Who Callie (the Rottweiler) is
As the trainers describe her
Nothing is described. What the cues show is a dog who does not yet sit on the first ask: sit is repeated with 'nope' and 'no' from the first seconds to the last, with one reset in between.
On film
it's okay all right let's reset all right callie sit it's okay sit come on come on
All right, Callie, sit. Nope. Sit. There we go. Nope. Sit. Nope. Nope. Break.
The program, stage by stage
Sit, heel and here, with 'break' as the release
An unnamed handler works sit with repeated 'nope' corrections, a reset, 'let's go', one 'Callie, here', and a heel, releasing each time with 'break'. He stops to tie a shoe. The session ends as it began, with several 'nope's before a sit and a release. The title's 'recalls' amount to one 'here'. The release word matters for identity: the German Shepherd Callie's handlers use 'okay', while 'break' is in the vocabulary Bubba Gum's February trainer names for camera.
On film
callie sit callie sit nope break oh yeah callie hey heel break yeah good girl
Kelly Kelly let me tie my shoes Kelly stop stop Kelly sit oh yes that's a good
Skills
Sit
How it was taught
Cue, 'nope' or 'no', re-cue, 'yes' and 'good girl', release with 'break'.
On film
Callie. Oh, yeah. Sit. Nope. Sit. Nope. No. Sit.
Heel and here
How it was taught
Cue and release.
On film
callie hey heel break yeah good girl
How the method adapted
One visible choice: resetting after a run of failed sits rather than escalating.
A reset after repeated failed sits.
On film
it's okay all right let's reset
Outcomes
What the footage shows
Sits after corrections and takes the 'break' release; one heel.
On film
All right, Callie, let's go. There we go.