DC Filter: Obedience class recommendation to improve recall/ "come" command for my bird hunting-obsessed English Setter?

August 3, 2009 9:35 AM

DC Filter: Obedience class recommendation to improve recall/ "come" command for my bird hunting-obsessed English Setter?

I need a recommendation for a good dog obedience class, and other training classes, near the Capitol Hill area in Washington, DC. I am willing to go into other areas of DC, but I would prefer to avoid going to MD or VA if I can.

My main issue is a recall issue. I have an English Setter bred with very strong hunting instincts, and she will not come when I call her if we are outside. Inside the house, she is well-trained, comes, performs tricks, etc. Even on leash I can get her to behave most of the time, but she requires WAY too much exercise to leave her on-leash all the time. I take her to a fenced-in park, but it takes forever for me to get her back when I want to leave-- she runs so fast! Any help would be very appreciated. Please note: she does not care about treats, even if I were holding a 1/2 lb block of cheese or meat in my hand. Birds are more interesting than anything else in the world to her, so I think this will have to be an obedience thing. Thanks!!

posted by picapica to pets & animals (1 comment total)

I haven't used them personally, but have heard good things about Olde Town School for Dogs. I always see them training the dogs on the street during lunch hour, and they seem to do a great job getting dogs to pay attention to them and their commands, and not all the hustle on the street.
posted by zara at 12:57 PM on August 3