interested in the training, etc.

Versus when I add praise back in.

In both videos, I’m using exactly the same reward. The only difference is my energy towards her.

Always remember that when training your dog. Your energy, engagement and praise can make such a huge difference to how your dog feels about the training.

19/10/2026

18/10/2026

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