Watching the puppy recall video, is something I have done many times. It constantly is drawing to the fact that a puppy has this instinct to sort of take a grab to you when they are little... it sounds so nice and mine seems to be missing the trait. She would much rather explore the word around fifty feet from me (I always follow to make sure she doesn't get hurt I am not helicoptery if that is a word, so she doesn't think it is okay) she is only around 10 weeks old. Also, she'd much rather be spending the afternoon with my two other older Labradors than with me a teen gamboling around sporadically, with a toy and a silly noise. Any suggestions to discourage this behavior as my family and I are consistently in vast wooded areas where I will not be able to easily save a tiny unseeable puppy. My other concern is that with her obsession to stay with dogs and not me... will cause a lesser bond I truly do not want this and would be incredibly thankful for any advice, stories or simple support.
It sounds to me like you need to spend more time with her on-on-one. She will definitely bond more with the other dogs if you let her. I would suggest that all walks are done just with her and you for now. If you know you are in a safe place, rather than following after her, which she'll learn you do, try walking in the other direction. She'll look around and realise you're not there and come trotting after you. Keep changing direction and being unpredictable. Since she is so young, though, I assume she hasn't had her final jabs (normally happen at 12 weeks at the youngest), so you need to be very careful about where she's allowed to go on the ground, due to the risk of parvovirus and other nasties. Parvo from infected dogs and foxes can stay on the ground for many, many months, so it's far safer to not allow them on the ground outside of your house and garden until they've been fully vaccinated. The reason this doesn't happen until 12 weeks is because the mother's antibodies mess with the vaccine, so although they're vaccinated earlier too, you can't be sure that the earlier vaccine is still working. By 12 weeks, the mother's antibodies should be out of the puppy's system, so their final vaccination should "last".
I am the last person to give advice about recall but you need to make yourself really interesting. As snowbunny says, run away and get her to chase you! Get on the ground with her and encourage her to jump on you. Make silly noises, wave your arms, just be totally over the top and overexuberant!
Maybe let her sleep in your room for a while too and bond? also every time she shows you the slightest bit of attention ie looks at you - treat her ( if you are interested in clicker training click and treat for every check in, it worked wonders with me and altho Bella truly loves other dogs, she loves me too and checks in a lot)
Heh, I've bonded well enough with my two without letting them sleep in my bedroom thankyouverymuch. Remembering our time in the UK, when we often had to share a room with my two. I still have flashbacks to trying to cover myself with that sliver of duvet I was allowed.... With what Jacqui says, I remember the first time I tried a super excited, squeaky voice with Willow. She was probably only about ten or eleven weeks old at the time, but she leapt at me, bowled me over and I couldn't get up for giggling so much while she squirmed on top of me, licking my face and biting my nose. Try it!
She wasn't in my bed, she was in her travel crate in my room with my top well I say she wasn't in my bed, twice maybe ...and she kept climbing on me so back in her travel crate , now she is a big ish girl she's back in the kitchen
I think all the advice you have received is spot on. Mabel is 6 months now, we collected her at 9 weeks. I started straight away with the random about walk in our garden, challenging as my garden is tiny. She had her second vaccinations at 10 weeks so at 11 weeks I could take her out. I used to pick certain safe places to walk her off he lead away from other dogs. I must have looked really strange doing the about turn walk. So far I have never chased her sometimes I have gently approached her and slipped her lead on without a fuss. Today I gave my recall signal and she came away from 3 dogs, okay it took a minute or two but it worked. Good luck and keep us updated on how you're doing.
