Does your dog on a leash when you take him/her for a walk?

[Shelteez2]

The shelties are almost never on a leash.... the only time they have leashes on is if I take them into a pet store. I always have trouble finding their collars and leashes because we never use them.

[Suki Wingy]

yes, he has to. He will never in his life be trusted off leash. Thank god for dog parks. After 5 years of training, he almost heals with a prong collar.

[Suki Wingy]

Yes, because it's the law and my dogs are untrustworthy off leash except for Tango. I'd rather not have to pay $250 for not leashing my dog. Tango is SO much better off leash. She listens to my every command and focuses on me and nothing else, on leash is a whole other story. She's perfect 'til she sees/hears another dog and there are a lot of dogs around here...

I saw the exact same thing on a TV program on public television on dog behaviour. Sometimes leashes can be dangerous.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Going for walks down the road my dogs are always on leashes.

I trust Buster 100% and while in our yard, even where it's not fenced he's never on a leash.

Nacey and Charlie I trust about 95%, but our road is busy enough that the 5% of doubt I have is enough to always keep them on a leash while outside of the fenced area of our yard.

Bitsy and Nova are less trustworthy and don't have the best recall, so I wouldn't even consider having them off leash outside of the fenced area.

[dogzr#1]

Yes. I don't trust Astra at all at coming back when called. She is part husky which has some factors that don't mix well with off leash. IE: they are stubborn (well at least she is), and they have a high prey drive. if she sees a cat, she's gonna chase the cat until she gets it. Prince is just to small and fast to be trusted. He could get stuck in something.

I kinda trust Molly. She sometimes goes outside with us without a leash, but she stays in our yard the whole time. I'm not sure about walking around the block without a leash though. She might see something she wants and not listen to us.

[cloverfdx]

We drive to the parks so leashes are not neaded. Penny and Theo dont even have leased taken for them, they dont go far and their recalls are pretty much fault free. I take leases for C, E & T, but rarely have to leash them. The only time they are leashed is when we are at training, walking in the country around livestock etc.

[king2005]

When I had my old dog, I'd only use the leash to cross the street. Once on the other side he was free & would run all around me having a blast. He had a great recall & had no need to chase anything, so there were no worries with him.. If I was walking in our neighborhood he would be off leash & I didn't need a leash to cross the streets, as he was street trained...

[jennawing]

Pagan does, because I've not had her long and she is not well trained. Even though we put a leash on Natalie, Sirius, and Hogan when we take them to the park, etc, we rarely actually hold the leash. At home, they go out off-lead unless it is raining, then Natalie has to be on leash to coax her out into the rain. On long walks, they are usually all on leash, because we do encounter other dogs.

[lizbud]

yes, he has to. He will never in his life be trusted off leash. Thank god for dog parks. After 5 years of training, he almost heals with a prong collar.

That manner of walking is called "heel" or "At the Heel" because the dog
must walk at your heels. Never in front of you.

Since I live in the city, my dogs cannot be off leash at all unless I take
them to a dog park.

[Lori Jordan]

My Aussie and Newf yes i need a leash,but my Border Collie Maggy no i bring her leash but she stays at my side if i see someone coming i put her on "Just in Case" we have always said about Maggy we could leave for a couple days and she would still be in the same spot when we returned she is so smart when it comes to knowing boundries and no training has gone into this dog.They say though you never will have the same i dont know all my border collies have all been smart...that is why i love the breed.

[chocolatecoffee]

All three of mine are leashed 100% of the time on walks. Not only is it the law since I don't take them to off-leash areas, but their recall isn't 100% reliable yet so I'm not willing to risk it. I do take them to the park to work on their recall, but they always have a long leash attached to them just in case. Even when their recall improves I'm going to keep them leashed, I just want them to know it well in case there's an emergency.

[lute]

both dogs are leashed when on a walk. if Gracie wasn't she would run off and we'd probably never see her again....it's the sibe instinked.

[shihtzulover850]

Snuggles isn't obedient so most of the time she is leashed

[Giselle]

I have to keep Giselle on lead if I want her to stay alive. I wouldn't dream of walking her off lead. I do walk Lucky off lead on neighborhood walks, however.

[lovethatpug]

Annabelle is good with out a leash, she follows me and likes to stop and sniff. When I see another dog coming or when I am on the street I'll clip her leash back on. When we are at the park though, she likes to be free.