What is your recall word?

I use "come" to mean come here and sit squarely in front of me.  I use "here" to mean get over here closer to me.  Some of our classmates use "front".

What is your recall word?

That'll do - for the Border Collies.

Come - for Ginger and Zippy. I'm in the process of transitioning them over to that'll do also, just to make things easier for me.

Mine is "let's go." I actually transferred it over from leash-walking, one of those accidental commands. Since he had to come with me on leash, it ended up making a good recall word.

Mine is "let's go."

That's cool! I use "let's go" to mean I'm going somewhere and they better come with me - but not necessarily TO me. I used to use "this way" in a similar context, but I kept noticing June circling to the right... aparently she thought I was saying "Away", "away to me" being the command to flank around the sheep counter-clockwise". lol

During obedience or inside, I use "come".  When they are out in the field or on the beach, I use "HEY, HEY!" That means "drop what ever the heck that you are doing and come here, now!"  It never feels angry or upset and it works.  My setter is pretty close to 100% but my pointer still requires an e-collor page sometimes, if she is really in the prey zone at the time.  

Interesting.  I've used "let's go" on walks on leash to mean quit sniffing and keep going in the direction I"m going.  If we're out on a hike, it works because they're off-leash and I'm basically walking away from them.  "this way" also comes into play if they take a path that I don't plan to take, so I "this way" them to let them know we're not going that way.

dogslyfe, so if your dogs are across a field and you want them to come to you, you say "that'll do"?

I was just running over "front" and was thinking "front and center" and think "center" might work... 

dogslyfe, so if your dogs are across a field and you want them to come to you, you say "that'll do"?

Yep. Sure do! Especially in that situation - and they come running with big stupid grins on their faces. [] I use it on sheep, in the field, at agility, in the bathroom, in the house... wherever. It's their command for "stop what you're doing and come to me now". Sometimes I'll preface it with their name, but even when I do that usually all of them come anyway.

eerm...."dammit"?? "cookie"??? "please"??

Mine know, "Let's go" and "Come" but when I want to be 100 (well, 99) percent sure they come now I say, "Go back."  They know I'll be turning around and going the other way and they won't be left behind. 

eerm...."dammit"?? "cookie"??? "please"??

Love it! LOL

   Usually, mine is "Come here" or "Come on". Tends to work really well for both boys, unless Loki manages an escape. Julius will come right back when called, but Loki thinks it's a big game when he happens to sneak out the front door or something. I end up chasing him halfway around the neighborhood yelling anything I can think to get his attention to come back to me.
  Not to hijack the thread, but have any of you encountered this same problem, and if so, how did you help your dog overcome it? Loki is an absolute angel any other time, but when he happens to get loose, all his obedience flies out the window. It's a game to him. I'll finally catch up to him, and he'll stand there and look at me, and when I get within arm's reach, he takes off again. We're really good at keeping a handle on him when the front door opens, but there are always those few accidental incidents that inevitably happen every now and then...

"Here Good Boy", when all of them are out, it's "Here Good Boys"
 
When they are romping in the yard, and I turn and walk to the house, I can mumble something simple as "Yum-Yum", here they come.......and I better back up the treat deal when they are settled in the house.[]

I've read oneline somewhere about a fomal and informal recall command.  I used "C'mon" or "Come here" in an upbeat positive voice for an informal command.  Its for use like in the yard, or where ever that the dog needs to come to you, but its not imperative they do is instantly (e.g. okay, one last sniff and then lets go.).

The formal command on the other hand is "come" in a louder, more flat tone of voice.  It means drop what ever the hell you're doing and come to me RIGHT NOW.  This would be used in emergency situations (e.g. dog chasing deer in the woods, or chasing a squirrel into traffic.).

Thus far, we've only worked on the informal command.  That has to be 100% before attempting the formal command.

Mine is "Molly get your arse over here!" [8D]
actually it's "here Maul" she likes that one
 

For Marlowe I say his name in this weird sing-songy way. Conrad generally responds to his name said in any way you want by coming to you. When we're at the dog park and I need them to come back I just say "let's go."

But we're working on a whistle emergency recall right now, so then it'll be "tooooot!" I don't have too much opportunity to use recalls because the dogs are almost never off-leash and in the house or yard they are generally pretty anxious to be with me, so all I have to do is say their names and they come and velcro to me. Outside, just their names usually work pretty well, but the whistle recall will still be a great insurance plan in case anything unforseen ever happens.