[Katys mom]

Katy only goes on the leash when we take a walk. I am training her to walk with me with out one. (she does really good and its only because its the law, that we keep her on one). We are practicing stopping at the corner and looking for cars, before we cross.

She has a 8 ft fenced (that sits on a concrete base) in back yard, but she plays in the front all of the time. She knows the property lines. When we are out side, she is free to roam the front yard. If someone walks by, she runs to one of us and sits at the right side of our feet. Once we give her permission to play, she will go play. If a car comes, she will do the same. The she knows the safe spot in the garage by the entrance to house if she does not see one of us.

Katy is going to be 3 in July. Like with potty training, they can be stubborn about this, we worked with her for a while to get her where she is today.

When she was a puppy we had to put her on a leash in the front, in order for her to be out there with us. But as she learned we gave her more freedom. (she really would just prefer to be at our feet, or playing with a ball, no matter where we are).

I should ad that we are always with her.

Good Luck!