We have had Misha, a 6th mnth female Airedale since mid December. Her training has been coming along really well. She is very well behaved, sits perfectly and responds really well when called....or so we thought. As she has been so good at coming when called we have been letting her off the leash on the beach for increasinginly longer periods of time and she really enjoys these sessions. She has always come & sat down when called and waited for the leash to be put back.
Last night, during a run on the beach with my husband she suddenly headed off and would not come back. When he called her she just kept looking back and then trotting off. She then just starting ignoring him and carried on her away. She wandered across a main road and then disappeared. After much searching my husband went back to the house to find she had made her way back to the house, luckily avoiding any cars. We were both shocked and obviously very concerned as she never shown a tendancy to suddenly go off before. We are so thankful she made it safely. Any thoughts on why this suddenly happened and the best way to go forward with training would be really appreciated.....
Last night, during a run on the beach with my husband she suddenly headed off and would not come back. When he called her she just kept looking back and then trotting off. She then just starting ignoring him and carried on her away. She wandered across a main road and then disappeared. After much searching my husband went back to the house to find she had made her way back to the house, luckily avoiding any cars. We were both shocked and obviously very concerned as she never shown a tendancy to suddenly go off before. We are so thankful she made it safely. Any thoughts on why this suddenly happened and the best way to go forward with training would be really appreciated.....