There is one very frightening thing that I have not been able to stop Gracie from doing. Once she became "Miss Know It All" she decided she wanted to get outside. One day she darted out the front door and ran as fast as she could as far as she could. Thankfully we don't live close to the road but she follows the driveway up to the road. I have to be so careful when I or anyone else opens the door because she will dart out so fast. She snuck out the door with the cable guy a couple of weeks ago. He didn't see her until he got out to the road and there she was trying to hitch a ride I guess. I thought she was shut in the bedroom with my daughter. I almost passed out when the cable guy came to the door with her in his hand. This is one more reason to get those basic obedience commands engrained in your dogs head. Now when I bring in groceries or have to have the door open for more than a second Gracie gets put on her leash. I have ordered a harness so she can go out for walks and I hope this will help her to not have such an urge to explore the world. We are still working on the stay command and will continue until she can be trusted to stay for more than a few seconds. |