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 Rhodesian, SC
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Got this from the ASFA Region 7 e-mail list.
PLEASE CROSSPOST
A full sibling to my Ridgeback Khoi slipped her collar around 10pm last
night.Her name is Aeden, she weighs about 75lbs. She has a small white patch on
her chest. She is not microchipped. She slipped her collar around 10 pm with
her handler, at the Red Roof Inn on Laurens Road in Greenville, SC. Her
owner Craig Boreiko drove down last night, and is vigilantly looking for
her. Please call Craig if you have any information regarding any sightings
of Aeden. His number is: 919-260-2218.They will contact Animal control as soon as they open at 8am.
Any information is greatly appreciated. I hope for her safe return.
Corey Burgess"
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The Ridgeback was found safe, not far from the hotel she went missing from.
Other then some scrapes and bruises, she appears to be okay.Denise Como
Wolfwind Gazehounds ~ wolfwindbz@frontier net.net
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