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Originally Posted by lovespandp  LOL I don’t think you will find someone that doesn’t agree with you.
I was so mad at Peanut the other night. I have never been this mad. He ran out of the house the other day. He was excited that Dh got home so HE decided he was going to run out to greet him… well he ran right passed DH and went to the neighbors yard.. I ran out as well and followed him. I was calling him along with DH and he looked at us and decided to run down the street!!! About 4 houses down!!! I was able to corner him and tell him to stop- thankfully he listened and let me pick him up.
I was pissed!! I smacked his bum and told him he was a very bad boy! I felt bad after for smacking him, but I wanted to make sure he knew never to do that again… He honestly has never done that.. I am not sure where it came from.
He ignored DH and I the whole night… I just let him be. The next morning he was my baby again.. We will have to be careful now when doors are open, hopefully he has learned his lesson.. because DH and I has learned ours. |
Gracie did the same thing to me 3 times when she was a puppy. We live quite a way from the main road and have an access road that comes down to the house. The little stinker would run right up the hill toward the main road like she knew where she was headed each time. I have a serious back issue and can't run very fast. Thankfully I had my kids here and they are much faster than I. It just about makes your heart stop! She was almost to the road one of the times before my daughter caught her. I had looked away because I was sure she was going to reach the road and get hit. She has since learned to sit back away from the door when it is opened but when she was a pup she was determined to to for the high road.
One thing to remember is that if you punish him after you have caught him it will only make it harder to get him if he gets out again. If they think they will be punished once you get a hold of them it makes them much more determined to run.