ShorHair, thanks for the advice. Since it is Winter, I have all my outside water hoses still put away. But, today I put him in the kennel, and tried staying outside where the dog knew I was still outside. That seemed to do a little better. So, I think I'll try that for awhile for longer periods of time everyday for as long as he is responding. What do you think of the electronic training collars? Do you get e-mail notifications? I use to <when the box was checked for it> but now I'm not receiving the e-mails anymore. I asked the techs about it, but can't seem to get an answer from them either. I was wondering if it is just me or the response buttons aren't working.