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Getting Loose Dog Back into Home
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Getting Loose Dog Back into Home
I learned this morning I need to double down on teaching recall. I’m afraid I may have handled this incorrectly when my 4 month old got out the front door – he pushed it open, and I’m pretty sure pulled the handle down to open it. I tried running away to get him to chase me, which almost worked but I could never grab him. I tried throwing toys, but could never get close enough to him. After running all around our block, I finally went into the house after he got back to our yard. Fortunately he walked up to the porch after a minute when he realized I wasn’t playing with him. I was able to pick him up and bring him inside at this point. I grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and made it very clear I was upset with him, but I clearly scared him a little bit. After calming down, I had to coax him back out of his crate to give me a hug before leaving for work. Hopefully this never happens again, but how do I teach him that running away from me isn’t a game? Does something like this warrant me letting him know he was doing something wrong? Or did I make it worse by getting upset when he finally came back to the porch?
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