petcrazyme
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Hello Everyone
I have a female 16 month old. She was been to obedience classes and easily obeys basic commands. When I take her out for a walk, I ask her to sit at the door until I am outside and then I invite her out ..she follows through perfectly. However, if I were to open the door for whatever other reason, Maisy will cunningly take any opportunity to bolt out and she will NOT come back until she has had her fun. Luckily, we live on a long quiet cul-de-sac that has 2 acre lots so there are very few cars. Next year, we plan to be in a busier neighborhood and if I can't control Maisy's bolting problem she will surely end up dead.
I am now in the habit of always looking over my shoulder to see if Maisy is around before I open the door. If she is, I ask her to sit and stay and she does. My husband and children on the otherhand have not made this a habit and the dog continually gets out. She has a blast as there are large lawns and marshy waters to run through as well as ducks and frogs and birds to chase. My husband (not particularly a pet person) is very annoyed that I have to, yet again, bathe the dog as she smells like a swamp when she decides to come home. This is an exhausing problem.
My neighbor has a large dog that used to leave her property until she started using a wireless training device. Her dog now happily stays on her own yard and is now not at risk of losing her life or causing a car accident that could seriously harm a person.
I'm starting to feel like I should try this option and would welcome any opinions.
Thanks for listening.
I have a female 16 month old. She was been to obedience classes and easily obeys basic commands. When I take her out for a walk, I ask her to sit at the door until I am outside and then I invite her out ..she follows through perfectly. However, if I were to open the door for whatever other reason, Maisy will cunningly take any opportunity to bolt out and she will NOT come back until she has had her fun. Luckily, we live on a long quiet cul-de-sac that has 2 acre lots so there are very few cars. Next year, we plan to be in a busier neighborhood and if I can't control Maisy's bolting problem she will surely end up dead.
I am now in the habit of always looking over my shoulder to see if Maisy is around before I open the door. If she is, I ask her to sit and stay and she does. My husband and children on the otherhand have not made this a habit and the dog continually gets out. She has a blast as there are large lawns and marshy waters to run through as well as ducks and frogs and birds to chase. My husband (not particularly a pet person) is very annoyed that I have to, yet again, bathe the dog as she smells like a swamp when she decides to come home. This is an exhausing problem.
My neighbor has a large dog that used to leave her property until she started using a wireless training device. Her dog now happily stays on her own yard and is now not at risk of losing her life or causing a car accident that could seriously harm a person.
I'm starting to feel like I should try this option and would welcome any opinions.
Thanks for listening.