Terrible twos - Page 2

I have a 1.5 year old male that does that with my partner.  Looks at him and runs the other way when he calls.  For some reason he doesn't do it for me - I think because I'm a hardass with him.  I make him work for everything.  

I agree with what everyone has said but I want to add something.  Be sure that you practice her recall at times when she doesn't have to go to her kennel.  Have a tug toy waiting, call her and have something fun for her to do when she gets there.  You've got to make it worth more to her to come to you and whatever fun game she had it in her head to play.  YOU must be more exciting and fun that running away.  I wouldn't come to you either if every time I did you sent me to bed!

At her age it's all about fun, so make coming when called fun. 

Melissa

Now you can see why i feed a new Pup from the hand for the first two weeks of having it, No animal will want to go hungry and dogs are no exceptions to that, It is worth the nicks and cuts on the fingers for the two weeks and i do it afterwards as well nearly every feed time i put my hand in the dogs bowl whist it is eating it and take some out and let it eat it from my hand no matter how old the dog is it accepts my hand as part of its eating,
Plus with a young Pup and by doing this you create that important Bond, which you and your husband do not yet have with your dogs
Baby Izzy already comes when i call her and i sit on the grass on a small low stool, i call she comes and lays down next to me or between my feet i stroke and let her feel my hand go over her give her a obly ball to chew on whist i am doing this, then she wanders off i call her again and give her a sweet, and so forth
That bond to me is the most important part we will both learn together whist she is young, and i make it playtime, but really it is a lesson
Steve

I wanted to say one more thing.  If your pup does get loose on your land, and you know she won't come to you, try running AWAY from her.  Usually this will trigger them to chase you, and you can then get a hand on her. 

STEVE 1:    ADRIAN LEDDA TAUGHT MICHAEL AND I , TO THROW OUR PANS AWAY AND FEED PUPS FROM OUR HANDS THE FIRST 30 DAYS AND THEN WE FEED ON GROUND OR KENNEL FLOOR....

MANY REASONS....ONE TO BOND...TWO TO PUT NOSE IN GRASS AND THREE TO ALWAYS TEACH DOG SURVIVAL INSTINCT....   WHERE IN THE WORLD IN THE WILD WOULD YOU FIND A METAL BOWL>??????????

Yes, Y.R i have done it for near on 60 years with every dog i ever owned of all breeds and it still works, the Dog bonds to you and it is so simple a thing to do, plus the dog of course is getting the vibes and scent off you each time it comes into contact with your skin, there may be a better way of putting it,
plus I have never chased after a dog in my life and i never will, of course a dog may try it on once but it never does it a second time with me,
This second time business must  have been a pattern in my life for it works in Dogs and Humans
Steve