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

[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.

[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.