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[QUOTE=centralnewyorki]I would like to train Olivia to be able to run and play off of her leash. My mom has a huge yard and I think she would love the freedom. (Unfortunately, it's not fenced-in) For anyone that allows their yorkies outside off of a leash, how did you get to the point that they were able to be unleashed? Olivia would have to master the "come" and "stay" commands, but are there any others that are essential? Should I wait until a certain age? Right now, she is still quite active and I worry whether or not she would listen to me and come over doing what she wants to do. (She's rather head-strong!)

Can anyone offer some advice? [/QUOte

You will probably not want to hear what I am going to tell you but here goes:

You should NEVER let your baby ( if you value and love her ) run loose if not inside a fenced ( securely ) yard. The temptation for them to chase a cat, another dog or a blowing leaf is just too great and the one time they don't obey is likely to be the time there is a car, bigger dog or another peril that will seriously hurt or kill her.
I have raised and trained for over 40 years and I have had many obedience trained large and small dogs and the one time I walked a Great Dane which was normally meek and obedient I nearly had a disaster on my hands when another dog attacked her. If you have them on leash , you can get to them usually before something dire happens. If you have access to a fenced yard then by all means let her run. Also, Is there a leash law where you are ? If so then you are liable if anything happens while she is not on leash. Even if another dog attacks her you don't have any recourse. JMHO