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09-08-2013, 01:51 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | A very narrow escape tonight! Tonight we went on our usual beach walk about 2 miles return, most of it on the sands as the sun sets and it's quiet. After we drop down to the sea shore, I release Crystal from her extending lead and she runs to her hearts content, while Dad rides 'shotgun' for aggressive larger mutts etc. We had our usual trip and were approaching the steps up from the beach, about 400 yards before home. She normally strides up them two at a time and waits for me to put her lead back on again. Tonight she just flew off and I gave chase, terrified she'd run all the way home, across a busy road! Fortunately someone saw her bolt and me hobbling as best I could to get her, shouting for her to come back! This 'Samaritan' came down a flight of steps from the upper sea front parade and bent down calling her. She slowed and I went to sit on a bench slightly out of vision, but calling her. She eventually came to me thank God and I connected her lead. Our new friend has two Yorkies himself and knew just what to do, how lucky was that, as she was no further than 100 yards from the road and out of sight and sound when he intervened? We both thought a 'Garbage truck, with flashing lights and noisily collecting from the beach bins may have freaked her? It was right at the top of the steps as she ran up from the beach and was cranking up a trolley-bin into it's retaining basket at the time? It's now three hours on and my system is still elevated from the stress of the incident and my imagination racing at what might have been? She has always obeyed the call 'come here' - the first thing I taught her as it saved my other dog's life once. Sadly I feel now too worried to let her off again, until she's a bit older maybe (8 months presently)? Last edited by docmartin; 09-08-2013 at 01:52 PM. |
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09-08-2013, 02:03 PM | #2 |
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| Thank goodness for the other Yorkie owner!! What a scare!!!!
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09-08-2013, 02:12 PM | #3 |
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| Oh my goodness, I'm glad the other person was able to catch her! I would continue to work on the 'come' command before letting her back off again.
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09-08-2013, 02:17 PM | #4 |
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| Yikes...sadly, this happens more often than you think....everyday someone's dog who once obeyed runs off and disregards the command come...sadly everyday someone loses a pet this way. I'm very happy you were able to get your baby back, I would get a longer lead for now....Thank goodness and I hope you soon are able to relax. e.t.a. Yeah your baby is still a wee one, give it time just keep working on it....I'm so sorry this happened, I can't imagine the fear....
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09-08-2013, 02:18 PM | #5 |
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| So glad you're both okay! This is exactly why mine are only off leash in the yard. My heart can't take that kind of stress.
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09-08-2013, 02:18 PM | #6 |
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| Whew! Scarey!
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09-08-2013, 02:31 PM | #7 |
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| We took Huey to a dog friendly beach last year. So I was laying out at waters edge and Huey finds a place in the gate of this dog friendly house we are in and comes flying down the beach to greet me. All is good...until he decides to run down the beach away from me to explore. He has now forgotten his name and I don't have the ol standby of a treat bag to shake to get him back. Dh has gone to the store. I am panicking as he runs faster. I see 2 women way down the beach and he is headed right for them, so I hollered "catch him!!!!!". TG, they did and carried him back to me. That was when they told me about birds of prey and why he should never be off leash since he was little enough to be carried off. Whew... I will never let him off leash in public again. I certainly understand your fear as Crystal ran off. Thank goodness you got her back safe and sound.
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09-08-2013, 02:41 PM | #8 |
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| I will never let my Yorkie or any small dog off leash in an unsecured area. To many bigger animals can hurt them or they could just get stolen. Moki will come 99% on the time called. The 1% he didn't could be deadly. A larger dog would be a different story JMO |
09-08-2013, 02:41 PM | #9 |
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09-08-2013, 02:48 PM | #10 | |
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"I vood have chase-sed her, but for you my darlingar it was weddy difficult yes!" (she's russian). Being an Ex Olympic silver medallist, in the Womans 4 x 100 meter relay, she'd probably have caught her too, despite being in her mid fifties! | |
09-08-2013, 02:53 PM | #11 | |
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09-08-2013, 02:55 PM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Thanks so much. I'm probably too sensitive, but my heart rate shot up and at 67, the last thing I want is a coronary or a stroke, better safe than sorry? |
09-08-2013, 03:05 PM | #14 |
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| the most important thing is you are both ok.. and a lesson learned. I have had a yorkie pup slip out of a harness (it was my grand dog) and totally paniced-- so I understand some of what you were going through
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