Problems with being curious!

Freyja is a lover of all! She loves other dogs, cats, people, kids, everything! I love this about her but it is difficult to get her to focus when I am trying to take her outside. We live in a large apartment complex so there are people constantly coming and going. Thank god for the leash or she would be gone! I took her to work with me one day and I attempted to have her walk with me inside the building. She had her own agenda and took off on me. I know not to chase her or she will think that I am playing her favorite game. She does know her name, its her stubborn attitude that I struggle with. I see people with Corgis all over town that have them without a leash and they stay by their owners. How do I train her to do that? She is my precious girl and I would hate for her to take off around our busy neighborhood.

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Comment by Ludi on December 20, 2012 at 8:55pm: Just because others have their dogs off leash in town, I would never be inspired to follow suit. I don't care how well trained my dog is, because there's two things that stop me: one, leash laws. Two, my dog is an animal. Both of my pets have a very good prey drive and while Ace and Lady are intelligent, keen dogs, I wouldn't even bother contemplating the risk vs reward in letting them in the city without a leash.

I know that it's nice to think about just heading out the door without having to deal with putting the harness + leash on, blah blah, but all it takes is one squirrel or some frightening noise (like a car backfiring) to cause a bolt. And on streets with even moderate traffic, that's often all it takes to snuff out a beautiful dog's life. Just really not worth it.

Comment by Laura Rochette on December 20, 2012 at 8:05pm: Lucy was, and still is, the same way. She loves people of all sizes and dogs of all sizes--not to mention squirrels. She insists on saying hi to everyone and since most people can't resist, they indulge her. So taking her out off leash is nearly out of the question unless I'm on trails or away from traffic and people. Has her own agenda is a perfect description of Lucy as well. Her recall is good sometimes, but other times it fails. She is 19 months and I am still working on it. However, I love her joy and friendliness and boldness--wouldn't trade that for a second.

Comment by Cathie on December 20, 2012 at 7:57pm: Teaching a reliable off-leash recall requires consistent training. There are lots of training videos on YouTube (search for "reliable recall"), but if you can enroll in a puppy class, that would be the best thing. Until you've trained a reliable recall, it would be wise to keep her on a leash or a long line at all times, unless you're in a safe fenced area.

This may be a start:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QonpHq930Rk

and there are many others.