Sugar Creek/JC, yes, I could see that your youngster was focused on the robin in your yard. A handy training stimulus to have right there. Whoa is a great safety command to have, if it wasn’t so hot right now I would be inspired to go outside and work on it ‘out of context’ with the youngsters. Maybe on our trip back east in a few weeks I can do that.
Foggy1, your “back” command reminds me of “come around” which I use in the woods. Like you, I don’t want the dog to come to me, I just want them to turn or swing their cast instead of continuing away from me.