Dog Recall Training: Why Your Dog Comes Back at Home but Not Outside

Practical, clear training guidance from Holistic Hounds for dog owners who want useful real-life skills.

1. Recall needs a strong reinforcement history

Recall needs a strong reinforcement history.

2. Avoid repeatedly testing the cue where failure is likely; use a long line

Avoid repeatedly testing the cue where failure is likely; use a long line.

3. Practise many easy recalls between harder ones

Practise many easy recalls between harder ones.

4. Reward and sometimes release the dog back to exploration

Reward and sometimes release the dog back to exploration.

5. Increase distance and distraction as separate variables

Increase distance and distraction as separate variables.