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05-15-2010, 12:38 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: fuerteventura
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| obedience ?? NOT..... hi all, does anyone have this problem ?? we have a 2and a half year nutered girl,we have had her since she was 8 weeks old.our problem is; for the frist few months she would go for walks and be let off the lead, chase a ball bring it back etc etc then one day she decided to run off, we spent an hour trying to get her back she got very close to the main road a couple of times, it took a complete stranger to catch her !!! anyhow it happened again after that so now years on she never goes of lead, i just dont trust her not to run off. we tried all training methods but once she sees something/ dog/ cats/ etc thats it she s off !! its spoiling our fun with her, id love to let her off but i dont want to loose her or get her run over any other suggestions or is it a yorkie thing ??? |
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05-15-2010, 12:57 AM | #2 | |
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Hey, my older sister has a miniature schnauzer who does the very same thing. she is also fixed even though i dont think that has anything to do with it. I personally dont know why she does that or if there is a way you can fix it. Perhaps you can try calling her to you and giving her something like chicken everytime she comes back to you, so that way she knows that she gets really good treats when she is near you and thus may not want to run off. but i suggest you try this in a park or somewhere closed off and open so that nothing bad happens, and so that she wont run off into the street or something. She has to learn that you are the boss and that she gets good things when she is with you. My big sisters never lets her dog off lead because she does the same thing. we took her to the park one time and i figured if we let her off she would be better behaved but low and behold in less then a minuet she was already off half way across the park. | |
05-15-2010, 12:58 AM | #3 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | my suggestion when in public places do not let her off lead....no matter what...because the consequences can be deadly....you can enforce the recall training...but unless you can completely trust her i still wouldn't trust it from what you have written
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05-15-2010, 03:26 AM | #4 | |
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I'd get a long leash and continually work with her - if you want to have her 'off leash' you need to find a safe place where she can't possibly run into streets etc.... They can run and run if given the notion - especially if they see a cat or other 'small' animal - the chase is on ! I wouldn't chance it GOOD LUCK | |
05-15-2010, 06:01 AM | #5 |
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| thanks for the replies so far !!! i just feel sooo sorry for her, we saw a dog on the beach the other day playing ball, she was desperate to get over and play too, i felt so sorry for her,we have tried recall with her all time favorite cheese, it lasts for a small time but after that she just ignores me and the cheese. I have tried doing recall on her long lead just lettin her come back but when she gets bored she starts pulling and wanting to go her own way. frustrating as i know its us and not her just sad she will always be on a long lead. |
05-15-2010, 06:11 AM | #6 |
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| I know what you mean, but better safe than sorry.
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05-15-2010, 07:40 AM | #7 |
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| I would go for a really long leash... i let Samy off from time to time to play with other dogs but this is when we are in the park... when we take walks on the streets or in an unknown area - leash is on.. it is very long so he does actually taste the freedom to run here and there and I usually use verbal commands to lead him places and not with the leash but if anything approaches i am quick to pull him back and keep him safe. Better safe than sorry.
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05-15-2010, 08:03 AM | #8 |
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| She just needs more training (easier said than done, I know). Just don't trust her in the meantime. Take her to a dog park, if you have one available, to let her off-leash and give her the freedom that she wants in a safe setting. About two months ago, in puppy classes, the trainer told me: "Jezebel has problems with impulse control." Uh, yeah! So, I know what you're going through and I feel your pain!
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05-15-2010, 08:56 AM | #9 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Homewood, IL, USA
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| Terriers were bred to chase small animals. You can train her all that you want, but even with the best trained dog, there is still a chance he/she will take off. You simply cannot override what is in their blood. This is not to say don't train; the recall command could save your dog's life one day, but it's better to be safe and keep her on the lead when in the open as Samuel-Samy suggested. Fence in your yard or a section of it if you have a big yard and she can have just as much fun. Dog parks are also excellent places to go off lead! |
05-15-2010, 09:12 AM | #10 |
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| i have a JRT that is extremely well trained. Shes even trained to the point where i can say drop it and she drops the food shes eating. She knows the difference between find Cole whose my son and find daddy my husband. But the minute she sees a squirrel DUNZO. Once she gets the squirrel I can give her any command in the world and she will follow but its getting the squirrel that shes focused on. I know it's part of her breed and I am always prepared when we go places with a leash on. We have several leashes for her ranging from a short leash to a 75 ft leash. The 75 Ft leash is made from marine grade rope and super light weight. We usually only allow her on the 75 ft leash when we go to my father in laws farm. While we have only had very few situations where she takes off chasing I don't wanna take my chances Im not prepared for one. |
05-15-2010, 02:45 PM | #11 | |
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Guinness started training when he was a pup. He is 4 years old today (his birthday!) and still training . In a enclosed field, I can send him out aways and give commands with hand signals. I can have him come full bolt then drop (lay down and stay) mid way before resuming his recall- still, I will not chance off leashing him in the open, near traffic. The lure of the squirrel cannot be denied!
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05-15-2010, 05:58 PM | #12 | |
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aww happy b day guinness and wow ur a gr8 trainer | |
05-15-2010, 07:56 PM | #13 |
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| Awww, thanks for the well wishes. I'm not a trainer, just someone who likes to takes alot of classes because I enjoy doing things and being with my dog. He never cease to amaze me. Now who's traing who?
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