Monday, October 16, 2006

A "Krispie Kreme" Moment

The boys are going to demonstrate for you what an "emergency recall" is all about. They come to you when you call out "Come", but sometimes get a little distracted on the way back to you with smells and sights along the way. An emergency recall is a special call that the dogs get so excited to hear that they come back to you straight away because you make it worth their while to skip any other distractions that may be around. It's important to have a an "emergency recall" when your dog gets itself near a dangerous situation and you need them back right away. You choose words or sounds that you normally don't use everyday and you give special treats to the dogs when they come that they don't get any other time. The treat of choice for us is the frozen meatballs that you can buy at the store. Our recall word is "Krispie Kreme". Jenny picked out this word because you can call it out very excitedly! The only problem is when other people are around, you get some interesting stares as they wonder why you are yelling about doughnuts.

Here are the boys and their demonstration:
A "Krispie Kreme" Moment

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