Anyone have a Yorkie who will walk beside them without a leash if necessary?
I need some tips!
Would it be best to train on a long, retractable leash or maybe just a long regular leash, short leash, etc? I know a good yummy treat should probably come into play, but what if I don't have treats on me, etc?
Basically, I live on a "farm" and we own 3 acres but there is 90 acres of farmland behind us. My mom has a 4 year old cockapoo who goes outside off leash and she doesn't go anywhere. I'm
not going to
ever let Jackson outside off leash without me being there... But I would love for him to be able to run around without being on a leash and without me worrying so much.
See, when he was younger, he never ever wandered and would stay close by to my mom's dog and me. As he's gotten older ( 9 months ) he's obviously becoming more curious. There's horses about a mile down and if he gets a whiff of horse smell, he will run down there and run along the fence to look at the horses.
Anyways, I'm rambling... the thing is, I think he's totally capable of learning to stay close by, the road is very far away, it's all field behind us, which when he does get off leash, he doesn't go into it.
But I'd just like some tips for generally speaking off-leash training.
And should I not EVER fully trust him? I would never let him off leash near a busy street/road, or in a town, or anything, but I just mean if I'm in my own backyard, un-fenced, or someone else's yard.