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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  You need to find a large park, so they don't really realize there is a fence, but actually I would never take the chance with Joey. He pretty much always stays by my side, but all it would take is one time he got distracted and a tragedy could happen. With a leash and a harness, I can get him into my arms in no time flat should an unleashed dog come our way. Yorkies seem to know how to bring out the worst in other breeds, we call it a big dog attitude, but maybe is should be called a Napoleon complex. They're little, and try to intimidate other dogs by barking at them. I rarely see a big dog doing that, they don't have a need to intimidate. Also, if he were to run in the street, it's so hard for drivers to see a small dog, so for me, I feel better to always use a leash. What you teach in one space doesn't always transfer to another space, where sites sounds and smells are much different. |
Lovin' the "Napoleon Complex" remark!
I've got mixed feelings on this myself. I don't feel comfortable letting her off the leash, yet I walk down two houses to my neighbor who has a toy poodle (about 5 lbs) and it runs the yard, but never leves it. Although I wish Sophie could do this, you still have to keep a constant eye on them so they don't eat things they shouldn't. I suppose I'm forever confined to a harness/leash. Unfortunately, we have many parks in our town, but none that are dog parks (fenced).
