Today's episode is a blast from the past. We are going back 100 episodes ago to where I talked about

off-leash recalls and check-ins. We're revisiting that one today. Welcome to the puppy training

podcast. I'm Amy Jensen, founder of Baxter and Bella, the online puppy school. Here we are all

about helping you create the best possible experience

raising a puppy, from training tips to practical tricks, all aimed at fostering a happy,

well-behaved dog who truly feels like part of the family. So if you are ready to enjoy the journey

and strengthen the bond with your dog, let's get started.

Thank you. ready to enjoy the journey and strengthen the bond with your dog. Let's get started. Do you have a teenage dog? People tend to fear the adolescent phase of a dog's life, but I like to tell you it doesn't have to be scary. It can be fun. I promise. Just like having human teenagers, it can be fun. The hard part for me is adapting to a new phase.

So going from puppy phase to teenage phase, but once I do that and it becomes the new normal,

having a teenager is awesome. They have longer attention spans. They know the basics. They're energetic

and love to learn. Sure, they test boundaries and they're more

distracted by things in their environment. But even with that, take time to observe them being so

curious and you'll be fascinated at what you learn about them. This leads me to today's topic.

Off-leash recalls and fostering a good check-in. This is something that we all dream of, right? We call our dog a come.

This all stems, you guys, from having a good relationship with your dog. Just this past week, a

client and friend brought home a new puppy. She brought it over to my home to visit and say,

hello. I know, I'm super lucky. I get those kinds of things quite often. It makes my day. So this sweet puppy was on a leash, but didn't really have any leash skills because they were so young. And the well-meaning child was helping the puppy walk to my backyard. Immediately you could see the resistance by this puppy as she did not want to be told what to do or forced to walk in a certain direction. These are all natural, normal,

common behaviors for a new puppy or new dog who has yet to learn leash walking skills.

So very normal. But you could see in this puppy the tendency to just want to resist.

So I said, you know what? Let's try something else. Let's just try to take this puppy

off leash and let's all start walking towards my backyard. I bet this puppy will follow us.

Now, the thing about young puppies, if you guys know already, is that they do not like to be

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