It is so interesting and useful to read these comments! We have a 2 year old Yorkie (rescued at 18 months). She is such a doll but obviously not trained and we have come a long way. We have an older terrier mix (65 lbs) who goes off leash all the time and is very obedient. Little bit here still goes ballistic over squirrels, cats and other dogs (we've improved with people and birds) so I've always felt like she could never be off leash.
Then, two weeks ago, she slipped out of the house when we were leaving and ran like the wind. We chased her (I know you're not supposed to chase, but omg, total panic, and she would have been gone) for about 2 miles to a highway (where we ran into the street with our arms in the air) and then finally got her when she ran into a fenced yard. No treats or games or anything could get her to stop. She's got a collar and a microchip, but we'll pretty much never let her off leash and will do what we can to make sure that never happens again (if anyone has suggestions for that, I'm open, lol)!
Good luck to you, maybe you can train your little one like JanesMum's friend! That would be awesome! |