As already stated, huskies are notorious escapers. Although Star is exceptional- she 's pretty reliable off leash - in the yard! She's pretty good about sticking around as long as we watch her every minute. But she has this way of meandering off towards the woods while shooting us these sideways glances. And Sherman, no way. That goofball will take off without warning and WILL NOT come back when I call him. It's a real pain. I have to hang on to his collar no matter how short a distance we have to walk, even the 20 feet from kennel to my air-conditioned studio! One of the reasons I love the dogpark is because I can watch them running off leash.