When I had heard you talking about the dog touching your hand as being the completion, I saw the value in that the dog will be close enough to restrain, if necessary, but the grabbing of the collar seems like a much more secure recall completion. This is just one small aspect that improves the value in your training methods. You're constantly adjusting and fine tuning things to improve the overall end results and the balanced methods you use, make for happy dogs and happy people. I really don't get how people can believe that the using of adversity for not okay behavior, somehow "mentally traumatizes animals. It's as if they've never observed how dogs will treat each other, if left to their instincts and natural behaviors. They're beasts! But they can be trained to be best friends and happy! Your videos are really making me consider getting a dog again. I love dogs and love training them.

@chrisscinta1973

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize it but my dog started backing away when I reached for his collar. Took a few attempts before he realized that was part of his recall. Astonishing what we learn when we do things as instructed! Lol

@adromano6

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !!

@brianahearn7754

9 ай бұрын

It depends on the degree of the adversity, as dogs can certainly traumatize one another. Just as a parent can traumatize a child through their own natural behavior

@Axiomatic75

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's as if parents never punished their kids bad behavior and just did nothing if they lied or stole or something else that's unacceptable. Bad behavior needs punishment (in reasonable relation to the "crime" of course) just like good behavior needs reward.

I don't know why I'm binging your videos, I don't even own a dog... But I love seeing the progress these dogs make when they come to you.

I'm glad I always used hand signals with my dog(s) because now that my oldest dog is getting deaf it really helps.

@tburda823

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I got 3 more years of great obedience out of my sweet old girl when she lost the majority of her hearing.

@name.terrie

Жыл бұрын

My experience as well with one of my dogs and a beautiful, deaf dog I fostered. Also, great when you are in a situation where you need to be quiet.

@TheUnsubScribe

Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@triplewinlin5576

Жыл бұрын

Great point!!

@martyduty2598

Жыл бұрын

What if they go blind first?

Here's another tip! I learned early on with my pup that saying "come" made one third of the dog park recall to me, so my dog and I have multiple versions of it so he knows it's only for him. If he's far away and I need to get him out of a potentially sticky situation I yell in a loud, high pitch "OHHHH PUPPUP PUP" and he comes running across the field. If I know that a not so nice dog is coming into the park I do "with me!" and walk away with him in a casual heel.

@Lost_souls_lose_freedom

Жыл бұрын

Ewww! Both ideas are great but I love the "with me" idea a lot as I have always been one to call as I'm on the move and love it when my dog comes straight into a heel! I gonna have to work on that in the morning.

@geoffas

Жыл бұрын

I use a double handclap for recalls. No verbal cues at all. It avoids the 'cross-pollination' you mentioned 🙂

@suzy7301

Жыл бұрын

@@geoffas OH PUPPUP PUP has been useful in another situation. The side gate to my backyard was open, and I still haven't figured out why, but it was. I let my dog out in the yard early in the morning and noticed he was too quiet. I have the back door set up so he can open it himself to come in and he usually does after about 10 minutes. I realised he was gone and yelled that 3 times, ran in to get my shoes and coat on to go look for him and suddenly he came barging in the back door. So the bellowing recall brought him back to me avoiding potential disaster.

@suzy7301

Жыл бұрын

@@Lost_souls_lose_freedom Treats. Jackpot the treats when he does and keep giving them as he follows you. Now he does it and gets one treat. Sometimes I'll jackpot to reinforce. His release word is "ok, go play!"

This works! Did it with a crazy Catahoula. She comes now.

A 3 way call, collar grab, go get, only Joel puts such original and unique spins to Dog Training...that give results.

@jasmineploetzke624

Жыл бұрын

I really liked it. My trainer in Germany said the exact same thing and taught the "go get" to me. She even added a step, that when the dog notices you approaching to get it, you give another chance to come to you willingly /to the place or half to the place where you first called. This insight really helped us. Mine is still young and sometimes so concentrated, he is not yet able to hear me ALL the time (not because he doesnt want to, but brain is full of scent etc). The second chance he is getting reduced the "not able to hear me" extremely and is faster when extremely focused on something to change focus. Great video.

