by Bethers » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:04 pm
My last dog, Tips, was a runner if off leash. He always came home, but I'm really surprised he survived a couple of his runs. Scared the heck out of me. Now, my current dog, Peaches, will also run off leash, and I can't trust her to come back when called, so she is never allowed off leash. It's too bad when we play at the beach, but a necessity. She's gotten lose on me once here, luckily in the middle of the night, cuz it was probably an hour before I was able to get her back to me. She was having the time of her life, and I was scared. Some trainers say any dog can be trained to stay with you, but I've seen some very well trained dogs that have supposedly never run - run. So, I'm a true believer in leashes unless you really have a secure area to let them run. And when they do get lose, we'll be scared every time.
Beth
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