| Re: rotties off lead
i have just started letting my 6mth old rottie off the lead in the open, at first i took him to enclosed playing fields and places i knew he couldnt run off..i did this for about a month while i worked on his training and recall and also just to let him have a good run about and a game of fetch.
he has been great off the lead in the open, better than i expected actually. if we are walking somewhere we go regularly he will run off a few feet ahead to have a sniff about but turn around and wait for me, if we are walking somewhere for the first time he will either walk right at my side or walk behind me following right behind my heels.
occasionally if we meet another dog off the lead on our walks and they are playing with eachother,it sometimes takes a couple of minutes for me to get him to walk on in the opposite direction to the other dog,but i guess cos hes a pup and he loves to play with other dogs it will just take a little time to correct this. |