[bramps]

When I last had a dog, I spent quite a lot of time working with him to ensure he was reliable off-leash.

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Horribly ignorant comment that far too many people believe. I have seen two dogs who were being walked off leash crushed by cars and I'm certain the dog's owners were ‘certain’ they were reliable off leash also. Until they weren't.

Those images have never left my head and I feel obliged to relay the story any time I hear something like you posted. They are dogs and their instinct will never completely be trained out of them. And their lives and the lives they may harm are not worth the risk simply because it's inconvenient to have them on a leash in any potential dangerous situation.

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When I last had a dog, I spent quite a lot of time working with him to ensure he was reliable off-leash. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Horribly ignorant comment that far too many people believe. I have seen two dogs who were being walked off leash crushed by cars and I'm certain the dog's owners were ‘certain’ they were reliable off leash also. Until they weren't.

Those images have never left my head and I feel obliged to relay the story any time I hear something like you posted. They are dogs and their instinct will never completely be trained out of them. And their lives and the lives they may harm are not worth the risk simply because it's inconvenient to have them on a leash in any potential dangerous situation.
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I read it that if the dog got off the leash he could at have some off-leash training to rely on. I keep my dogs on leash but train them to behave off leash just in case. Dogs often think if they are behind a wall or off the leash they are safe to go nuts. Well, mine know they are not.