I used to have a German shorthair pointer. I trained her by simply taking her for a walk along a trail where she could be off lease. She would RUN like a lunatic, every which way, just exploring, looking for birds, reading pee mail. AlI I did was make one kind of whistle noise every time she was running toward me of her own accord. Made a different whistle when she was running away from me, and a third whistle every time she stopped dead in her tracks to look or point. Over the course of a dozen walks like this, she learned to associate the sound of the whistle with coming toward me or going away or stopping and I found making the whistle for coming she would just automatically come to me. Making the whistle for ‘ranging’ and she would feel free to run off… making the whistle for stop and she would stop dead in her tracks. Later, a neighbor’s parrots they kept in an open garage all day learned to make my whistle and get the dog to come to them. They thought that was hilarious. Eventually she figured it out and stopped falling for it. But when my girlfriend tried to make the same whistle, her timbre was slightly different and so when the dog wouldn’t come to their mimic of my whistle, they mimicked her’s and the dog fell for it again for about week before learning that whistles coming from that garage were always bogus.

Thanks, Joel. I have used your technique and my 19 month old Saint Bernard has a bullet proof recall. And I never use treats, only love and praise.

@deecee7990

2 ай бұрын

Did you use treats when you started to train the recall?

Wow this was so helpful! It can’t be overstated how important and basic this lesson is. It can be a life saver for your dog.

I'm bringing home an older rescue dog--neglected, untrained--and I really needed this step-by-step guide. So grateful.

I've never seen it taught it this way, but this is truly an amazing way to teach this command! Highly recommend this to anyone teaching this command.

@BarracudaB68

3 ай бұрын

Pretty common in the UK when I got my first dog in the mid 1990s. Treats in the hand forming what becomes a hand signal, then add distractions (going and getting the dog if need be) and phasing out the treats.

I do competitive obedience with my dachshunds and in Utility level, Signal exercise, the dogs must follow hand commands only, no verbal. Best thing ever, because my now 14yo dachshund has hearing loss and thanks to all the "Watch Me" & Attention work we did, she watches me & responds to my "Come" hand signal.

@notNights

Ай бұрын

What kind of watch me & attention work did you do? I have a dachshund too, would like your methods that worked!

I am so glad you posted a video of this technique. 💯 Thank you!

I have a dog that's 9 months old and we had some decent success when I started working with him, but then we kind of plateaued. He's pretty good with sit, down, an "on-leash stay" but he has absolutely NO recall whatsoever! (unless he happens to want to come at that moment). He's also REALLY easily distracted on leash and I find that I'm pretty much always having to drag his attention back to me. After 5-6 weeks working with him it just got SO irritating that I eventually let things slide. I live in the country and have a fenced yard so it was easy to just let it go. It's also been 13 years since I've had a puppy, so I'm totally out of practice. I'm so happy I found your videos! I've watched a number of them already and if it ever stops raining here 🙄 I plan to get back to it and use your videos for inspiration.

@Csoery

Ай бұрын

OMG same! My dog is 2yo now, I've put a LOT of work into training him, he's been doing great actually for a while. Now that he grew up we're having serious problems with recall. It's super situational. He's doing fairly well 95% of the time but sometimes he just decides he's gonna do whatever he wants, and shoots off into the forest no matter what I do. No way to go and grab him then, he'll run for 10 min and then come back. He doesn't want to escape, I think he just wants to let the steam off but here's the conundrum, he needs tons of exercise yet I can't let him off the leash because he's not reliable, this is super dangerous behaviour (we live in a city, I can't have him run god knows where and maybe in front of cars). I have yet to find a way to solve this. We don't have access to a fenced area, unfortunately.

Where have *I* been?? I just found you last week, have been studying your videos, and it has changed my and my 9 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback pup's lives! I soooo jive with your methods. I successfully trained and raised two Rhodesian Ridgebacks (*my* favorite breed). My 10 yo baby boy passed earlier this year, still have his 11 yo female housemate (who is mellow and awesome). I brought my new boy home at 8 weeks back in March. I DO NOT remember training being this exhausting!! My new pup has a more energetic personality, doesn't have a peer playmate, and I'm 10 years older. Lemme tell ya, the head harness is a game-changer!! He's really responsive to training, but loose-leash walking was ag-ra-vaaating (like that Shepherd in your videos...just stubborn)! On his first walk using it, he's a totally different dog and walks are enjoyable. We'll start *this* recall training method tonight. THANK YOU!!!

