My yorkie is extremely smart but I would never ever want her off leash unless she was in a fenced in area. Yorkie's are ratters and even the best trained dogs will go with there instincts over there training sometimes. There is also the possibility of another dog attacking your dog and you not being close enough to save them or what if someone just picks them up and takes them. If you want you dog to be able to play in the water get a flexi leash for that. When your dog is on a leash and wearing a harness you can snatch them up quickly and with out hurting them in emergency situations but you can't do that when there running free. I would be devastated if I let Callie out off leash and then she got hit by a car, lost chasing something, stolen or attacked by another dog because I would know it was my fault for not keeping her close and on a leash.
__________________  Taylor  My babies Joey, Penny , Ollie & Dixie   Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |