Leash. Training. Repeat.

[Ron H.]

I've gotten a few out of the street when I was walking, etc. With a dog that is not very skittish, I usually have had good luck by bending over (or kneeling) and speaking to them in a higher pitched voice. Patting my hands together softly or on my legs seems to help while doing so.

If you can call them while continuing to walk, they will often tend to tag along and this may get them out of danger and also acclimated to you. This has worked for me if they are hesitant about getting within reach. They are pack animals, and you and the dog may make a sufficient "pack" so that you can lead it out of danger.

I haven't expressed this very well, but maybe the idea is somewhat clear. It takes years to learn to read them, but you just have to process the feedback they are giving you and go from there.

You cared enough to be there with her as she died. Many would not have done so.

Thank you for that.

Sir, thanks for the info. Good to know.

Thanks again, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[A10]

We've gotten several strays off the street, mostly with the techniques described by cjw3. Some are so skittish about the only thing you can do is try to chase them back home. I don't think there is a single solution.

 

[COL Jagdog]

Unfortunately, some folks just have no common sense when it comes to owning a dog -- I have been in the OP's shoes helping a dog that found itself on the street -- GoodysgotaCuda makes a good point that it takes repetition to train the basic commands - sit, stay, down, come -- let alone more complex commands for hunting dogs - "Back", "Over", "Dead bird" etc. I have trained dogs for over 35 years
(we currently have 4 Oakley English Setters - Dram, Radar, Shade, Taser; plus my American water spaniel, Ruger, who is my duck/goose dog, and my wife's Newfoundland, Beignet, who is a trained water rescue dog -- all wear collars with ID tags that have our address, home and cell numbers, and all are chipped. We have kennel runs both at home and the farm, plus fenced in areas for them to run. Plus crates inside for them to sleep in on cold nights) Responsible dog ownership is like responsible gun ownership -- you have to learn it and constantly train it. We have never "lost" a dog (i.e had one that ran away) primarily because we put a lot of time and effort into training and caring for them -- this is because they are like family members to us and we love them very much and considering what a good ES, AWS or Newf costs these days, it wouldn't make much sense to buy a dog and not train it, then lose it to a mishap. Lost dogs are kind of like accidental discharges -- they should not happen.

We use British-style slip-leads -- a leash that has a loop for your hand and a loop with a sliding ring that goes over the dog's head -- very simple to use and very effective for walking and training a dog. Academy often carries them and you can order them from mendotaproducts.com --

 

[DWFAN]

I thought this was going to be a wife training seminar. I've been working on mine for thirty years and she still pulls the leash, won't sit but knows how to play dead,
DW

 

[arjay]

I thought this was going to be a wife training seminar. I've been working on mine for thirty years and she still pulls the leash, won't sit but knows how to play dead,
DW

Or the barking?My God how does one control the barking?....I'm ok...I'll just go back in my man cave now....

 

[Old TexMex]

Ron, you're a good man.
We don't have strays around here, the coyotes own the night and take them down.