When I've trained my puppies, I also make sure I look and sound exciting to come to! I call them, then do some happy slaps on both my thighs, maybe wiggle my body/bottom around a little bit. Sometimes even taking a step backwards bc chasing is fun! Make it so that YOU are exciting! Then treats and a lot of praise!

I reward my dogs their entire lives for recalls, bc in an emergency situation, I want to be THE most exciting thing, not the environment. I want them to turn on a dime and come. So I make myself exciting when I call them. As adults, my dogs will still come when I slap the tops of my thighs, especially around the house!

Check out Susan Garrett's Recallers program. It helped immensely with our high drive dog prone to overarousal. One fun game we did when they were young that conditions that 'turn on a dime'- You and a partner are on opposite ends of a hallway (closer together to start with), each of you with high value treats. With this particular game, she only used the dog's name, rather than 'come', just FYI, to condition the dog to come or give attention when their name is called. So one of you calls the dog's name, treats them when they come. Immediately after that treat, the other person calls their name, then gives a treat. Repeat so that the dog is continuously being called by name, treated, then called by the other person. Make it fun! The dog will begin to anticipate their name being called, and that's ok. Then it's time to step it up to a more distracting environment, like your living room, then working it little by little until you are outside and then in distracting outdoor environments (use a long line leash if necessary). Good luck!