mason used to be very well behave on and off lead now hes ten months hes becoming naughty and its just taken me 30 mins to get him to come back to me. ive always taken him out the front with me as we live in a quiet area and theres no worries of cars suddenly appering so its safe.
normally he has a little wonder up the drive and round the car, goes up to the lamp post has a sniff and a pee then comes back and we play then once ive finished smoking we come back in. no problems
but lately hes being defient and wont come back he pounces around and growls at me and runs off.
i know this isnt safe nore acceptable
im currently looking for a trainer in the area but until then does anyone have any tips or advice?

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he might just be testing his boundries as hes getting older, try calling him back at regular intervals and reward him with a treat every time so he associates coming back when you call with treaties!!!!

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hi, it sounds like his prancing ,growling and then running off is another way of playing as well as being defiant, you ought to keep him on a long lead and keep recalling him as soon as he is a few steps away and then give him some sort of treat

Sounds like he is going through the (theres' a dogs name for this that escapes me - think it's the 'normans' ) - Maybe it would be a good idea to keep hiom on a long (20ft ish) trianing lead and getting this off to perfection (bearing in mind his size)
regards
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ps
almost forgot to add - always make his return to you rewarding - with a tipbit - even if it takes 20 minutes - never ever punish him when he eventually doers come back - seriously - get a long training lead
regards
DT

training lead sounds good
no matter how long it take him to come back to me i alway tell him hes a good boy for comin back and never tell him off,
if i tell him off when he finally comes back then he wont want to come back as he will think when he does he will be in trouble.

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You can get training leads up to 50ft on ebay - personally with a dog that size I wuld not feel confident with a lead that long and would maybe go for one 20ft max. due to being out of action myself I have gone back to a trining lead with my one year old - will continue to use it until she is hopefully 'bombproof'
regards
DT

I used a horse lunge line with Inca and always praised her when she came back to me. I must admit though that when we first let her completely off the lead on the meadows, I worried she wouldn't come back. You have to decide how far you want the dog to go before you become uncomfortable, then call them back and treat. I also found it useful that our other dog didn't stray far so calling one, brought the other back. Sometimes we have problems, when she sees other dogs and races off to play. A really high, silly voice usually brings her back, and then of course, treat. I don't think dogs defy you, they just think what they are doing is more fun than returning.

do you pull the lead? or just call?

ive found a great trainer (will post details later) so fingerscrossed recal problems will soon be a thing of the past.
but ive worked out if i have a toy with me and catch his attention with it he comes to get it
so for now until the training comensses this will have to do x
oh and thank you all for your speedy replies x

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