@msmithlifestyle

Жыл бұрын

...brought him home in May (that math didn't work). LOL!

@jillsy2815

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Joel's the best!! I brought home a street puppy in October 2021 (I'm 57) and yes!!!! I didn't remember new puppy being so exhausting either! But with Joel's vids, the puppy (now 20 months is the neighborhood love junkie🐾🙏🏽❤️

My dog is smart enough to differentiate when he is not helpless. In an enclosed area, say a few acres or less, he comes perfectly. but put him on large acreage with wildlife distractions and he knows for a fact I could never go get him and catch him in a thousand years, so he only comes when he's done doing whatever he wants.

This made it easy for her to understand come and learn to do

Wow this is brilliant thanks! The collar grab makes total sense! I’ve misunderstood what the treat meant to my dog. Rather then how the treat and collar grab work together.

This is great and what a grand dog Mia is.

We have a unique dog. We got him at four months old as a rescue. He knew how to come naturally. We literally didn't have to reinforce it. He is a very sensitive dog (black mouth cur so this is typical), so I'm not sure if that has something to do with it or not. There are tons of things like that that he either figured out immediately or seemed to already know. We asked the rescue, and she said they did not work on such things specifically. I wish we could take credit for a lot of his behavior, but we were really just lucky. He is also EXTREMELY sensitive to tone of voice, which I've real is also typical of BMC's. If I just lower my voice subtly, he stops in his tracks and looks right at me. He will literally freeze with his paw in the air and look to me for direction. My dad even jokes that we beat him when no one else is around, lol. And I'm NOT claiming he is super intelligent. It really is just around his sensitive nature. He waits for commands on EVERYTHING. Sometimes it's hard to even convince him to come up on furniture or come inside the house. You have to emphatically tell him to come up or he won't consider it.

Poppiness = inflection. Fluctuate the pitch of the c- (love the poppiness in the go get)

I love your videos, joel and i don't even have a dog.

With all dog recall videos I have not seen a training on huskies… probably they were all gone before you can say “come”…😂

It is all about helping the dog associate your actions with treats (at first) plus your sound, gestures, and consistent follow up. Takes effort but so worth it. I saw my 6-month-old puppy get run over by a car and die, when she wiggled through the slightly open front door of my house. This happened when someone else in the house opened the door but didn't block her from getting out. I ran out after her calling her. She would come near but not close enough for me to grab her, then she would run again thinking it was just a game. Maybe she was too young but if If I had been aware of your methods and had been able to train her beforehand, I could have prevented that tragic event.

shared straight away on my social media

Love watching ❤️🧡 especially when Prince is shown. Such a beautiful boy.

I wish I had a trainer like you. The trainer we went to yelled at us and made us feel like horrible people. She taught us things that didn’t work for our dog and now we are too scared to find another trainer

Love it. I love the fact you show dogs training from the beginning and aren't afraid to show dogs failing so that we know how and when to switch methods. You explain well. Its clear. Its obvious you actually know what you are doing and you know dogs. Also love the fact you take on rescue dogs with the serious issues that terrify other trainers.

I never would have been able to train my dog to recall if it wasn't for your advice. Thanks so much man

If think the hardest part in training getting a dog is correcting wrong behavior immediately especially if you have a family. You all need to be on the same page. Problem is not correcting a say consistently from day 1 as a pup. It's tough, absolutely DO NOT be agressive yourself harming the dog both Physically and Mentally. Being consistent is tough especially on families who see the puppie as a cute thing that can do not wrong. Having as much social interaction is a must before 6 months old preferably much younger.

the greatest treats in the world? well….what are they? lol…😊

Just crazy how you get the owners to do it so fast and easily. Great job 👍 learning a lot from your videos

Appreciate all the videos and info you give us. Thanks man.

I got a rescue puppy for Christmas. He is four months old and had a very rough start. I will use your recall method to train and let you know my progress. Thank you

This was super-good. My dog's recall is ok, but not perfect, so now I know what to do differently. Thank you!

this video is awesome ! my alaskan malamute was a total shit with this! has his moments here and there but 90% of the time straight back to me!

