SeeGee Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Biiiiiiiiiiig walk down newly discovered pathway - check Charlie loving being on newly discovered pathway - check Discovering our dog park is on newly discovered pathway - AWESOME Helping someone get their big doggie out of the gate without letting other doggies out at the same time - check ;) Losing grip of Charlies lead (we were on the outside of the park already as we were leaving) whilst helping other dog owner - FAIL Freezing in shock as Charlie ran off (lead trailing after him) the calling out like an idiot damsel in distress "somebody help me" - FAIL Watching helplessly (still frozen) as another kind dog owner cajooled him back - check for the nice person helping, FAIL to me Walking away from the dog park until I was out of sight so I could sit down and cry - FAIL :p What type of loser FREEZES and calls for someone else to help....????????? I cannot believe I did this. :rofl: :banghead: *Vent and self loathing complete* *edit: I should probably explain that Charlie is everything to me. We don't have kids, and he is kinda it for us and if anything ever happened to him I just don't know what I would do lol @ me crying again! I feel like such a loser today!! Edited January 31, 2010 by jacquilee81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 awwww don't be so hard on yourself!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) It can be scary when they escape! I don't freeze but I can get a bit hysterical The best confidence builder for me has been working to get as solid a recall as possible Daisy got out a couple of months ago and ran straight onto the road - I called our special drive training recall word and she can right back to me as fast as she could and even did a nice front too to say I was relieved is an understatement! Edited January 31, 2010 by huski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Oops ... not a good day hey That sounds almost as good as me when my dog broken his sit/stay (no leash on) before he was about to hop in the back of my brothers car. I yelled out his name to call him back ... only to remember I have absolutely no voice and his name comes out as a tiny squeak ... and then run out to grab him (trying to call him name) and then again trying to apologise to some poor woman who was walking past at the time with her dog only have nothing at all come out at this time. My boy just wanted to say hello but he definitely should not have left his sit/stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastus_froggy Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Not good BUT the outcome was good AND I am 100 percent certain that you learnt from that and if that type of situation ever occurs again you wont freeze (or maybe you won't even let go of the lead). Life is full of learning experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Many a dog owner has done exactly what you've done and then kicked themselves. Don't be so hard on yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeGee Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Thank you all........just a little shaken still lol. I think I will do as Huski has suggested (funny that ) and work on our recall... If Charlies' training is solid, I have no reason to panic, I will just KNOW what to do...... Thank you everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvMyCav Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Oh no jacquilee! You poor thing! At least when you froze, you still managed to find your voice so someone knew to catch your dog. It's just the worst feeling and you're so full of dread that sometimes, as with any terrifying experience, your body just doesn't do what you know it should do. Big hugs to you, I'm so glad that your dog is none the worse for wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 really reliable recall by Leslie Nelson http://www.dogwise.com/ItemDetails.cfm?ID=DTB810P for those scary moments when the dog clears off without you. My dog craps when I'm not paying attention. Not usually dangerous, Always Very Embarrassing if someone else has to point it out to me. Most frequently happens when I'm picking up some stranger's dog's karma crap - the crap you pick up because otherwise you will be the one that steps in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilaryo Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Don't feel bad. It's really impossible to know how you are going to react in situations like this. Panic and fear take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 What type of loser FREEZES and calls for someone else to help....?????????I cannot believe I did this. Don't be hard on yourself. I think you did the right thing in calling out for help. Once your doggie was up, up & away, it's likely he'd take a stranger's interest in him as a great social conquest. And be happy to be caught. So glad it worked out for your both. And good on the person who helped you. I know exactly what you mean about feeling distressed to even think about something happening to your dog. When I have a nightmare, it's not about monsters or anything....it's always about one of our dogs being lost & I can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeGee Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Thank you all you beautiful people. Its funny how small moments like that can have such a tremendous effect on you. *sigh* I appreciate everyones' responses. Jacqui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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