Total Recall: Perfect Response Training for Puppies and Adult Dogs
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- Create Date：2023-01-08 08:53:49
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Pippa Mattinson
- ISBN：1846891493
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Reviews
Tom
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So glad I bought this， words great。 Does what it says on the tin and instructions are very clearly writen。
John Poulain
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Good overview of recall， whilst the book starts by saying you can never fully proof recall there are a lot of exercises you can do to improve the robustness。
Brianna Crall
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Great doable tips for training a dog and recall。 Easy read and informative。 Highly recommend。
Tom Colvin
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Clear and intuitive step-by-step guide to getting your dog to recall。 Many useful tips。 And there were a number of descriptions for how things can go wrong and situations where one might despair which struck a chord！
Emily Lee
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Great for dog guardians looking to improve their dog's recall， and for puppy guardians who really need to get this right from the beginning。 Simple， clear， detailed and helpful。 Great for dog guardians looking to improve their dog's recall， and for puppy guardians who really need to get this right from the beginning。 Simple， clear， detailed and helpful。 。。。more
Alex Laycock
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i found this to be the best books i have ever read on the subject and her methods so far are working ！ she describes not only how but WHY so it all makes sense
Chris
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Good book with great advice 👍
Alejandra
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Just like the Happy Puppy Handbook， this book is a treasure for those of us who are looking into training our own dogs。 Takes you from the very beginning right until creating that recall for life。I like that it dedicates sections of the book to when problems may arise， or for those whose dogs seem like a lost cause。I´ve got it all nailed down。 Now I just need the puppy :）
Titus L
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Still reading this superb guide on how to establish total recall and how to avoid running away - dog chasing， shouting and other nusiances。 Recommended
123bex
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Pippa writes very well and clearly。 Great book。
Wayne
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I could never have imagined it was possible to right such a lengthy book about recalling your dog。The detail this book goes into is amazing， seriously， every aspect is broken down into easy to understand stages。 From the most basic steps to proof testing your training and how to make sure that what you teach your dog stays with him， and if by chance things start to slip there's everything you need to know to get things back on track。You may think that some of the instructions get a bit repetitiv I could never have imagined it was possible to right such a lengthy book about recalling your dog。The detail this book goes into is amazing， seriously， every aspect is broken down into easy to understand stages。 From the most basic steps to proof testing your training and how to make sure that what you teach your dog stays with him， and if by chance things start to slip there's everything you need to know to get things back on track。You may think that some of the instructions get a bit repetitive， but that is part of the magic， it's teaching you the importance of being consistent， because if you don't train consistently then you can't expect your dog to behave any different。 。。。more
Nigeyb
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Helpful， enlightened， well written approach to training a dog to respond to its owner。 Lots of great information and clear， step-by-step exercises to develop， reinforce and retain recall。
Jennifer
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A whole， not particularly slim， volume on training （or retraining） pet （rather than working） dogs to come when you call！ What a good idea。 It isn't an easy read if you are paying close attention as the guidelines are very detailed （and that is perhaps why it is so distinctive）。 Perhaps almost by definition only those with a better chance of succeeding at training their dog to do anything in the first place will have the character and determination to read it properly all the way through。 I found A whole， not particularly slim， volume on training （or retraining） pet （rather than working） dogs to come when you call！ What a good idea。 It isn't an easy read if you are paying close attention as the guidelines are very detailed （and that is perhaps why it is so distinctive）。 Perhaps almost by definition only those with a better chance of succeeding at training their dog to do anything in the first place will have the character and determination to read it properly all the way through。 I found it hard going as someone who starts at the beginning and works her way through to the back cover - the way the book is structured， you may need to jump around and I found it hard to remember what I still had left to read。This is a borrowed book and it is a pity it is relatively expensive as I could do with my own copy to follow the programme properly。 There are some great principles in the book - some of which should be commonly known to most owners exposed to effective modern empathic dog training methods， others which may be new - but I sense that the promise of the book will not be as fulfilled without the detail as I was quite disappointed to realise how many of the principles I have used from day one and still have challenges with recall enough to compromise my enjoyment。 There perhaps lies my one quibble with the book as I feel it makes assumptions about the sort of enclosed outdoor space you have at home for laying the groundwork - but maybe I am making excuses。 I'm also not sure it really addresses the complications of using a trailing training lead or long line in all the situations dog owners may have available。 I don't mind a wet or muddy lead （well， not too much anyway） but I do mind one covered in what irresponsible dog owners have allowed to remain on the ground。However， on the whole， it has a good tone compared with many dog training manuals - owners are not treated as though they are reprobate idiots， we are not regaled with anecdotes about the rich and famous， we don't hear what a wonderful way she has with animals， it sticks firmly to the business in hand。 I was interested in the detail given about the use of food rewards and how to vary them。 Recall training a la Pippa Mattinson is a messy and potentially expensive business - feeding wet cat food from your hand， taking out big chunks of fresh from the oven roast chicken or gammon。。。 （I plan to try this latter although I suspect my own dog wouldn't go anywhere far enough from my leg to be recalled from if that's what I was carrying）I am sure she is correct about the harm done by using a recall command when your dog is not coming back。 However， she doesn't address the cultural expectation that you should be seen to be 'doing something' - people would rather see you chasing around and bellowing ineffectually （as with the famous Fenton's hapless owner） than turning smartly on your heel and walking off in the other direction which is more likely to be effective at least long term as she says。I liked that she had lots of suggestions and reassurances about your dog's exercise and activity needs whilst you are working on improving recall。 。。。more
V+V MERCURII
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Well written， all instructions are very clear。
Martin
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