This is great. Read a book in 1999 (The Heart of the Matter... I think). It taught me to call me dog and go him from any room the house, bring him to where I was when I called, then reward him. His recall was incredible. My older dogs seem to figure it out and outgrow it in their later years sometimes. 🤣

Very well done. Eventually more distraction or she will not come nor would any other dog if the distraction was higher. Higher distraction the reward has to be higher as well

This was the most simplified and easy to understand breakdown for recall! You're one of the absolute best trainers out there, no doubt 🙌🏻

Thanks, Joel! I just adopted a fearful Golden Retriever and need to train him on recall--and everything else.

I so appreciate you taking the time to give age expectations in many of your videos. So many of the highly choreographed trainers don't discuss literal timelines of expectation, and spend more time talking about how great they are with dogs than actually showing realistic examples of how to do this at home with an untrained dog. Thank you!

Hello from The UK! I’ve learnt a great deal from watching your videos. Thank you so much! This method works brilliantly with my young bedlington whippet x cocker spaniel on country walks ... until she smells a pheasant or some such thing in the distance and then she’s off and no longer listening! On these occasions, she’ll always come back ... but in her own time 😅! Please could you tell me where I’m going wrong? I also have my 7 yr old Labrador with me and she’s no problem.

Mia has such potential. Beautiful dog. My dog doesn’t recall always. Need more ideas to help instill it. I use the hand down and treats. Collar grab too but sometimes he just says nope

@Tamara-fb4so

7 ай бұрын

I'm on the (to me) dreaded go get stage. I'm a nanny to an 8 month old Husky GSD mix and I'm old! He's smart and so stubborn! He nopes out way too much. I've become just as stubborn. I hope you and your best friend are doing well. Peace.

I liked the fact that you stressed the touching/taking the collar is part of the recall. The dog gets used to be touched there. It is so important, not even to get to restrain him, if needed, but that the dog learns, " oh when I get touched there, nothing happens, there is even cheese". I´ll also help for medical purposes.

Thanks for another incredible video Joel!!!

Amazing timing, I've been wondering how to start the training process for recall with our puppy. I want to make sure she ends up with a rock solid recall in any situation and I think this is what I needed.

Very well done and great information 👏

I once had a dog that didn’t come for treats but he came if I hid! It was amazing to watch him from behind a tree and he would be air scenting so the second he was level with the tree he would turn and come straight to me!

Mia done amazing! Ok so smelly treats sometimes my dog thinks its a big game.

Hey Beckman family 💌🐾, There so smart especially when they doing a job no matter what it is, she's so attentive. 😍 Always great video. Oh, the bend the knees we were talking about you today on how that is such awesome advice 💡✅✅

Could you maybe do a video on your journey to becoming a dog trainer? What made you want to become one etc

Love how clearly you broke down the steps, the meaning the dog sees in each step and explained why each movement is so powerful for the owner and dog’s communication!

That was actually moving to watch! Great method, and Mia was the best girl!

I really like watching your video!!!!!! Our dogs are getting better and better !!!!!! Thank you!

Great video! Looking forward to working on this with my dogs.

best advice ever🎉

Very good info and modeling! Thanks! Recall is one of the first behaviors I work with with fosters. Since many of them are found running loose, not claimed, not chipped, and many seem to be "runners" and escape artists, IMHO, it's so important for safety to have them get this. Thanks again!

We did that with our dogs too and it worked great

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

I gave my dog a hug every time I called him. even when he was bad Id call him over give him a hug say good boy, then id walk him over to the garbage he was in and said WHAT IS THIS> never call your dog then hit him for being bad. Call him over say good boy then go to the area he was bad and say bad dog;. Good dogs always come.

You could not live with good recall. Where did that bring you? Back to me. - Joel, probably

I know you've heard this a lot a lot, but your videos have changed my life for the better. It's nothing like having an obedient, loyal, and loving dog. And it truly makes a difference when you become a confident leader. May the Lord God continue to bless you and your family and yes I tell everyone I know who has a dog about your channel. 😎 Thank you so much for putting out training videos and please keep dropping gems on us Otis, Dog Thomas, Otis's Dad 🤝🏾👏🏾👍🏾

@smith12885

Жыл бұрын

I know. I recommend Joel Beckman's videos to everyone!

@User7688.--_

Жыл бұрын

As do I 👋

@EncinitasBeeCo

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@jillsy2815

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!!

@ltpdogtraining6325

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

Amazing! Thank you so much. This really clicked for me! The grab-the-collar and the go-get method really did it for me. I often try to practice recall in high-distraction areas to practice calling him off his dog friends but when he blows me off I haven't gone and got him. I need to begin with easier scenarios first to set him up for success and emphasise the 'C' in 'come'. Thank you Beckman!!

Brilliant video my springer reacts to hand signals almost better if not better than verbal ones. Keep making videos love them !

My dog recalling to me makes me overwhelmingly happy. It's uncontrollable, I can feel my body chemistry completely change, so I can guarantee my dog can sense all that happiness within me as she gets closer...I wonder if that has anything to do with anything. I praise very heavily upon a successful recall, doesn't matter how many years we've been doing it. Getting to me creates happiness for all.

This was the best advice from Joel! I finally understood him when he said I had to pay the dog with the "BEST" treats!

The best one!!!

When I taught my daughter sign language my dog started responding to it and I saw the values in her complete attention with my hand signals its amazing how she picks it up. Now my daughters both do commands and she listens so well.

That guy must have a job that requires some sort of authority. Sometimes my dogs get so used to hearing their name all day for no reason or when you are reacting to something they do. I’ve been told don’t overuse their names at first. For puppies Not knowing what to name a puppy could be good. Their recall is built. Then their name. You can burn the heck out of an excited sounding happy puppy! Come! Switch over to the less or completely unused name after they learn it. I pay close attention to how much and what I use the name for. Otherwise I also have nicknames I use to avoid overuse. I REALLY love my dog whistle I wear as a necklace. EVERYONE looks if I give it a very quick short sharp blow. I can recall in a crowd of dogs or from around the block….god forbid I have to.

We got a visit from the family that adopted a dog we fostered. Our dog Greta is fine, but their other dog denver has become overly protective of our Greta. It was so nice to turn the owners onto your videos. All the answers are there. Thank you sir.

perfect timing…this is what i planned to work on today. My 1 year old dog this week had successful play times with a few neighbor dogs…our houses have a fenced commons area in our backyards. I’ve kept her away as a puppy, but she seemed ready to blend in….I continued to have her drag a long lead, but i’m ready to work more on her come…right now all i have to do is squeak her ball. I think I got the hold hand in front from an earlier video of yours because that’s how I’ve been giving her a reward for coming up to me….I’ve been working to train for her to come to my side every time during fetch. I trained wait months ago, and have successfully trained to be included in fetch so times I send her immediately, sometimes she has to wait and watch the ball fly away. So nice to be out of the early puppy months, she was really bitey…not a cuddly bug…she’s way more fun now. GSP/Border Collie mix….the dog lives to run, my first dog in the working breed. thanks for your videos

Thank you…. Lately my dog thinks other things are more important than come. I will go back to introducing treats!

@Lost_souls_lose_freedom

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly where I'm at. Lately my 2yr old has been kinda Laissez-faire about re-calling. Not everytime but way more than I prefer have picked up a few good idea in the comments and the video was spot on!

@joelanderson4899

Жыл бұрын

I'm wary of dropping the treats altogether, I always keep them on me for recalls specifically. in an exciting environment I think my dog usually needs the extra incentive haha

This is a great recall I’m doing a one to one training which is going great but this tool with real world training is amazing thank you 🙏 so much for sharing

This guy is passionate about his work and it shows. Keep it up!

Love your videos so much. Your training methods have really helped me with my Newfoundland dog

Awesome video as always Joel and the Beckman team :)! Thank you. I wish I didn't live im Slovakia (Europe) and could come for a visit xD. One thing I have noticed Joel, when the client's dog runs with Prince she does those nips at him (begins 6:45 ) and im curious what those are coz my 1y/o rescue does that too and I always thought I should correct that?

