Dynamite Drops

NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!  Order Now and Save!  Shipping mid/late June.  Use code PRE2020 to save $5!   By Betsy Scapicchio and Linda Brennan Part of the Train the Top Dog Way Video Series Use This Step-by-Step Guide to Teaching aDynamite Drop on Recall The drop on recall is a complex chain of behaviors. There are really two criteria for the dog’s drop in a drop on recall. One is how fast does the dog stop forward motion and the other is how quickly does the dog get into the down position. Some dogs stop well, but down slowly. Other dogs take extra steps after the drop command, but then down quickly. We teach the dog to respond immediately to our down signal by stopping and dropping fast. We must first have a fast recall. Then we teach our dog the back drop down. We want the dog to fold back with his front end first or with his entire body at once. We do not want the dog’s hind end to drop first. There should be no forward motion in the drop. This will help the dog to stop in the recall an