Unwind

Puppy Dog has been taught the command "Unwind".  This is for when he has run around something - a tree for instance, and his leash is caught on it.  We say "Unwind! Unwind!" and he usually understands that he has to retrace his steps to undo the damage.

Sometimes, though, Unwind doesn't cut it, especially if has has gone under a tree with low branches and completely tied himself up in knots, like he did outside the coffee shop this morning.  His back left leg was trapped, pulled up along his side, the leash was curled all around him like Shibari rope bondage.  He just stood there, perfectly still, looking up at me.  I burst out laughing and ran to call Fluffy Bear out of the coffee shop to see it, but he somehow managed to disentangle himself while I was away.

Unwind can also sometimes be confusing for Puppy Dog.  He isn't always sure which way he came around the object so, when he's trying to undo the leash, he makes things worse.  This is how things were in the park today when he went around a wooden post.  The more Fluffy Bear yelled "UNWIND" the more loops of leash snaked around the post.  Fluffy Bear gave up, went up to the post and tried to pull the leash off it.  Of course it snagged on something and he had to yank and yank until a thwock! of wood coming loose occurred simultaneous to a swish of leash coming off the top and, this being an extendable leash, a fssst! of leash retracting, full speed, into the handle.  Fluffy Bear got a nice little jolt, 

I laughed my ass off and Puppy Dog, sensing the issue was resolved, gambolled off to sniff something or other.