 don't do what I did
I have a retractable for Deegan and I love it! It gives him freedom and I don't have to try and keep up with him.
But I do have to send a warning out. I did something really stupid with it.
One morning I was walking Deegan with it like normal, and we were on the main street in our town. As I was walking he was pulling, so I didn't have it locked into place because the only time I lock is when I'm trying to keep him close to me. Anyway, were walking along and I tripped on part of the sidewalk that was cracked and lifted. When I tripped and stumbbled, I accidentaly let go of the handle and it went flying and bopped Deegan in the head. It must have hurt him, but startled him even more. So much that he went running because he must have thought that something was trying to attack him. He was running in circles anf yelping, and then the scary part - he ran under a parked truck that was on the side of the road and headed towards the road.
There was so much morning traffic I was petrified! I am trying my damdest to catch him before he runs into traffic! My heart was going a mile a minute!
I thought he was going to be a gonner! Luckily, while he was still panicking, he head back towards me, and I scooped him up and held and cuddled him and brought him home.
I felt terrible!!! People on the road must have thought that I was the town crazy person because Deegan is so small and was running so fast they probably didn't realize what I was chasing.
It sounds funny now, but I seriously thought he was a goner! So what ever you do - always have a good grip on the handle. Because if it hits them they get so scared. I felt awful all day, and my heart was still beating fast a couple hours later! |