Okay, I'm going to look at it from another angle. *Woody* probably isn't housebroken, right? So we got that hurdle to deal with too. Feeding *at will* might make housebreaking an extra challenge. I don't know how much adjusting it would take for your two to adapt to feedings twice a day. No, maybe not fair but theoretically not the worst of things that can happen to them. That way you can supervise the eating experience to make sure no one gets what someone else is suppose to have, etc. etc. I really do worry about the Wood Man eating himself sick. My Tucker (once a stray) would do that to this day and he has been well fed for over 5 years.

I too used the 20, 30, and 50 foot lines to let Hannah run BF (before fence). Actually I let it drag on the ground and used the *step to stop* method. I was a bit more agile 9 years ago. Don't know if I could do it now. Be aware that one can get a nasty (and infected) rope burn should dog whip around your legs and you don't jump out of the way fast enough. Hey, you're young! There is always the retractible leash which would allow a bit of leeway for Woody.