In a message dated 2/5/10 9:25:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes: Bull pen or roof over it...only way I know to stop a true Houdini. Believe me, it wouldn't bother Houdini. When we moved to California we had a bitch that often was in the house when we got home from any trip, even though we thought we had left her in the kennel in back when we left the house. After a couple of times Tedi and I decided to try to find out what was going on. So, we talked loudly so our bitch, Berry, could hear us. We said, "OK, we are going to the movies, and will be gone for at least two hours." Then we walked loudly to the car, and slamed each door. Then we opened the garage and closed it and stood out in front of the house on the sidewalk. Evidently Berry was going over the back fence, down the street behind us, around the block, down our street for five houses, over the fence in front, and through the doggy door into the house. We caught her running hell bent along our street with a joyous look on her face. She looked up to see Tedi and I standing on the sidewalk. I didn't know German shepherds could blush. She stopped dead, looked behind her to see if maybe she could just back up, and then decided she was busted, and came to us happy as can be. We were laughing so hard, we just took her in the house, and whenever we left after that, left her in the house. Tedi and I are easily trained. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================