Okay so Piper has been allowed off leash in our unfenced yard after maybe 1 week of having her. She was good about not leaving the yard, but in the past 2 weeks she has left the property 3 times. Before that she had left the backyard twice.
Well today I let her out to go potty right when her feet hit the porch she was gone I called after her, but she completely ignored me and ran to the neighbors. My brother went and got her for me. I was so freakin mad at her for leaving the yard. Right when my brother brought her in she was put in time out for ten minutes mostly for me to cool off. So know we are working on recall every single day. And we will start working on invisible boundaries once she gets good at recall. Until she has a solid recall she will Not be allowed outside without a leash.
You may wonder why on earth would I have let her off leash in the first place without teaching this. Well Missy never had to be leashed in the yard, she never ran off, well once maybe twice. She would stop dead in her tracks when I said "Uh Uh" or "No Missy" in a loud stern voice. Missy was the same age as Piper is now 6 months. Piper could care less if I call her in an exciting voice or use a stern loud voice, if she want to leave she is going to.
Well today I let her out to go potty right when her feet hit the porch she was gone I called after her, but she completely ignored me and ran to the neighbors. My brother went and got her for me. I was so freakin mad at her for leaving the yard. Right when my brother brought her in she was put in time out for ten minutes mostly for me to cool off. So know we are working on recall every single day. And we will start working on invisible boundaries once she gets good at recall. Until she has a solid recall she will Not be allowed outside without a leash.
You may wonder why on earth would I have let her off leash in the first place without teaching this. Well Missy never had to be leashed in the yard, she never ran off, well once maybe twice. She would stop dead in her tracks when I said "Uh Uh" or "No Missy" in a loud stern voice. Missy was the same age as Piper is now 6 months. Piper could care less if I call her in an exciting voice or use a stern loud voice, if she want to leave she is going to.
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