Mark W. Oots wrote:

She had one annoying habit...She loved to run! If she got out the front
door, she'd run till SHE decided it was time to come home.

That's typical of Siberians and similar breeds if you don't spend time
training them to come. My Malamute had the same problem -- he'd come
when he was damn well ready. I finally cured him of it by shooting him
in the flank with a slingshot, hard enough to sting real good. He
thought it was a lightning bolt from the gods, and ran right to my side,
where I praised and consoled him. Never had a problem after that one shot.

I see a lot of people having trouble getting their dogs to come. They
call, and call, and call, not realizing that the more they call while
the dog won't come, the more they reinforce the behavior. Then, when
they finally manage to get the dog, they're so ****ed off that the dog
is freaked out.

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