Paul E. Schoen wrote:
And possibly some methods of teaching reliable off-leash
behavior and recall. This is not the first time he has been off-leash, and
on one other occasion he behaved in a somewhat similar manner. At that
time, he had wandered up the hill into a wooded area with a meadow, and I
found him visiting in the neighbor's back yard. When I called him,
eventually he came running toward me, with a big smile, and then he shot
past me into the woods on the other side. Eventually he came back out, and
let me hook him up to his leash to walk back to the house.

Which does lead me to wonder why you haven't trained him to have
a solid recall. Next squirrel, he might not come back, might
shoot across the road. The recall is more for his safety than
your convenience.

FurPaw


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