I only feel safe if Riley is in a fully fenced in area. I can walk her next to me in parts of our street with her leash dragging though and she'll do fine. We even do long recalls on the walks.

Though today, funny you should mention it. Riley just about gave me a heart attack. I took her out of the dog park because she was getting snappy at the dogs who were in her face because she didn't want to play, and I walked her out with me and she just started running down the field, right toward a busy road. Luckily, she still believes me when I say "treat" so I got her to stop.