Recall

I got a scare this afternoon and was ultimately proud of Becca. We were walking by the river, she was off leash. Becca ran around a tree after something gray, I thought it was a squirrel. They looped back around by me and ran up a hill, it was a gray fox kit. I about had a heart attack and immediately called for her to come. It took four "BECCA COME" (10-15 seconds maybe), but Becca came flying back. I praised her to high heaven, treated and leashed.

This is the one area in my neighborhood where Becca has been able to be off leash. Now I don't know if I dare to continue. I am proud of Becca however, I couldn't see her while she was returning. If she was at my feet at the at the fourth repeat, she had to have turned by the second.

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Comment by Madeline and Bella on July 18, 2013 at 4:01pm: She sounds like a very good girl! I would say most corgis would chase after a smaller prey animal or a kit/cub/fawn that is smaller than them indeed. But I would have been terrified as well!

Comment by Beth on July 11, 2013 at 12:02pm: What a good girl, and clearly you've done a great job with training! If there is not a road nearby, I would probably try her off-leash again because it seems unlikely the foxes will stick around once a dog has wandered into their turf!

Comment by rae on July 11, 2013 at 12:16am: oh my, that is so intense! i'm so glad becca was a good girl and came right back. it's always scary to get tested like that because recall is very tricky. glad it worked out for you both!

Comment by Linda on July 10, 2013 at 10:20pm: What a scare indeed! You should be proud of her for coming back. I don't know if mine would have given up the chase.