So it turns out Maisy's recall is a lot better than I thought it was.
She's still leash-only and can't hang out in the backyard freely, so I thought she might enjoy some fresh air while I was gardening in the front yard. I put her on a short tether and she was just lounging around in the sun for awhile. Then she started sniffing around and got tangled up in a Halloween decoration and scared herself, and before I could reach her she had managed to get out of her harness. Once she realized her sweet, sweet freedom she started running down the sidewalk, which... 1. She's not supposed to be running at all right now 2. She was naked 3. Our street is not busy, but a busy cross street is not that far away.
But... she recalled. I don't know how, I don't know why, but I'm not going to turn it down or complain. (Nor am I going to be tethering her in the front yard again any time soon.
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