Oh good gods. Our husky was in no way, shape, or form able to be walked off-leash. It wasn't his prey drive so much as his urge to RUN that was the issue. The few times he did get away, I was able to catch up to him with the car and invite him for a ride, or we likely would never have seen him again.
Out of the four dogs we have now, only one is pretty much reliable off-leash, and I still keep her leashed when we are anywhere but near home or at the dog park. Even the puppy who is still in the sticking near to me stage gets leashed, just to build the habit.
I don't get why people are so against a dog being leashed. Heck, even if you don't have a dog park (and we didn't for a long time) you can get a freaking LONG lead and give them plenty of exercise.
There are people who can train arctic breeds and sighthounds to recall reliably in any public situation. Those people are not asking for advice on the internets because they are a tiny percentage of the dog owning population and their dog handling skills are impressive. I am not one of them. I usually say to people that onleash in public does not mean no offleash time. It just means you have to make an effort to find _appropriate_ off leash space.
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Out of the four dogs we have now, only one is pretty much reliable off-leash, and I still keep her leashed when we are anywhere but near home or at the dog park. Even the puppy who is still in the sticking near to me stage gets leashed, just to build the habit.
I don't get why people are so against a dog being leashed. Heck, even if you don't have a dog park (and we didn't for a long time) you can get a freaking LONG lead and give them plenty of exercise.
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