@marissasmith2827

Жыл бұрын

I'm not an expert or anything but I work at a dog daycare and run a playroom with 30+ dogs at a time, so I think I can answer this. The biting and nipping that Mia does in this video to Prince is all very playful. She is initiating play with him and basically looking for him to respond by playing back. Of course, there are instances when nipping is NOT playful, and intended to annoy or cause harm. There are also instances when a dog can have playful intentions with nipping but the dog that gets bit doesn't appreciate it OR the bite can be too forceful and send the wrong message. All in all, Joel doesn't stop her from doing that because he probably knows that its all in good fun and Prince isn't annoyed by it. For your dog, as long as the biting/nipping isn't too hard or in harmful places, and as long as the other dog that your dog is trying to play with doesn't mind, it's perfectly okay behavior.

@matokrajniak1901

Жыл бұрын

@@marissasmith2827 yeah the other dogs didnt mind and he is a very cute dog although barky at times but I thought its something that should be kept in check so it doesn't develop further. I'm glad I was wrong as he only does it when he runs around wanting to play. Thank you !

Your videos are awesome 😊

I have never used treats for my dog ever he has an impeccable re call I whistle and he is sometimes 600 yards and as soon as he hears me I runs over be dominant and a stable person no excess stress no frustration around your dog make it so your dog wants to be arround you. Using treats turns your dog into a robot like attitude that always interacts with your hands looking for that treat

Great video!!! Need help with a 2 yr old boxer. Out of her mind barking when someone comes to the house. I have tried the I see it. But her mind will not shut off. I use your out the door method, that changed everything with walks Thank so much!!

@robinrutherfordcost4748

Жыл бұрын

Nigel Reed has an awesome video of a lady with a GSD, who's at her wit's end with the dog's reactivity, that should help. McCann also has one of what kind of barker do you have? Very informative. A lot of Victoria Stilwell's videos deal with barking right in people's homes where and when it happens. Hope that helps.

@lynngruneisen6091

Жыл бұрын

@@robinrutherfordcost4748 she's still barking at people that live in the house when they come home and their noisy trucks and very quiet cars not sure what's going on. If they were something different like now they're wearing winter clothes she thinks everybody's new. I will check out the other people thanks for the information

@robinrutherfordcost4748

Жыл бұрын

@@lynngruneisen6091 Joel has a few fearful dog videos. Treats from the scary stimulus. You have to change the trigger. Sounds counter intuitive - like you're giving treats for her barking, but you're changing it so that it's now a good thing to see them. Hope that helps.

That was a great video. Thanks.

Joel, you are the #1 dog trainer whose methods that I use to train dogs now. Your methods work. Sometimes I have to tweak them a bit, but to the core, your methods are amazing.

Awesome gonna give this a try with my 6 month old doodle

I used the go get method for my male Australian cattle dog and when I go to him he lays down and submits.

Great channel! Subscribed

Superb. I learn so much. Thank you. I recommend you wherever I see the need.

Joel I LOVE how you did this with a fresh dog that is not yours, that is so true showing not your own dog, I love it. Consistency and repetition does wonders for training, and it's really that simple for commands like this. Another great video!

Thank you again Joel. Pure solid gold. 👍

Excellent!

Just excellent.

Brilliant

Great step by step, thanks Joel

Beautiful!!!!! Good girl

Nice clear vid! Sweet & smart dog with conscientious owners looked like a fun session. 🐾❤️

Great video and great refresher for those of us that have been following you for awhile!

Good work Joel

Glad to find your channel. 😃

Great video, loving the high energy pitched voice for recall, always works better after you’ve reached a point were you don’t always give them treats for doing recall!! Thank you 😊

I like the thumbnail photo of Joel and Prince on the moon, and the "Total Recall" title...(like the movie.) Just wanted to say that the explanation of the importance of making the "come" command sound "poppy" finally dawned on me in this video. I thought it meant an excited tone, or enthusiastic. Joel explains to his client about the click of the gate being heard by his dog over the low rumble of his vehicle. This makes me think of the word, "come" being spoken with a hard "c" (like is taught in school), like a clicking sound or something, along with being enthusiastic sounding. Just a thought.

awesome video, thanks!

still doing a great job here. I admire your work and commitment