However, you don t see a great recall often because the secret of teaching a great recall seems elusive. But the truth is that there is no secret it simply takes hard work, dedication, love, and mutual respect to create a great recall. I say create because I consider a recall a work of living art. To get a dog to stop doing anything and everything it is doing and run back to you as if it can t get there fast enough will make your heart skip a beat. Once you get a recall like this, you will never again have a dog that isn t trained to that level.
Obedience competition recalls are set-ups and have nothing to do with real life.
In my mind, he should come to save his life. Or you panic. It s not, but don t lie to yourself about how well you trained your dog to come. It s your dog s life you are gambling with. Be safe be honest with yourself.