Puppy escape trauma

[Dot, Maggie and KoKo]

I started my morning off with a bang today so I'm now sitting here with my coffee trying to relax. I bought my granddaughter Michaela a mini GD that she wanted so badly but the puppy lives with me since she would be home alone all day. This dog has done so much for Michaela, she has become a much happier child and truly loves her pup. The two girls, Michaela, age 8 and Haley, age 5, come to my house every weekday morning (Mom has to leave for work early) and I drive them to school. Well this morning Haley opened the door before Rosie was on her leash and she bolted out the front door and was off.

I now have two screaming and crying little girls, a dog running down the street and its snowing like crazy. That dog knows nothing about "come" when she can run wild in the streets. I wasn't too concerned about cars since I live in a senior development but was really worried she would get too far ahead of my rickety legs and I didn't want the girls to run too fast after her cause she would just think they were playing and go even further away. Luckily she went up onto a neighbors porch and Michaela was able to block her in and get the leash on her. When we finally got into the car to go to school I was brought to tears watching Michaela crying and hugging her dog and talking to her. Haley was sitting there being very quiet and feeling guilty because it was her that had opened the door. Now I have to explain that she didn't do it intentionally but to be more careful in the future. Way too much trauma for me before 8 am. Of course I'm looking at Rosie right now sound asleep on her bed without a care in the world.

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[Barb, Murphy, Emmet, & Hudson]

That is alot to deal with so early in the morning!! I'm happy everything worked out for the best=) Enjoy your cup of coffee!!

[Linda Mikkelsen]

Blessings on your head! Drink your coffee and breath deeply! I think the girls learned a valuable lesson and maybe you can turn it into a good thing by explaining the value of dog training. These dogs love to please their people and respond so well to training. If you can't take the girls and Rosie to training, there are lots of good books you could all use.

And I think you are a pretty special grandma!!!

Linda (and Clyde)

[Nicole Wayne]

Thank goodness all ended well. Very sweet of you to get Rosie for your granddaughters and to take care of her for them, too. God bless!

[Leslie and Halas]

Glad you were able to catch up with Rosie. She'll probably be pretty tired for the rest of the day.

[Adina P]

Oh how scary!!! For all of you. So happy to hear it all turned out well in the end.

[fergie11]

I used to have a dog like that (For 18 yrs actually). She'd bolt out the door and there was no catching her until she was good and ready. My friends had dogs that would walk in and out without a care in the world and never go farther than 10 ft. from the door. I was so jealous. Now I have Fergie.
She's the dog that walks in and out and doesn't leave my side. She's almost a year old but has been like this since I got her at 7 wks. I do a lot of training one-on-one with her and many people may frown on this but I did use an e-collar to do some of this. One mild wake-up and listen zap or even a tone of that collar and she listens. She knows what is expected of her and she does it and she's happy and I'm happy. I haven't had the collar on her in a couple of months now. Believe me, one little zap is much better than having her running down the block with the kids crying. When she was 6 months old I actually took her horseback riding and she ran right along side me and the horse. What a dream. Doodles are so smart and they learn quick. Anyway, in summary, I so wish I'd trained my first dog the way I've trained Fergie. I would have had much happier 18 yrs.

[fergie11]

Ann - I think the splash in the coffee is the best advice yet.

[Beth and Gang]

I am glad your story has a happy ending Dot! What a way to srart the day!!
Tough for all of you!!
Enjoy that little Rosie!
You are a wonderful Grandma to keep Rosie with you, so your Gkids
can have a puppy in their lives.

[Tamara & Giada]

Glad all is ok!! We use the clicker or a whistle...................make the sound, they come,give VERY delicious treat! Works every time, and very easy to train.

[2hl9mp3c2fuam]

I'm very happy everything worked out...

[Janie]

That is way to much energy that early in the morning..glad all turned out well. I hope you enjoyed your coffee and got to relax.