I try and take Wicket to the dog park every day because we don't have a yard and he loves to play fetch ( he puts retrievers to shame). Last night it was raining and I was tired so we skipped it. This morning at 6:00, I opened the back door and Wicket ran full speed in the direction of the dog park about a quarter of a mile away. I took off after him, forgetting that I was wearing a bright pink bathrobe and matching slippers. I ran after him calling his name. Occasionally he would turn around and wag his tail and then run again. We ran the entire quarter of a mile and I had not even had my coffee yet. I have never seen a Shih Tzu run that fast, ignoring everything around him. He was obviously on a mission. I kept running imagining my 10 lb dog getting eaten by mountain lions, bears or foxes ( we live backed up to the foothills in Colorado). Out of breath I finally reached the dog park gate and there was my little Wicket, sitting nicely like he was taught waiting patiently to be let in.
I learned 2 things this morning.
1. Wicket does not have the best recall, we need to work on that
2. don't miss his trip to the dog park
You can also teach them not to run out tge door- we taught Marble ... She still has no recall tho :(
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