02/04/2021
Dog saved by one word...
Well i learned today that all my determination in training my dog paid off.
Went out for a walk this morning with my dogs. We live in a nice neighborhood on side streets. Our walks will take us into other neighborhoods in the area by crossing some busy roads.
Well we were approaching one of those busy roads and a squirrel ran across the road. Now we all know that dogs and squirrels have a serious love/hate relationship. My one little girl started pulling heavily on the leash and the clasp broke. She started running after the squirrel on the other side of the street.
My heart stopped. I immediately yell "HOLD". She stopped on a dime and froze. She had not gotten to the busy road yet and my training her that one word "HOLD" helped her from getting hit or even killed by traffic.
She is OK and my heart was able to resume its normal pattern. She got lots of praise for listening.
No matter where you live or what you do to protect your pets, training them to one word commands can save their lives.
If nothing else train them in two habits:
Stay(HOLD) and Recall (COME).
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