It was the first sunny day we've had all week and we took full advantage of it. We did a lot of training outside and incorporated that into our play time.
They are working hard on their recalls (coming when called) and I love to see a nice, fast response like Capri's above. Coming to you when you call them should be a fun, exciting and rewarding thing for them to do. Recalls are something you have to work on throughout a dog's life. Just because they know it when they are young, it doesn't mean they will respond when they are older without periodic practice. Recalls can be very important for their safety and it's just nice to have a dog who comes when you call.
By incorporating play into our training sessions, it makes it something fun for the dogs to do and they'll want to repeat the behavior. It has the added benefit of making them more responsive to their people even in high distraction settings. It's also a really nice way to build up your relationship and fun to do with the whole family.
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