Bichon/Poodle without recall - Canada - 2010-01-18

Question

: My three year old Bichon X Poodle does not come when I call her until I call her three times and I have to say ‘come now’. Then she slowly comes to me with her head down. She did when she was younger. I do child care in my home; she is in the hallway most of the time because she runs after the children toys so I have a gate at the playroom door. I speak to her and play with her now and then when I go into the hallway. She comes outside with me and the children. Because she still barks when parents come and drop the children off, I leave the gate open in the morning and let her greet the children then tell her to go in the hallway and she does. I do not let her in the dining room while we eat lunch, if she does not listen, I put her in her bed and a lot of the time when I say ‘go to the kitchen’ she does. What am I doing wrong?

Answer

: My three year old Bichon X Poodle does not come when I call her until I call her three times and I have to say ‘come now’. Then she slowly comes to me with her head down. She did when she was younger. I do child care in my home; she is in the hallway most of the time because she runs after the children toys so I have a gate at the playroom door. I speak to her and play with her now and then when I go into the hallway. She comes outside with me and the children. Because she still barks when parents come and drop the children off, I leave the gate open in the morning and let her greet the children then tell her to go in the hallway and she does. I do not let her in the dining room while we eat lunch, if she does not listen, I put her in her bed and a lot of the time when I say ‘go to the kitchen’ she does. What am I doing wrong?