Restrained Recall to Toy on a Line (Beginner) – Bad Dog Agility Academy

Restrained Recall to Toy on a Line (Beginner)

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  • jflatten says:
    January 4, 2026 at 9:38 pm

    In a previous segment you said not to swing the toy around in front of you, to only move in a straight line. Why is it different here?

    • Sarah Fernandezlopez says:
      January 5, 2026 at 11:03 pm

      Ideally, in this session, you are pulling the toy and a straight line of the dog is chasing that toy in a straight line and getting a hold of it.

      If the dog does not bite the toy at that point when I’ve stopped running, I do try and use some enticement.

      I tried to get the dog chasing the toy and a straightish line by making the toy move away from the dog. But at some point, I run out of arm space and so I gently turn and go back to the other direction..

  • hillfaris@gmail.com says:
    August 8, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    My dog doesn’t chase me and grab the toy, rather he runs in front of the toy and grabs it from there. Is that a border collie thing, or am I doing something wrong?

    • Esteban Fernandezlopez says:
      August 8, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      It might be a little of both. You can modify this exercise by running away and as your dog gets close to you, stop, turn and present the toy with two hands and the verbal cue to “get it”. This should help him not to flank you to try and cut off your motion (or the motion of the toy).

  • dadiehl says:
    May 26, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    Here’s where we are today. Fudge (dalmatian/boxer) is rescue I’ve had for 6 months.

    https://youtu.be/H3I5jtRFaD0

    • Esteban Fernandezlopez says:
      May 26, 2020 at 4:40 pm

      You’ve done a great job! Your homework is to have short session (1 minute or less) with that toy on the line, in several different places over the next week. I want to hear a clear “get it” cue (whatever your word is), and I want you to introduce re-bites when she is tugging strongly. Watch the section on teaching the release–you’ll stop talking, stop moving the toy, hold it in both hands, and give the release cue and then quickly restart the game as soon as she lets go.

      In general, I’d like to hear all of your praise when she has the toy in her mouth and is tugging, and when she doesn’t have the toy yet and is chasing, give the “Get it” cue but do not praise for “effort” or for chasing.

  • jflatten says:
    May 24, 2020 at 8:33 pm

    So in this lesson, Sarah is doing what Esteban said not to do in the previous two lessons once the dog contacts the toy. She is flipping the toy back and forth in front of her. Is that because this dog already knows how to bite the toy?

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