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docmartin · 09-08-2013, 01:51 PM

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)?

09-08-2013, 01:51 PM	#1
docmartin Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: North Lincs Posts: 699 Blog Entries: 13	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.