She has earned the nic name of "The weenies" with her antics. We live on the top of a mountain on 18 acreas at the top- but most of it is wooded with about 3 acreas as grass/controlled weed. Anyway- Galina was diving into the woods- and although she would eventually hit a fence, I dont want her charging around in the woods with the wild life we have. For months she stayed on a flexi but the transition has been really hard- with the knowledge of knowing to have boots on to retrieve her out. Well the other day, where she went up a deer trail, When I found her, the easiest way back out was the trail we entered from. As I neared the end, she spotted her brother and took off to go in the house. PRAISE PRAISE as I approached the door ( my mind wanted to kill her... lol... ). Anyway since then- instead of my having to retrieve her from another direction, she comes back the same path..
NOW DUH!!! Miss dog trainer! When a dog breaks a stay, you put them back where they where-- When they do not do a recall right, you put them back on their same path they should have taken.. Well by God, although I took the path back as easier for me to walk in the woods, Galina learned "hey all I have to do is turn around and go back how I went in"... Now she jumps in about 10 feet, grabs a stick, and comes flying back out. POOF PROBLEM SOLVED!
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