Recall training for retired Greyhounds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2021
- Our Greyhound expert trainer Rachel is talking about the importance of having a good recall and demonstrates with lovely Henry how to train a retired Greyhound to come back when called.
This how-to segment is part of Episode 14 of the Hounds4Life! podcast show. Please head over to our channel @Hounds 4 Life! and check out the other greyt content.
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I watched your video a few months ago and decided to try teach my retired grey recall using a whistle (my signal is two bursts) and treats. Our enclosed park is full of holes and has become a hazard for her so she hasn't ran in a long time. I have felt bad for removing an activity she clearly loves from her. She picked it up surprisingly quickly, I found her appetite is her greatest enemy... I would do 5 recalls a day on her walks on a slightly longer 5m lead (decided against a long lead) just let her wonder off to full length then call her back at random times. I then tried off lead in the house off lead, and in our garden. After a few months I reached a point I was satisfied she was responsive enough to risk outdoors. After much deliberation this morning was the first time to try without the lead. We walked to the local beach, 6am, Sat morning, no traffic. I wrote our mobile number on her collar in case. The second I let her off she ran off in a full sprint about 100m away from me, my heart sank and I thought I'd lost her. I blew the whistle and she stopped and looked at me, I blew it again and he came sprinting back straight to me. I gave her a huge praise and a treat. She did that 3 times, on the 4th she got tired so didn't go too far. It was an amazing moment to see her running at full sprint straight back towards me!
I have a rescue mutt. Don’t know what breeds are in him, but he is SO smart. He learns everything so fast but the ONE thing he doesn’t grasp as quickly, is recall and being able to focus on me outdoors. He’s totally got the face and build of a sighthound so I’ve been trying to train him like one and it’s worked so well!
I don’t think a greyhound will ever have 100% recall but for emergencies it’s definitely a good idea, while training you will also build a strong bond with your greyhound so it’s a good idea to do all round :)
Greyhounds are so elegant. I would never have thought of adopting a greyhound until I adopted a greyhound cross and another friend adopted a beautiful Galgo ( Spanish greyhound).
I have a lurcher, so much fun❤ constantly working on recall😅
Recall training with greys means not calling out their names and wandering about. It is about staying put and having one command word/whistle and hand signals. I have had greys over 25 years - mine recall to a whistle - using their name and repeating it in this context is confusing - I never ever use my greys name as a command….the people who do this end up calling out their dogs name in a voice which gets louder and louder - as the dog continues to not respond.
i have a spanish galgo (the hunting grey) and we teach her the way hunters do ( she came to me when she was 3 years old and already worked as hunting dog) that works way better than any other training. she listens so well my trainer even said i should try unleashing her in a not fenced area ( we have lots of carless countryside here) , speaking spanish commands also helped alot. we say the command and then the name but only cause we havee three dogs ( all different breeds) and they would get confused otherwise. i think at the end of the day it also dependds on the kind of grey u get- some are curious and lovee their hoomans some are just sassy teens who have their own ways. as an owner its your job to get to know your dog aand then find the training that works for you.
My Saluki/ greyhound comes to the sound of whistle gets rewarded with a small bit of chicken.
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Be careful on a long leash, my girl spotted something, took off and pulled me over. Result: split lip, 2 black eyes, bleeding nose and a torn ligament in my hand! However, she came straight back to me to make sure I was ok!
Luckily she is so attached to us that she hardly leaves our side, and when in an enclosed field came back as soon as she was called. Thank goodness!! 😂❤️
Yeah also they can hit the end of the line without realising and it can damage their neck and kill them. I'd rather do it in a small enclosed space that they cant get out of. 😁
@@rhiananwhipps9849 That is what I do now. Once a month we go to an enclosed field and she "zooms" with her best friend Clover, a brindle Greyhound! ❤️
@@clarestubbs9303 that is so cute! I let mine off at the dog park but I live in a tiny village and there is never anyone there. Its really well fenced too 😁
@@rhiananwhipps9849 Cool! 😁👍
@@rhiananwhipps9849 This is her, the first time I took her.
My 10 month old lurcher fendi good off lead but recall so bad but at times he does come when called he getting better but it so bad at times as he runs of towards other dogs an that's the proplem so we now train in an enclosed park but not everyone has that luxury
I've been trying to teach my greyhound recall inside the house but when I call her she won't get off the couch. 🙄
That is common in Greyhounds, they sometimes don't get off the couch no matter what you do, unless you buckle a leash on the collar and ' walk them off' the couch:) Your recall training might be more successful outdoors!
I’d love some help on getting my Grey to respect doorways. Especially front doors but even interior doors she treats as a starting gate
how about to train him to stand under doorways until you command him away? Use treats or other rewards in the same way as for recall training to make him want to stand still under the doorway until you say 'go' or something else.
I found this is actually one of the easiest things to teach a dog, as it doesn't require treats and can be practiced every time you go outside! This is one of the first things I taught my greyhound when I got her, and she picked it up in just a couple days. Before you go outside with your greyhound, open the door. Before the dog can get out, close the door. Open it a little, and if the dog tries to go out, close it again. Keep opening and closing the door until your dog does not try to get out. Use a release word (I use "ok") and allow your dog to leave. Instead of getting a treat for waiting, the reward is the exciting outdoors! Just practice this every time you go outside until your dog does not leave without their release word. Dogs love being outside so much, the reward of getting to leave for doing a good job waiting is often a much stronger motivator than any treat!
I live in an apartment with my grey with only a single door, so I can't speak from experience here, but I would recommend training this wait and release on each individual door you want your greyhound to respect. I have a feeling if you teach only one door, they will think the other doors are okay to sprint out of. Also make sure that everyone in the family makes the dog wait and release or they will think it is okay to race out when other people open the door! I have roommates who didn't do this and it was hard to keep my dog in the habit of waiting. Just be consistent and your dog should pick it up in no time!
I found this is also something that really helps with a "stay/wait" command. I started telling my dog to "wait" before opening a door, and then using the release word. She learned very quickly that "wait" meant stay still until she hears "ok", all without any treats! You can give them lots of praise after using the release word too, and they come to think of it almost as a game
@@joellekenyon6258 this is very good advice, thank you
What about greyhounds that aren’t motivated by food or toys?
Ive had american pit bull terriers since the age of 11 years old im well over 40 the female apbt wont go far from me with out out looking where i am
don't you see how much he is panting? you will never have a sure recall on a sighthound, except may be a whippet
Rubbish.
@@davidworsley7969 😈 I have big sighthounds from 1978 and I know them very well, owner, breeder and lover
@@monteschiavo I own a rescue greyhound-She walks beside me with or without a lead,I can let her loose on a crowded beach and she comes back on command.
As an expert you should know not to generalise-I have known greyhounds which attack people and other animals,a friend who is a retired greyhound keeps 2 as guard dogs!
@@davidworsley7969 one dog is not the rule! They can stay or they can go and then return, you can't never be so sure
@@monteschiavo You were the one generalising-Not me.
I'm sorry but you should never use a long lead on a grey it will literally kill them.
Yes I agree. I put mine in the bin after using it once. It got tangled in his legs and brought him down at speed. Awful (fortunately he wasn't going full pelt yet).
Any dog.
@@elainem.375 yeah that's actually the least big problem too. Full speed run will damage their neck so bad they will literally die. Its really dangerous. Poor baby ♥️
@@jonnawyatt I have only had a greyhound so I dunno about others but yeah I wouldn't use it on any others either. I just know with the speed a grey can go at it can kill.