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16-04-2012, 11:42 PM
Originally Posted by MerlinsMum 
Same as already stated. Without the presence of other dogs, recall was 100% with a whistle. The pager on the collar seemed to break through the dog's determination in a way that external signals couldn't. I should add the owners were so desperate by this stage they were considering the spray collar charged up as a last resort... But all it needed was the beep to interrupt and that paired with reinforcement was enough.
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16-04-2012, 11:51 PM
Originally Posted by MerlinsMum
Same as already stated. Without the presence of other dogs, recall was 100% with a whistle. The pager on the collar seemed to break through the dog's determination in a way that external signals couldn't. I should add the owners were so desperate by this stage they were considering the spray collar charged up as a last resort... But all it needed was the beep to interrupt and that paired with reinforcement was enough.
Not so dissimilar to some off lead dogs complying to directives when owners are within a certain critical distance, but ignoring a clearly-heard instruction at a slightly greater distance, even when things are identical in terms of being off lead.
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