Originally posted by ajewel

... he gave us a little scare.

Well, next thing we know, Chance is in Harvey's seat,
and Harvey isn't in the truck!

He had jumped out of the window ...
He jumped off the tonneau onto the pavement ...

... until he stopped to pee on a light pole...

I thought I'd mentioned that!

Harvey has the desire to be a Door >DARTER<!

And he's pretty good at it!

At the Vets Office - I held the pre-attached leash as I opened his door ...
*Zoomie* - he launched himself off the seat and out the door
in a flash! I had a firm grip and he came to a quick stop!

At the rest area pit stop - I'd forgotten and got out to *stretch* before
I closed my door ... HEY ~ Lookit that dog running past me!
That's MY #34!!
A quick *STOMP* on the trailing leash halted that escape.

Next stop I was on the alert ...
<Slip> out of and CLOSE my door ... open his door and GRAB the leash ...
He STILL insisted on a mad DASH out the door and managed
to pull the leash out of my grip!
A nearby Light Pole was his downfall ... hard to *pee* and *run*
at the same time!

He walked rather well on the leash; but every so often he'd *LUNGE*
and give a hard pull on the leash - as if "testing" to see if you're
really holding on!

I'll bet he tries to >DART< out doors at the house ...
We practice the *WAIT* command when opening doors:
They have to *WAIT* at an opening door till *I* say "OK" ...
then they're allowed to pass through.
Cinder & Smokey are pretty good at *Waiting* ... Bowser still
needs some work on that one!

You might find it *handy* to make Harvey wear a leash on his collar
ALL the time in the house for a while - makes it easier to apply a
"correction" if he's already wearing the "corrective aid"!

/s/ Phred