I'll offer you advice for what I'm doing, but this is something that I just "thought up" one day and I am by no means a dog trainer, so take it with a grain of saltIt is working for Nova, though. She used to be the exact same way and she has a fairly good recall now.
I wait until Nova gets comfortable with the dog, whether it's a new dog or a dog she already knows. I wait until she settles down more with the dog and they're not in the "butt sniffing" phase. Then I get really close to her with a treat or a toy and I call her making sure she knows the treat/toy is there. Then I pay quite a bit of attention to her. Belly rubs, treats, playing with the toy, etc. After a while I moved further back from her, maybe 10ish feet, and tried calling her again, still with the treats or toy. Once she had this down pat I moved back more and more, and eventually I plan to remove the reward but I'm not ready for that yet. I don't feel comfortable that she'll come if there isn't a reward.
I'm not sure if that will work with everyone, but it sure is working for her.





It is working for Nova, though. She used to be the exact same way and she has a fairly good recall now.
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