Exactly! Lady will come when I call her, in her pen or in the house, etc.. But once you let her loose, forget it! :) As i said I wouldn't be so concerned wuith us out in the country, Iam not worried about her getting run over but I am worried about her getting shot at!
Our trainer suggested we walk her around the property and show her the borders that that is "hers" and we have done this several times, but to no avail..
I guess I am just gonn have to pray that the neighboring farmers dont' see her.. Course I am also planning on paying them a visit and letting them know if she is loose, she won't hurt their livestock--may not work but worth a try anyways.
Janna
In a message dated 3/18/2005 4:21:44 PM Central Standard Time, sirving@rogers.com writes:
Just another hint in case nothing else works. Sit on the ground and pant. :)
Sometimes crouching down on the ground and pretending to cry helps. But you can't overdo it because they catch on! I had to do this kind of thing with Jasmine. She knew perfectly well what "come" meant and she would do it unfailingly in training classes, but when not in class I guess she felt she didn't have to impress anyone. Seamus comes when called 95% of the time. He doesn't like to come when called when he sees a jogger or trail bike or anything moving fast, so I have to keep an eye on him and call him back before it is too late. Sometimes if I use reverse psychology and say "Go ahead....go see it" when something fast is going by, (e.g.: border collies learning skijoring) he decides it would be no fun to investigate and will stay close to me. It amazes me how intelligent these dogs can be!
Susan
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Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] RE: pyrnet-l-digest.20050318-1
"How to call Pyrs that get out of the pen"
When Ombre got out and ran off in the woods, Ron chased her nearly a mile, until he had to stop and rest. She seemed to think the chasing was a game. As soon as he sat down, she ran right up to him and he grabbed her collar.
Just another hint in case nothing else works. Sit on the ground and pant. :)
Nancy