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[jennyjoan]

Wherever I posted and told you yesterday mr maxie didnt come back to me and the vet nurse told me what to do re chicken - I done it for that night and next day and it worked.

Today was after having him for 10 months - what did he do - he went onto the main road - I had loads of chicken treats - got him back - but he ran off - like it was raining today and I walked him for about an hour freelance - - as we were going home - I couldnt believe it - he run out of the park - first time in 10 months - what could I do - I ran back into park - he is standing "stupidtly" looking - am sad that I had there so much control 10 months ago where he wouldn't leave me - I am not a good dog owner. He controls me. I am lucky he was on the main road - if he had have seen another dog on the other side of this massive main road - he was dead. so he is back on the lead for a good while now - whether he likes it or not.

[Baldric]

Dog, off lead with access to massive main road, umm!!!!

[jennyjoan]

You are right baldric - I couldn't believe it -there he was - I couldn't get him back with anyting - all I done was walk back into the park - he is controllling me now. Am sad about that cos I gave him the will to live.

[Baldric]

You could try an Extending Lead if you don't already have one, just don't extend it when walking next to a road so he has to stay on the footpath.

[Mamyalynne]

Baldric's right, on lead at all times and extend only when it is safe for him and everyone around to have a trot in the park.

You aren't a 'bad' owner just struggling - reach out again for some training classes.

[EcclesCake]

There is more than one dog training class in your city, some do offer training for older dogs.

Please look into it.

[jennyjoan]

Thanks Mamy - I received a beautiful card from him this morning - with his photo on the front and a message saying how lucky he was having me as his mammy - this is from my friend in Australia who done all this on her computer - she's a bloody whiz kid. Will certainly keep this card - it is a large enhancement of my avatar. Funny when it is blown up.

[jennyjoan]

On the card

"Happy birthday"

To my new mammy

Thank you for finding me this fantastic new home. I love you


From your big bubba Maxie xxxx

- this friend is very zany. Miss her so much out of all my friends. She gives everything of herself to almost everybody.

[Baldric]

Let's have a look

http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=cadff460f9ca3fca6e3794ce03e8154d&default=http%3A//www.theanswerbank.co.uk/default_avatar.jpg&;size=399&r=g&;abrs4=2015111216

[Tilly2]

Jenny, Happy Birthday.

Why exactly won't you take Maxie to a decent training class?

[Mamyalynne]

That card sounds fabulous, Happy Birthday from me too.x

[jennyjoan]

must do that eccles - I nearly died when he went onto the main road and the more I approached him he was sorta running away and also seemed to be disorientated. The best thing I did was I ran (did I say ran) Jaysus - crawled would be the word - back into the park and he ran after me. I do need recall lessons. He did come back for the chicken ate it and as I was grabbing his collar missed him and he run away again. He's lovely tho - altho could strangle him when he does this I love him so much.

That was just one training class I rang - will google some over the weekend.

[Tilly2]

Will he sit on command, Jenny?

[jennyjoan]

well it isn't until tomorrow but have all ready as in food and drink - and I got a crown LOl out poundland and the beautiful cake Mrs O recommended.

Sausage rolls are just finished - am eating one now - oh - just got a platter of sandwiches made up from Sainsburys - one friend doesn't like butter so had to make separate ones for her - so that's my lot - they just serve themselves with the food and drink - I just have a drink and a bit of craic.

[jennyjoan]

at Tilly2 - sometimes and I mean sometimes - I think not getting out for those 3 weeks undone a lot of work. I couldn't walk as I had burnt my toes with boiling water so when he gets out naturally he doesnt want to come back to this oul house LOL

[SlackAlice]

"He controls me" that sentence in your post is your basic problem.

You have to become the leader of the 'pack'. Some people need the assistance of dog training to become that authoritative person/dog pack leader. Some dogs can be quite dominant themselves especially if you don't maintain your pack leader status at all times.

Nowadays, it is becoming difficult to walk a dog off the lead on any road especially one that will not obey basic commands. You need to put the lead on before you leave the park and make sure he walks to heel until he has calmed down from running around in the park.

In past times all my dogs were trained to walk to heel without leads, but nowadays I would not do that at all because the roads are too busy.

[jennyjoan]

Slack Alice - I do see even young girls managing big dogs ie Alsations etc without a lead and am amazed.

I was trying to him back on the lead for about an hour - he thought it a joke.

Also Baldric he is on an extending lead and I think that can be a problem as he then has too much leeway - so next time I will not extend the lead to its full length and keep him beside me so he hopefully could learn I am the leader of the pack but in the meantime I will still look for training classes.

[Baldric]

That's the way JJ, pack leader controls length of lead.