[paulapoo]

My Otis is a "runner". I think that is what they call little doggies like ours.
He has this great need to roam, hunt, and explore if given the opportunity. He's gotten away from me about 4 or 5 times. He takes off and doesn't look back. He doesn't acknowledge my calls or commands. In my opinion, he's got the terrier nature to hunt. I wondered if maybe it would get better as he got older. He just turned 4. He hasn't gotten out in a long time, but thats only because I take every precaution to make sure it doesn't happen. In the mean time, I chicken wired every opening in the fence and I keep 2 sections of an ex-pen in front of the front door. He doesn't go to anyones house without me first checking out all the fence and gates.
People say he could be trained out of it, well, i've tried and failed. Good Luck, keep a close eye on him.