This was such a big deal for me!
Pixie is coming up to 16 months old and a tiny 3lbs so i'm overly protective of her naturally
My son and I have a favourite walk near our home that is a track across farmland..it is quite remote and you hardly ever see other dogs..so I unclipped the leash from her harness and let her run free for a while...she didn't stray too far..and when I call my staffy, Bruce, back to me she would follow right behind him..I was sooooo nervous! I kept saying to my son: 'I can't believe i'm doing this!'
but it was lovely to see her running free alongside Bruce...everywhere he went she would follow him...she doesn't come straight back to me when called, but she stops and stands still when I call her name and I just clip her leash back on...I wouldn't risk it anywhere else right now..especially in places where there are lots of other dogs, but this place is quite safe and open so you can see for miles...It's supposed to be a lovely weekend here so I think I may take her there again tomorrow with my hubby and show him how good she was!