[nagdu] Running without a fenced yard

[Tracy Carcione]

There was a lot of discussion about dogs running free recently.  I didn't
see any mention of the Flexi-leash, so I'll mention it.  When I lived in an
apartment, I let my dog do some running on the Flexi-leash in a nearby
un-fenced area.  It's not quite the same as running loose, but the dog can
still enjoy herself at a distance while being under control.
I still use the Flexi with Krokus in my fenced yard.  He is more interested
in eating sticks and leaves than running around, and I want to have control
over where he goes and how long he hangs out in one place.
The Flexi isn't cheap, but it should last for years.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
via nagdu
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 6:30 PM
To: Nimer Jaber; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
Users; buddy at brannan.name; nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog and parents issue

I hate to tell you this, but there are dogs who probably never get to run
and play freely.  And they are fine.  They get enough work with guiding to
get exercise.  Sure, in an ideal world, it would be great for dogs to get to
run and play off leash.  But it just DOESN'T happen always.  My first dog
didn't get those opportunities, I lived in an apartment, no fenced yard, and
so she did not get those opportunities.  My third dog rarely got those
opportunities either, same reason.  By then I was a little looser with what
my dogs could and couldn't do, but still I had no fenced yard, so only when
I went to visit my parents who did have a fenced yard was she able to run
and play.  Now that I'm married and a home owner things are different.  But
truly dogs survive and do quite well, whether they get to run off-leash or
not.  I think that what you just wrote could be dangerous.  It might lead to
someone with a brand new dog to let that dog be off leash in an unsafe
place, thinking that they are allowing the dog freedom.

Do I think it's great that dogs can be off-leash? Yes, but is it 
a necessity? No.    Peace,    Debby and Neena

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