I never let my dogs off leash outside of a fenced yard, I'm a control freak and that would be way to much for me to handle. My shih tzu will follow me anywhere, but he drags his leash behind so that I have something to grab if he thinks about wandering away. Belle (my Yorkie) squeezed out of the fence one day and as soon as I realized it, I called her and she came running right back - thank goodness for training recall with her! I would never intentionally let her run loose though. My big dog is so obsessed with scents that I'm sure if he was off leash and found something that he wanted to smell that he would forget all of his training and not come back when called.
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