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Running away from the Escapee…

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  • Lenny actually escaped from a fenced yard yesteday for the first time… scared me to DEATH. Once when I first got him ( he was about 15 weeks old) we were outside w/ leashes and the clip on his collar snapped and he was free. Instead of running after him, I got his attention (miracle) and ran as fast as I could away from him and into the house. He thought I was playing and chased after me. I did the same thing yesterday. He was out of the fence and running around sniffing things and when I got his attention (from about 100 feet away, I did a sort of "human play bow" and then sprinted into the yard. Luckily he chased after me. (Beat me into the yard too... the little monster) .

    WHEW! and then my heart started beating again.

    Anyway, just wanted to share that technique. It has worked for me the 2 times I've needed it. Get their attention, and then run in the other direction...

  • LOL,,,,,,,I did the same thing one time when I was riding a bike with Bella on a leash beside me. She got loose and instead of my initial reaction to freak I just started peddling as fast as I could to the house and she followed me right into the garage! Score – Basenji 5,231,498
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  • LOL, totally… although I think I have 2 points from when I tricked them into sleeping in their crate by putting it on top of the heater.

  • My mom found that falling down and screaming in pain also gets them back when hers was running away from her and she tripped on a partially buried rock and broke her toe. The dog was back in a flash very worried about her.

  • @Tayda_Lenny:

    Lenny actually escaped from a fenced yard yesteday for the first time… scared me to DEATH. Once when I first got him ( he was about 15 weeks old) we were outside w/ leashes and the clip on his collar snapped and he was free. Instead of running after him, I got his attention (miracle) and ran as fast as I could away from him and into the house. He thought I was playing and chased after me. I did the same thing yesterday. He was out of the fence and running around sniffing things and when I got his attention (from about 100 feet away, I did a sort of "human play bow" and then sprinted into the yard. Luckily he chased after me. (Beat me into the yard too... the little monster) .

    WHEW! and then my heart started beating again.

    Anyway, just wanted to share that technique. It has worked for me the 2 times I've needed it. Get their attention, and then run in the other direction...

    I did the same thing with Ruby, the one time she got free when I was walking her and I fell. Worked like a charm :D. It always feels good to outsmart her :D.

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