Teaching Come-When-Called: First Steps 

Thank you so much!!

Very true!

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Great question! I recommend you sprinkle some low-value treats (like kibble) on the ground. While your dog is busy eating the kibble, you can walk away several steps and call him. When you are starting out, I would recommend you sprinkle just 2-3 pieces of kibble so that he eats it quickly, that way you are not trying to call him away from a pile of food.

@@FACTAcademy...but won't that entice him to eat other stuff on the ground?

@@zaneblane8160 yes, it will. And what if you have your dog on a feeding schedule

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In this case where the dog is already previously trained to hunt game, then it will be tough but not impossible to retrain. The thing is, just a reward or positive only approach will not teach him that its not ok to chase cats. And because it is dangerous for both the dog and others, its pretty urgent you correct the behavior before he gets himself or others hurt. And in this case, an e-collar would be something i definitely recommend getting. Its NOT a shock collar and does NOT shock the dog. But it does send a stimulation that is close to a static that is not painful, but dogs just dont like it much and just reverts their attention back and snaps them out of their fixation on whatever theyre out for. A human can put it to their cheek and you can barely feel it. Its more like one of those "ab machines" that you attach little electrodes to your stomach and it retracts your muscles helping to burn fat without you doing any sit ups.lol anyway, these collars have a bad rep from those who were irresponsible and abusive with shock collars (which is not what we have most available today) and from people who pretend to know all and are high and mighty yet never even researched or tried for themselves. Its something that has saved so many lives from keeping dogs from hurting/killing someone/thing or themselves, and saved many from being put down in a shelter. I have a small farm with chickens and other animals and i also have dogs. One of them is a GSD that was always trying to attack my chickens and was like she was out for blood pacing the coup like a starving wolf and once got the chance to go after a rooster that was stupid/brave enough to leave their fenced area and my dog got him. She was a very well behaved and obedient dog. But something about the chickens triggered her predator instinct so much so that she ignored every command and scream and took my husband tackling her and me grabing tge rooster to get her off. The rooster luckily escaped without harm but also tail feathers. Anyway, we put the collar on her and the next time she went to go after the chlens, it only took 2 corrections on two different days where the first was the stimulation to show that its bad, and the second was the vibration mode it has that just reminded her and got her attention back to being on me and coming when called. Another time the collar has helped was to teach my brothers dog to not jump out into the road as she did once and almost killed an entire family in a car and herself. She no longer does thanks to the collar and both no longer need the collar after the short time of training. Anyway, it's definitely something to look into for yourself and decide if its right for you and your dog.

@@kathryncastanares525 Thank you So much for your answer, I'm very, very happy you took the time to help me. After weeks (every and the whole day) surching for YT video's I have a plan for my dog. I've 3 dogs, Gitana(Means Gypsy in Spanish, lol). All 3 from the shelter, 2 from Spain, 1 from Rumenia. They are no hunters so they can walk off leash but I cant do that while Gita must be on leash. So I've 3 victims.....I 'work' already with the wistle which goes great inside the house. While walking with them this afternoon, I had the whistle with me. While they were sniffing, I used it but only Saartje (a Podenco) came to me and as the other 2 saw it, they came as well. They think the wistle is for at home.....I walk my dogs 3 times a day so I will go on using the wistle while walking. After some weeks, when it is going perfectly I will take Gita on a multi purpose (PP) rope which I bought today, it is 20 mtrs long and 6 mm thick. When that goes ok, I will buy a good e-collar and use that together with the rope. And then at last she can run free, I hope. But it will take months I think. Maybe before then I buy a second rope and put them together so she has even more space to run. Is my plan ok with you? I am really grateful for your answer coz I was hesitating for the e-collar but now not anymore. Thanks to you. I will save your answer on my pc, than I can read it over and over. THANK YOU!