A free 45-minute workshop on getting your dog to come back without yelling, chasing, or repeating yourself five times. Real strategies you can practice the next time you open the door.
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Thursday, June 4
7:00 PM Eastern
Live Online Workshop
45 minutes with Q&A
Completely Free
No credit card needed
With Pam Brown, CPDT-KA certified trainer
Does this sound familiar?
In the kitchen, they come every single time. Open the back door and they're suddenly deaf. Same dog. Same word. Totally different result.
You call once. Nothing. You call again, louder. Now you're chasing them around the yard while the neighbors watch.
They finally come back, you're frustrated, they look guilty. Next time? They come back even slower.
You've stopped letting them off leash. You've stopped trusting them at the door. You're worried one bolt is going to end in a vet visit, or worse.
Your dog isn't being stubborn.
Recall just hasn't been built where life actually happens.
Here's the deal
Most owners think recall is a command. Say the word, dog comes. That's not how it works once you step outside.
Outside, your dog is competing with squirrels, smells, other dogs, kids on bikes, and a nervous system that's lit up like a pinball machine. Your voice has to outweigh all of that.
Essentially, reliable recall is built one easy rep at a time, in places where you can actually win. Not by yelling louder.
In 45 Minutes You'll Learn
Not theory. Not "just be more interesting than the squirrel." Actual things to do differently starting tomorrow.
Environmental competition, overstimulation, adrenaline. Your dog isn't ignoring you. Their brain is literally somewhere else. You'll learn what's happening so you stop blaming your dog (or yourself).
Repeating the cue. Only calling when fun ends. Pushing into distractions too fast. Practicing when your dog is already over threshold. These feel normal, and they slowly poison your recall.
Build value first. Start where it's easy. Reward fast. Never punish a return. Practice when you don't need it. The exact framework I use with families in their own backyards.
Recall Ping Pong. Find Me. Recall and Scatter. The Emergency Recall Word. Simple games that build a return your dog actually wants to do.
Adolescence is going to shake it. Environments will keep changing. Setbacks are normal. You'll leave with realistic expectations so you stop feeling like you're failing every time it slips.
When recall works, walks get their freedom back.
Real Dogs, Real Returns
Lily
Mixed Breed Puppy, 4 mo
Built long-line recall in the backyard from day one. By session end, she was coming back every single time her family called, and sitting on cue, without chasing or forcing.
Recall foundation built before bad habits could form.
Maisie
Golden Retriever, 6 mo
Perfect at home. Total amnesia outside. After the treat warm-up, she started checking in on her own and coming back without being called. Just for more treats.
Started returning unprompted, no commands needed.
Rocky
Bichon Frise, 4 mo
High-energy puppy in a home where leash safety wasn't optional (Sue uses a wheelchair). With the lock-and-release method, Rocky started looking back unprompted every time the line tightened.
Self-correcting recall, no nagging required.
Your Trainer
I'm a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer and owner of Down 4 Paws Dog Training in the Boston suburbs. Recall is one of the most common things families call me about, and almost always for the same reason. The dog was never given the chance to practice it where life actually happens.
I don't train for perfect. I train for safe and real. That means building recall in driveways, on trails, at the front door, with real distractions, with real families, with real kids running around.
"Listening isn't about control. It's about keeping your dog safe. This workshop gives you the same starting point I use with every family. Understand why it breaks down, stop the habits that make it worse, and build a recall your dog actually wants to do."
Pam Brown
CPDT-KA Certified Trainer
Down 4 Paws Dog Training
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Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 PM ET. Free. Live. 45 minutes.
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Your dog isn't blowing you off on purpose. They just haven't been shown how to come back when it matters most. In 45 minutes you'll know exactly where to start.
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