We had a similar problem with our young shih tzu many years ago. We were walking her in the park when we dropped the lead and she took off. We couldn't catch her and were worried she would run to the road though it was still fairly far away. She didn't have much prey drive or fetching interest and we had no toys with us. So, hard though it was, we stopped chasing her and sat under a tree. When she realized we weren't chasing, she stopped and then came over to see what we were doing :-)
With our Yorkie pup though it was a real worry -- nightime, snow, and a road quite close....
Linda |