Picrazy

So I THINK my human may be starting to figure out the FG - and she is BEGINNING to outsmart him.  It's the battle of the smarts...

Yesterday morning she took him for his morning walk - and on the way home, he started getting Picrazy.  That's my new word for Picard crazy.  It's those moments when he completely loses his mind and there is no controlling him.  Like when he starts to pull and chew on the leash in an attempt to pull it away from my human.  He KNOWS that IF she lets go - he is F-R-E-E.  And he wants to be FREE.  So she stops.  Waits for him to stop puling.  She moves forward.  He does it again.  She stops. And the pattern repeats, making a 10 minute walk take 20 minutes.  But he eventually gives up and walks along.  Yesterday as they were finally approaching home, my human didn't pay attention and didn't notice the big ball in the driveway.  I don't know HOW she missed it on the way out - it's big and orange.  Anyway, the FG spotted it as they were coming down the driveway and he suddenly BOLTED forward.  My human knew if she held on, she was going to do a faceplant on the asphalt, so she did they only safe thing to do.  She LET go.  And of course, as SOON as he was let go, he grabbed the end of the leash so he could run faster and he bolted around to the back of the house. 

Now keep in mind that we must adhere to a strict schedule on work mornings, and there is not a lot of time built in for escapees. So my human began to panic.  She raced around to the back - and he raced on - watching her over his shoulder.  So instead of chasing him, she ran away.  He didn't care.  He figured it was a trick.  So she went out of view around the house.  And she ran to grab a fetch toy sitting by the front door.  All the time Einstein and I are barking madly in the house.  Oh - and did I mention it's only 5:30 AM?  So my human then went back, peaked around the house and saw that the FG was standing in the back.  Waiting.  She moved back out of sight and tossed the fetch toy - which to the FG, basically appeared out of thin air.  So he ran to get it.  While my human was waiting right around the corner.  And of course he had dropped the leash so he could grab the fetch toy.  Allowing my human .04 seconds to grab the leash as he was just within reach.  BINGO.  She got him.  So that ended the morning excitement.

I don't think that trick will work in the future.  The FG is pretty smart - and he doesn't FORGET.  Next time I think my human will have to flail herself on the ground.  After that, I'm out of ideas.  Perhaps he needs a 100 foot leash......and obviously MORE work on that recall...

Have a good one!