A little update..........
Yesterday we did some training with the dummies, no treats this time! His wait is great, he'll wait until I send him out, I recall him with the whistle, while he comes back to me he does prance round with the dummy in his mouth showing me it! not quite coming to me! I did try recalling with a treat but this just made him drop the dummy. He does eventually come to me, very happy with himself and when I ask him to 'dead' he does drop it. I dont want to devalue the whistle by using it lots when he just walks round me (normal recall is great, straight back and a nice sit) so I also call in an excited voice, crouch down etc with my arms open. Is this the right thing to do though?! using 2 methods of recall i mean?
I think we're making progress! but, Im going to attach a long line to the dummy, dont want him to think me pulling the dummy is a game of chase, so, should i just let it trail, then when he gets near get hold of the longline and gently bring him in? (also using the whistle)
thanks for all the tips so far!
Going to add a few pics later if anyone wants to see the wee guy and his dummy!