[nagdu] Missing guide dog found struck by car

[The Pawpower Pack]

Tami,

I agree with you about lots of off leash time for training purposes.   
I think, sometimes, especially with assistance dogs that off leash  
time is such a rare treat that when a dog gets loose he is too busy  
experiencing all those fun things like sniffing and running free and  
doing those things is not as rewarding as returning to the handler.

I work on recall from day one with my dogs, and make the recall a very  
high-value exercise.

Also with my border collie, I did some herding and I needed to be able  
to call her off of the sheep to return to me; training her to do this  
ensured she has a fantastic recall.

I do think it's important to keep dogs secured etc. but accidents do  
happen, sadly.


Rox and the Kitchen Bitches

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