Training your pet is one of the most effective methods of preventing escape. Here's a few paragraphs from the chapter on training. When I post material from the book I am obligated to include the publisher's copyright notice.

A properly trained pet, one that has had its intellectual muscles exercised and its wits sharpened, is more likely to be content in its environment, and thus less likely to attempt to escape. A trained pet is also a better-behaved animal and thus a more welcome member of the family and the neighborhood.

A dog obedient to your commands that happens to slip out of its lead is less likely to run off. And although a loud noise may still elicit fear, the fear will not translate into flight. Your dog will not run off, but instead will remain confidently by your side because you are its trusted leader. Because dogs are pack animals, they are happiest when they know their place in the social order, and training your dog establishes your position as the leader of the pack.

A trained pet is eager for instruction and the loving praise that accompanies obeying your voice. Quite simply, a trained pet is a safer pet, a healthier pet, a happier pet, and a pet that is at much lower risk of becoming a missing pet statistic.

Adapted from The Complete Guide to Lost Pet Prevention & Recovery. El Jebel Press. Copyright 2002. All rights Reserved.

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