Finn isn't reliable off leash. Unless he's standing by the lake and I have a toy. Then he will always come back to me. But, as far as just taking him off the leash, I won't. He's just too crazy insane about birds, frogs, bunnies, goats, squirrels, kids, other dogs, leaves blowing in the wind, rocks, water, etc. Ha ha. And, we have a busy two lane highway just up our driveway. No, thanks. I need to get a long training lead and work on his recall. I also want to work on STOP and walking near me, but, not necessarily heeling. He learns quickly, it's just me that it's inconsistent. But, for now, he just stays on leash, for everyone's peace of mind and his safety. On a side note, this fool dog cleared a more than six foot wooden wall just a few minutes ago. We were walking on the driveway, and, there's a wooden wall that when you get to the top of it, it's grass and dirt and stuff. He didn't jump over and down. I wouldn't let him jump back down, though, as it was straight black top that he would have been landing on. Ouch. We had to walk a ways before we got to the stairs. He's got an incredible jump, and, that was just from a stand still!