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Originally Posted by wwbirds
teach train and then and only then test. If a 5 month old puppy is not solid on recall a collar is the last thing you need.
Train the dog with a check cord while you are still the most important thing in the dogs life that "come" or "heel" or "here" is not optional when you say it. check cord leads him to the right decision every time. calling him without a method of leading him to the right decision teaches a dog that obedience is optional. By one year they will have so many other things that are more interesting than you obedience will go downhill fast. this is the optimum time to establish that bond and establish obedience.
Cant teach anything except aversion training with a collar so the pup needs to be trained with a variety of distractions to reinforce "come" or whatever you are using for recall.
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That sounds like sound advice. She sure doesn't come sometimes and I don't want to play the chase game.