come back

[lincoln48]

I need help!!!!!!!!!!!! My 6 month brindle some time gets out the door and runs and runs and runs. I live in a trailer park where there are lots of kids and other pets. I need to teach PJ to come back. Not sure how to go about. He got loose at 9pm and my son heard someone say kill that dog cause he was loose.

 

[Jan]

There have been lots of posts on teaching your dog the recall. If you do a search you will probably find lot of information. You need to make yourself more exciting than everything else. Really yummy treats help too.

 

[BeckyNC]

I've read the worst thing you can do is chase a dog that's gotten loose. The dog will think it's a game and will run. Since Boxers are so playful, your boy might feel you are playing a game with him, if you are in fact chasing him. I read that instead of chasing, one should sit on the ground and pretend to cry, loudly. Since Boxers are especially sensitive, your boy might run back to you. Now, if he takes off out the door like a rocket, clearly this would not work! Tae is really attached to me (probably not good), so if I did the sit down and cry thing, she would probably come back (not that I want to find out!). If she's ignoring me in the house, I have on occasion tried it and successfully reeled her in!

 

[lincoln48]

Thank you for your replies. I tried the search before did not know that was called recall so I could not find any thing. I will search now. thanks again