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 red girl-Dallas TX 11/15
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Ad on Craig's List today:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/laf/2061199086.htmlMy precious dog got out of the back yard. She is a red and white Basenji. Please call if you have any information or saw her running around or picked her up.
She is wearing a black collar with her name and my phone number on it.Thank you!
Location: Ridglea Hills
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hi PattyM,
go around to the various dog shelters in your area with a picture of your lost dog. If you are allowed to, post some around the neighbourhood as well. Good luck, I really hope you find her.
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Hi Fran,
Actually, I only copied this post from Craig's Listβ¦. the lady who lost this pup is Brittany, and I sent her an email. She replied,"Hi Patty. Thanks for helping us find Coco. I am just devastated. Yes she is microchipped and I contacted BRAT last night. I am having a hard time staying positive considering she is chipped and had a collar on and I haven't heard a thing. I can't think of anything else to do that I haven't already done, to find her. I am beginning to wonder if she was hit by a car, and if she was and is picked up will they still try to scan her and call me. "
If there are any people in the Dallas area that can cross post, or keep an eye out, I'm sure Brittany would appreciate it. There's nothing so heartwrenching as a lost basenji.
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Brittany's basenji is still missing. If there are any members here from the Dallas area, can you please cross post for her? The more eyes, the betterβ¦.
"Hey there. No she hasn't come home. We are very sad and the house is extremely quiet ξ. At this point we just want to know if she is still alive and we should keep looking."
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HURRAY, a Happy Ending! Coco is found! Brittany emailed,
"OMG Pat, we found her!!!! We actually JUST found her! Somehow she got in the neighbors house, which is a family from Austin's "vacation" home. So obviously they were here this past weekend and she ran in their house and they didn't know it. Such a Basenji move! Luckily another family member lives here and let us in the house to let her out. This is all so crazy but thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and mostly your encouragement!! Please pass along to anyone you passed her missing info to, so they know we have found her! "
:rolleyes: 
:o Warm hugs to Brittany and her little girl! 
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Isn't that something! She was in the neighbors house. Great news she has her B back.
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Wow, what a happy ending..with a twist for sure. Typical basenji thing..
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That is wonderful news!! So glad you found her!!!!!