23/10/2026
So, puppy Jed is probably the most chilled out dog I have ever met, but last week he was tasked with proofing his sit to the whistle and this is what's happened......very well done Jed!
The emergency stop is made up of 2 components. The actual stop using your arm and then the sit to the whistle.
The actual stop is quite easy to achieve so it tends to get more focus but then it becomes very rehearsed and just a recall into a sit.
Making sure you keep working on the sit to the whistle will ensure your dog does just that, sit to the whistle but also at a distance and even as a dog is moving away from you, making the emergency stop command much easier to achieve.