A good "safety" exercise to practice is a command that tells your dog treats are in the offing, and use it at irregular intervals when you are walking. Combine the command with a total release of pressure on the leash, preferably when your dog has firm tension on said leash. Then if something unexpected happens you have a built in reaction of the dog to look to you for a reward. This won't work if your dog is pursuing a major distraction, but should give you an edge if you have an equipment failure in otherwise neutral conditions. (you can carry this one step further by "accidentally" dropping the leash in a controlled area, or with a light line attached for safety, and practice until the dog turns to you when it feels a total release)
Lost R/W male Maryland
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This is not my dog. This is a craigslist ad. The dog was last seen Oct 7th.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/laf/2099867677.html
If anyone has seen a 20 pound male basenji dog (see photo) with a white tip of the tail, please let me know. He was last seen in Kensington at 11pm 10/7/10. He got off his leash and has no collar. He has been to Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Rockville and now Kensington. He could be 10 miles from Kensington at the rate he can move as of this posting.
He won't bite but is very hard to catch. He's sweet but fearful. We've had about 7 sightings from the flyers we've put up.
Respectfully,
jim
?Location: Kensington area
?it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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this is my boy and he is still unaccounted for
Marie
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I'm still looking from afar for you!