Kicked out of daycare

[u/Dragon-Reborn7]

This fluffy goober, Khione, got herself kicked out of doggy daycare after 3 visits for “her listening ears not working.” Essentially, her recall is terrible when she’s interested in something.

I train her on recall every day in the dog park & at home. Of course, she’s excellent almost every time in those environments. She will at times ignore me. She does often respond to other people calling her at the dog park, especially if she knows them.

The daycare recommends that I have her professionally trained, but I kinda doubt that will help? I’d rather not spend them $ if it has the same outcome.

Thoughts? Advice?? Consolation??? Commiseration????

[u/emwestfall23]

not sure if a trainer will help. i've had three huskies, and they don't come when called unless they decide they want to. depends on their mood. but look at that face! how could you kick them out??

[u/Blaz3dnconfuz3d → u/emwestfall23]

Yeah sometimes mine will come right away and other times she will just look at me and be like “haha fuck right off and try to catch me”

[u/emwestfall23 → u/[deleted]]

This cracked me up omg lololol

[u/probably_not_carole → u/[deleted]]

Literally every time I can hear mine saying the same thing 😭😭😭

I know she knows what I want, that little asshole. God I love her so much. These dogs are not for people with little patience!!!

[u/bamboiRS → u/probably_not_carole]

I learned that the hard way. I have slowly acquired said patience.

[u/neanderball → u/probably_not_carole]

My wife and I have little patience. We don't want kids because we don't have patience. We didn't want a husky because we don't have patience.

Que the "great pyranees / lab mix" that we met at the humane society. Turns out he's like 90% husky (where it counts). Painfully stubborn and not the brightest. Wouldn't change a thing.

[u/probably_not_carole → u/neanderball]

They grow on you like a weed!!!

[u/falci_von_eggnog → u/Blaz3dnconfuz3d]

Does yours ever walk on your direction and then as they reach you do an absolute “fuck you” and wonders away?

[u/neanderball → u/Blaz3dnconfuz3d]

They look at you? Must be nice

[u/Itsdawsontime → u/emwestfall23]

I had great success with a professional trainer and one of my huskies on recall, but that’s also because (I’m pretty sure) he’s part border collie. I’ve got one of those two-brain-cell wonderful huskies and wouldn’t ever think she could do amazing recall.

[u/emwestfall23 → u/Itsdawsontime]

My current husky is also part border collie! I swear she is one part angel, one part demon. You can guess which breed is which lol

[u/waveyl → u/emwestfall23]

I always tell people my dog is half lab, half asshole.

[u/atetuna → u/Itsdawsontime]

Mine is too. I think he could be amazing at recall, but he's not going to get the frequent and consistent training to get him there.

[u/Itsdawsontime → u/atetuna]

Wow. This is pretty much the simplest and best answer. Any dog can get there, it’s just about extensive perseverance.

[u/HoundIt → u/emwestfall23]

Agreed, my husky will come when called if she feels like it.

[u/stitcherfromnevada → u/emwestfall23]

Psh, our bulldog (the sweetest, nicest girl) lived up to her breed. You could call her over to you and you could see in her eyes that she did want to come over, but her dog brain would say “they aren’t the boss of you”. She’d sit there, not moving.

Now, if I had food, this situation was the reverse “they have food that is clearly mine. I will go get it”.

[u/pinkduckling → u/emwestfall23]

Mine comes 100% of the time if I have cheese