We're experiencing a little strange behaviour from Fudge.
We've worked really really hard on her recal and it is now 95% when we're out 'on a walk', having taken her in the car or on her lead to somewhere safe for her to run around (i.e no cars) HOWEVER If fudge gets out of the house without hving been first on the lead or without being asked to sit stay and then jump in the car she runs away. She hears us shout and she keeps on running usually, but not exclusively, down the river at the bottom of our hill. She wont come anywhere near either of us when she's on one of her escape efforts and she runs SOO fast. The other night we were at my in laws and she escaped through their back door, they live next to a very busy road and she ran across it several times. The only way I got her back was because she ran into the CO-OP (over a mile from the house!!!!!) and got captured!
It terrifies me that one time she'll get run over. We are SO careful with her now and rarely let her near the front door but our two young nephews are not so vigilant. Does any one have any idea why she behaves so oddly? Why her recal is so good on a walk and yet she blatantly ignores us if she has 'escaped'?