1.07 - Come Here!

Training a reliable recall is one of the most important things you can do with your dog.  A dog that comes when called under any circumstances is always under control, and can be let off leash with confidence.  Training this kind of reliability isn't easy and takes a lot of steps, always increasing the level of duration, distance and distractions.  It's well worth it though.  And you must remember to never punish a succesful recall.  If they come when you call you reward them, regardless of what they were up to before you called.