Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

What?

You’re teaching your dog that recall is fun.

Why?

  • Your dog will be more focussed on you when out on a walk
  • Your dog will be more confident in distracting environments
  • Your dog’s recall command will often predict the end of the walk, but ‘catch me’ will only mean good things

How?

You’ll use a highly valuable treats and/or toys and excitement to encourage your dog to run towards you. Dogs like to be travelling in the same direction as you and find excitement highly motivating. Running away from the dog will activate their chase instinct.

  • Place food on the floor, initially to distract, but on repetition to calm your dog.
  • Whilst the dog is distracted put a short distance between you and the dog.
  • When the dog looks up.
  • Run away from your dog.
  • Your dog should start running towards you.
  • Let your dog catch up with you.
  • Give rewards and excited praise.
  • Repeat.
  • Pair the game with a whistle.
  • Place food on the floor, initially to distract, but on repetition to calm your dog.
  • Whilst the dog is distracted put a short distance between you and the dog.
  • When the dog looks up.
  • Blow a whistle.
  • Run away from your dog.
  • Your dog should start running towards you.
  • Let your dog catch up with you.
  • Give rewards and excited praise.
  • Repeat.
  • Be more erratic.
  • Place food on the floor, initially to distract, but on repetition to calm your dog.
  • Whilst the dog is distracted put a short distance between you and the dog.
  • When the dog looks up.
  • Blow a whistle.
  • Dodge your dog, change direction randomly.
  • Run away from your dog.
  • Your dog should start running towards you.
  • Let your dog catch up with you.
  • Give rewards and excited praise.
  • Repeat.
Step 1
  • Place food on the floor, initially to distract, but on repetition to calm your dog.
  • Whilst the dog is distracted put a short distance between you and the dog.
  • When the dog looks up.
  • Run away from your dog.
  • Your dog should start running towards you.
  • Let your dog catch up with you.
  • Give rewards and excited praise.
  • Repeat.
Step 2
  • Pair the game with a whistle.
  • Place food on the floor, initially to distract, but on repetition to calm your dog.
  • Whilst the dog is distracted put a short distance between you and the dog.
  • When the dog looks up.
  • Blow a whistle.
  • Run away from your dog.
  • Your dog should start running towards you.
  • Let your dog catch up with you.
  • Give rewards and excited praise.
  • Repeat.
Step 3
  • Be more erratic.
  • Place food on the floor, initially to distract, but on repetition to calm your dog.
  • Whilst the dog is distracted put a short distance between you and the dog.
  • When the dog looks up.
  • Blow a whistle.
  • Dodge your dog, change direction randomly.
  • Run away from your dog.
  • Your dog should start running towards you.
  • Let your dog catch up with you.
  • Give rewards and excited praise.
  • Repeat.
  • Never chase your dog, always get your dog to chase you.
  • Dogs like to be travelling in the same direction as you.
  • Chase is an instinct, so if your dog can see you, and you are exciting enough, you should be able to get your dog to chase you.
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