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)
B lost, Wa state, kirkland/bellevue area
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I forwaded this info to all my friends who live on the Eastside.
I hope they find her today!!!! What color is she???
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Red and white
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Thanks for posting the color. I just got home from work and got this post.
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Please tell me they found her!!! It's is a grey wet day today…..
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oh no..I hope they get her back before she gets hurt..poor, scared little girl..
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THEY FOUND HER........
WE HAVE HER!
A gentleman saw her in the middle of Lake Washington Blvd on Tuesday afternoon. He didn't want her to get hit, so chased her a short ways before enticing her into his car with his lunch of Chicken McNuggets. He called us when he found our phone number on one of the fliers this afternoon. So she was actually loose only about 6 hours. She's unhurt and completely fine!
That's pretty amazing since we've been able to establish that she crisscrossed Kirkland at least 3 times while she was out. She actually got onto southbound I-405 at NE 85th St and was running across all lanes of traffic before some kind people stopped and shooshed her down the off-ramp at 70th Pl NE. She was also responsible for stopping traffic at the intersection at the end of the ramp as well as in front of Northwest University (twice) and Lake Washington Blvd (also twice).
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I can't tell you how happy I am right now!!!!!:):)
I have been talking to all my Bellevue/Kirkland friends to be on the lookout and to tell their friends too!!!
My heart is happy.:D:D:D:D:D
Thank you sending this wonderful update Sharron!!!!
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WHAT basenji can ignore a chicken nugget???
Yes, this is wonderful news, and heaven was watching out for this girl, in her travels.
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ooohh, what happy news.. I am so happy she is off the streets and safe again..bless him for getting her..
Thanks for letting us know.
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It sure can happen to any of us.
I am glad this was a happy ending.
