Just something I learned this weekend and its true, its something that ive been guilty of with goose
Never give a command you cant correct, especially the recall, as that is training them to ignore you and they learn that very quickly.
It makes no difference how many peeps you use for a command just as long as you stick to it and dont change them
As far as sitting at a distance is concerned, id get him sitting close 100% without moving first and then just gradually build up your distance from him, dont turn your back on him when you move off, if he does put him back into a sitting position the exact position he moved from. This is where I have spent alot of time with sweepie as she creeps in but with practice, and her knowing that im not joking about asking her to sit and stay, its paying off
(You see I gave sweepie very mixed messages because of her clingyness and i was not consistant in her training, so this was making her decide when I gave her a command if she would do it or not.
I will say though, cockers are cockers
and if they are having an off day, dont continue, just leave it till the next day, it soon clicks, how long it takes to click depends of the dog and the quality and consistancy of the training
Im sure he will do well, he sounds just a wee smasher