Dog Health Questions: Need help with dog training.?

my dog is 3 and he is called Jack (he`s a Jack russel).
when we take jack to, parks and Fields ETC. we want to let him of the lead so he can run freeley insted of having restictions on the lead, however whenever we do let him of he always runs away or chases after animals and dogs. anyone got any advise on training him?

Dog Training

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JRT's are full of energy. You need to work on a solid recall for him. But you should let him run, he needs the outlet. Get a 50 foot line and use that for him until he learns to come back when called.

Dog Behavior Training - Dog Training to Correct Behavior Problems

• I watched a ceasar millan programme and he had a brilliant idea. In your garden play a game of hide and seek with your family and jack. Get someone to hide and then they call him and treat him when he finds them. Keep doing this. So when you let him off the lead out he should hopefully come back when you call him. Keep practising that technique inbetween walks. Or you could keep him entertained with a ball. My dog used to run off all the time after dogs to play but now she has her ball that's the only thing she's really interested in.


• Most dogs are too smart to know when they are on lead and come when called and when off and can dance to their own tune. You need to find the best lure for him, chicken, cheese, a squeaky rat, ball, roast beef, what ever floats his boat. Then I use an outside marine waterproof whistle from WalMart, under $2., and teach all my dogs that 3 blows on the whistle equals YUMMY stuff. Once he knows this you can try at the park and periodically whistle him back then send him away again. You MUST take his collar and preferably have him sit b4 giving him the treat. Do not just call him back to put the lead on and go, you can even put the lead on for 5 mins then remove it and send him off again. This way you pulling the lead out of your pocket doesn't mean we are leaving. I use the whistle because the dog beach is very noisy and my dogs turn on a dime to race back to me. If this doesn't work you will have to go to an Electric collar which if you are properly taught is very humane. The whistle recall is the only command I always give a treat for, any other command, Come, sit, heel etc they get praise for, the whistle they can count on is always got a treat with it.