A good "safety" exercise to practice is a command that tells your dog treats are in the offing, and use it at irregular intervals when you are walking. Combine the command with a total release of pressure on the leash, preferably when your dog has firm tension on said leash. Then if something unexpected happens you have a built in reaction of the dog to look to you for a reward. This won't work if your dog is pursuing a major distraction, but should give you an edge if you have an equipment failure in otherwise neutral conditions. (you can carry this one step further by "accidentally" dropping the leash in a controlled area, or with a light line attached for safety, and practice until the dog turns to you when it feels a total release)
Lost basenji in San Diego
-
Someone from our local group just sent this craigslist posting. I haven't talked to anyone yet that knows this pup (and a lot of us here know one another from meetups). Anyone else in San Diego who may have seen Casey, or know more?
-
my friend is a postal carrier a few miles from that area and i just sent the listing to him. He is goign to keep an eye out for Casey. Sad… hope hes found soon and safe!
-
That's great - mail carriers have a great vantage point.
Speaking of it being a small world…
-
Just got an e-mail from the owner of Casey to say that she was found. I had sent the owner a list of things to try and one of them worked. Casey came out of hiding to the sound of a diesel truck, owned by a friend, that she recognized. Casey was found after 6 days. A fantastic happy ending!
-
That is great news…
-
Oh, that's great! So glad Casey is home.
