rylee ran away :(
Rylee got out today while my roomate was taking some things to her car. He wandered around the driveway for afew minutes but then when I called him to come back inside, he bolted and took me for a good half mile chase down the main street of my part of town and he nearly got hit by a few cars. He is usually very well behaved, besides the occasional FRAPing, and listens to every command, but for some reason he just would not stop for me. He also kept turning around and waiting for me to almost catch up as if it was a game for him. When I finally did catch up to him for good I couldnt even punish him because I was shaking (so much adrenaline). I know I probably shouldn't have run after him because it fed in to his game, but he was running in a street with cars and I just acted on instinct.
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I self-trained him and he seemed to be doing perfect until todays episode and now Im considering getting him to a "professional" trainer to avoid this from happening again. Is it a good idea to spend the money on the training or is there something else I can do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I self-trained him and he seemed to be doing perfect until todays episode and now Im considering getting him to a "professional" trainer to avoid this from happening again. Is it a good idea to spend the money on the training or is there something else I can do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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I am so glad that you were able to catch Rylee....yes chasing just makes it a game. I know it had to be hard not to chase Rylee with every emotion going through your mind. Is there a favorite treat that Rylee likes.....if at all possible next time grab it and try to entice Rylee that way instead of running after him. Training classes are always a good idea, I would definately sign up and even after you have him signed up the training doesnt stop there....it is ongoing!! So glad you got Riley back..... : )
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Permalink Reply by E on
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Teach Riley to chase you instead (using yummy treats, a favorite toy, whatever). That way, if he runs off again, you can call him, run the other way and he'll chase you. Being outside, off-leash, is just too tempting for them - they have to explore everything!
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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on
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I am so glad Rylee is OK! That is such a scary thing to happen. Corgis seem to be really hard to train to a 100% "Come" command. I'm constantly terrified of Sidney getting off-leash when outside, even with my daughter having him very well-trained. Something gets into their little heads...like they are off searching for the faerie folk or something!
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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on
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Whew, that's scary! I'm glad Rylee's ok! This happened to me once and it was really scary with Didi standing on the grass between the sidewalk and the street while I car was coming and it took EVERYTHING I had not to bolt toward her. I literally stood there, arms outstretched, gritting my teeth, just KNOWING that any second she was going to run into the street and get hit. It's the kind of thing that gives you a cold sweat.
I have a friend with two labs and she says when they get out she uses one of two last-minute-options. They're going to sound really silly. The first one is running in the other directions (like "chase me!!!") the other is... it sounds really silly, but she'll just fall on the ground. It's super wierd but for some reason both the labs immediately come over like "D: WHATS WRONG WITH MOMMY, SHE'S DEAD".
I don't know what'll work for you? I'd try a few things that people have suggested first, because even though it feels urgent and it IS urgent, professionals are mostly idea-people and nothing they can do can really stop a behavior unless you're training them hard too! It'll take time.
Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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I am glad he is okay. My Mocha does the same thing, We did clicker trainer and that seems to solve the problem, whenever the clicker is sound, he comes right back like a remote control.
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Permalink Reply by Avyon on
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Roxi wont really run away but will chase squirrels and pretend she can't hear us until its up a tree :)
We did a lot of training with her on a field with a huge rope and treats. It turned into a game until she could finally be off leash outside. I've used the running away trick (mostly because I was in a rush and didn't want to wait for her to trot back).
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Permalink Reply by Jessica on
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I am so glad Rylee is ok! I was about to cry!
Maybe train him to sit for a few moments before he goes outside, every time. Make sure he is calm before letting him out.
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Would you believe it, we had the same experience as Ein did! We were coming home from our walk, and instead of walking in the front door, Sidney got it into his head that he was not done with his walk and bolted for the street. We don't live on a super-busy street, but as luck - good or bad - would have it, a car came along just as Sid hit the street. Sid smacked snout-first into a moving car. I heard my hubby and daughter screaming for Sidney, then that heart-wrenching "YELP!". Then Sid was tearing up the road to get back home. The driver slowed down, but when he/she saw Sid race back home they continued on. Upon inspection, it looks like all he did was break a front tooth. His mouth was all bloody, and part of the tooth came off in my daughter's hand. Then he proceeded to drink some water and eat his dinner, so I guess it can't hurt that bad (yet). I called the vet, and they said we could bring him in tomorrow. I guess they'll want to remove the rest of the tooth. I hope Sid learned his lesson and avoids any more running into the street nonsense!
I'm SO glad that that's all that happened. If he had NOT hit that car just then, he might have run on and on, even heading for the busy street or the freeway. We were really lucky. And a few seconds slower or faster and he would have been UNDER that car. O.M.G!
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Glad Sidney and Ein are ok.
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Permalink Reply by mosesbotbol on
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Camber bolted out of the door once, not sure why. She had the leash attached to her also. She made it about 75 yards before I caught up to her and when I stepped on the leashed she was freaking out and growling. Like something snapped. She was so freaked, she did her business! I had to straighten her out until she calmed down. Not sure why she took off, but the was several months ago and hasn't done it since.
I let her out the door off the leash every day so she can go to the bathroom or follow me into the back yard. She is quite content staying inside, so any call to come back in the house she is normally running back.
You must've been scared and glad no one was hurt!
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Permalink Reply by Julie on
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The same thing happened to me with Boomer. It was horrible! We live on a fairly busy street and a passerby saw Boomer running around and he stopped and helped me catch her. Not only that, he stopped cars going by so she wouldn't get hit. I was in tears by the time I caught her and the stranger that helped me would not even tell me his name.. he said he was just another animal lover. I thanked him profusely and he left.
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Permalink Reply by Nicola Porter on
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Gosh if there is anything that gets the adrenaline going then that is it. So far yelling "treats for all" has worked even for little LO.
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