I taught my own dogs to come when “called” by starting when they weren’t too distracted by something else. (Good teachers always help their students by starting at a reasonable level of difficulty.) I called with a clear, consistent signal like “Tulip, come!” while I clapped my hands, bent forward a bit in a play bow, turned my body sideways, and started to move away. The microsecond that my Great Pyrenees, Tulip, moved toward me, I started cooing “Good girl! Good girl!” and ran away faster. That action lured her in my direction and at the same time rewarded her with one of her favorite
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