John, we were recently traveling to my daughters townhome in a new area for Maya. She slipped off leash and took off running (playing to her). We chased her for 20-25 minutes with one close call in a high traffic road situation. Thankfully the car stopped when he saw me waving my arms. She ultimately stopped to chase a groundhog that she jumped and we were able to tackle her and get her back on the leash. The "come" command was not working nor kibbles. We did not scold her once we were able to get her back. She went about a 1/4 mile and in and out of house of a neighborhood. I am really interested in ideas of thoughts when this happens. We also increased training immediately with the "LONG" leash. We did not have the e-collar on at the time either. She is fine and I look forward to getting you back out for our final two sessions.

"Maya whines when she is wanting something. It can be she wants to play, hungry, pee or poop or just whines to get attention. We tend to respond and do what we thinks she wants. Ideas?" Great question! Sometime today or tomorrow, I'm going to record and add a brief response video here with my take on how I would approach this kind of scenario. If any other group members have some thoughts, feel free to chime in before that. (Some context here is that Maya is a young high-drive Australian Shepherd). Like I said, I'll add a video below when I get a chance today or tomorrow walking you through my thoughts but just wanted to pass this question I got to the group.

Long-Line walking may be really beneficial for some of your dogs and perhaps refreshing for you (as long as there no safety concerns based on the context of where / when you're walking, etc.). I love doing this with my dogs, specifically 3 of our 4. Ruby is not as interested in the environment outdoors as the other 3. I hope this Part 1 video with Rip gives you some insight into how to go about this. I'll probably record another example or two with Nova and Mick Jabber. If you have any questions let me know...there definitely is a skillset and a "letting go" involved. I like to find ways to let go of control of my dogs a bit as long as safety is a non-issue...this is one way to do so! Enjoy the video and feel free to comment with any thoughts or questions!