Comments on: Too Much Morning Excitement

By: Karen Stevenson

Karen Stevenson — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:22:53 +0000

OMG Jenna…what a scary, scary situation. I always have that fear with my Sushi. For that reason I train him to come using a special word and give him a treat. Just in case. Thank God Snickers is safe and sound!!!!

By: Jaqi (or T)

Jaqi (or T) — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:25:19 +0000

omg Jaqi (or T)s last blog post..School

By: bibby

bibby — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:41:49 +0000

fortunately for me Bear is not like that and will come immediately. Two days after we got him he was at a Halloween dog party and he was so skinny his collar fell off. He just sat down and waited for it to be put back on. No-one had taught him that he was 8 months old and had spent 4 of those being shut in small rooms. He really is a star.

By: nycgadgetgirl

nycgadgetgirl — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:12:24 +0000

It’s crazy how few people will help! I can’t believe you were chasing her for an hour. That must have been AWFUL.

Snick got out of the dog run off leash when he was about 11 months old and led me on a merry chase for a couple blocks. I got him back because he ran up to greet a family and the dad reached down and grabbed his collar after I fell to my knees crying and begging him to “please grab my dog.” (If I had run toward them, Snick would have taken off.) Turned out none of the family spoke English, but apparently tears are a fairly universal language.

Snickers and I have also returned the favor. We were in Bryant Park one day and a Beagle broke his leash and started running around. People WERE trying to help catch him, but he thought it was a big game and he almost ran into traffic on 6th Ave twice. I went over and used Snick to entice him close enough to be able to snag him by the collar.

By: bibby

bibby — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:05:34 +0000

When lily was a puppy her leash snapped and she ran away from me towards a busy road. She had me running for an hour and everyone I asked to grab her collar looked at me blankly. When she stopped for a poo I was able to grab her, it was so scary and I was so unfit!!!!!!!!

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:35:10 +0000

A similar thing with Sumi happened a couple years ago. However, *I* had not taken the step to train myself or she like you had. What I did do was instinctual and turned to be the right thing.

She had gotten out the open gate at the old house, and I didn’t realize it for about 2min. When I got down to the end of the driveway, I paused, and she looked at me- had I acted differently she’d have been off like a shot.

Instead, I smiled, laughed and bent over towards her with my hands out, like we were playing. Then I said “Let’s go get mom!” and I ran back towards the yard. She followed and I closed the gate behind me.

I need to practice this anyway, because had I been in a busy traffic situation like you were, I don’t know if I’d have had the presence of mind.

Glad you two are ok.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:15:23 +0000

omg. omg how damn scary!!! I'm SO glad the story had a happy ending! I know exactly what you mean about sitting down to recover. Janets last blog post..Friday Fill-Ins #70