[nagdu] Off Leash Re: going off leash

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

JMHO, it does not matter how long you have been a team for. Letting your dog 
off leash in an area that is not enclosed is generally not a good idea, 
especially if there are a lot of distractions and/or you have a dog that 
could run forever.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "loriandleo" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] going off leash


> Hi Hannah,
>
> When you take Princess out to releave her, before you have her do her
> business, you might want to take her for a short walk . By taking Princess
> for a short walk, this might just be what she needs to get her to go pee 
> and
> poop. Some dogs need to be stimulated to  go and a walk can help with
> getting her to go. Also always keep Princess on leash when outside with 
> her.
> Because if you don't have Princess on leash, she can take off and have 
> free
> run of the area and since Princess and you are a new team you're still in
> the bonding stages and she might not come back to you when you call her if
> she's off leash. Do you live in a apartment complex or a house? Also, if 
> you
> took Princess off leash and she pooped, how would you know where to pick 
> up
> after she goes?  Also, make sure you keep her on leash next to you or in a
> crate or on tie down until you can get this issue with Princess's 
> releaving
> bahits under control. You got to establish the rules, limits and boundries
> for Princess and let her know that you'r the pack leader and why she 
> isn't.
> Take care.
>
> Lori and theGipper
>
>
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