I do something similar as lv4dogs. I use the "wait" command,
which is basically stop moving or don't go bolting through a
door or gate. Since I use it in everyday use, they get enough
repetition to get the concept, so that when I really need it, like
bolting after something, they stop.

I'll also second that turning and running works wonders too.
Just the other day, I was out in the front yard moving the
sprinkler around and I evidently didn't latch the gate well,
because I looked up to find Oz in the front yard with me.
He normally has a very good recall, so I finished up what I
was doing, then headed back towards the gate. He was in
the middle of sniffing something really interesting, when I
called him to me. He looked up and I could see the indecision
in his face. Was coming to me really worth giving up the
wonderful thing he was smelling?

So I took off running as fast as I could through the gate into
the backyard, doing a quick "WooHoo" as I went. Sure enough
he beat me to the back door. We went barreling into the
bedroom, startling Murph and Maddie, and I went straight for
the treat box and gave him one (M&M too). Wanted to make
sure "coming" to me was waaaaayyyy more rewarding than
whatever he was sniffing.

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