if (con == 0)
{
    if (instance_exists(obj_dogtable_controlled))
    {
        if (!is_undefined(obj_dogtable_controlled.vspeed))
        {
            verticalDirection = obj_dogtable_controlled.vspeed;
            spd = abs(obj_dogtable_controlled.vspeed);
        }
        if (!is_undefined(obj_dogtable_controlled.hspeed))
        {
            horizontalDirection = obj_dogtable_controlled.hspeed;
            hsp = obj_dogtable_controlled.hspeed;
        }
    }
    if (verticalDirection == 0)
        verticalDirection = choose(-1, 1);
    if (horizontalDirection == 0)
        horizontalDirection = choose(-1, 1);
    timer = 0;
    con++;
}
if (con == 1)
{
    if (spd == 0)
        spd = random_range(8, 16);
    x += ((spd * sign(horizontalDirection)) + hsp);
    y += (spd * sign(verticalDirection));
    image_angle += (spd * sign(verticalDirection) * -1);
    timer++;
    if (timer > 15)
        image_alpha *= 0.7;
    if (image_alpha < 0.01)
        instance_destroy();
}
scr_depth_alt();