slimbek
Well-Known Member
I'm curious to know how different people knew when their pup was ready to go off-lead in the park etc.
Richo is now 9months old and we've just started having one of us leave the house (opening/closing the front door) with him just sitting inside and not on a lead. We know that he has no intention of 'escaping' - he would simply want to follow us out of curiosity - but I am sure that once outside, distractions would prevail and he'd be off on a big adventure.
Is it simply a matter of being confident in the 'come here' command? Just knowing that wherever you were, and if he was at the end of a long lead, or a run, that a simple call would have him return?
Where are the places that are best for testing this?
Richo is now 9months old and we've just started having one of us leave the house (opening/closing the front door) with him just sitting inside and not on a lead. We know that he has no intention of 'escaping' - he would simply want to follow us out of curiosity - but I am sure that once outside, distractions would prevail and he'd be off on a big adventure.
Is it simply a matter of being confident in the 'come here' command? Just knowing that wherever you were, and if he was at the end of a long lead, or a run, that a simple call would have him return?
Where are the places that are best for testing this?