When we go hiking, Ilsa is off-leash and Ronin is *definitely* on-leash. Ilsa is well trained with a solid recall, so she is fine offleash in the country. Ronin is intact and sometimes DA, so he's tehtered to me at all times. The only time he's been offleash in a non-fenced area is when we waded over to an island in the middle of the Skunk River. There was really nowhere for him to go, so I let him off. At that time, he was still VERY traumatized from his previous home and stuck to me like glue.
Now, Ronin has "made a break for it" out the patio door occasionally, but he always comes right back - scares me to death every time he's done it (about three times) but I'm always so relieved that all he seems to want to do is get a big burst of speed, run to the edge of the parking lot, then run back again as fast as his legs will carry him... crazy boy!
Happily ON-leash at Ledges State Park...
Ilsa enjoys her freedom out at Peterson Pits...
Ronin OFF-leash in an unfenced area for the ONLY time in his life - chillin' offshore of the island at Peterson Pits!
And Ronin on his flexi... how he spends every other outing into the wilderness... (yes, he's the only one on-leash - the other three girls were fine offleash)
Now, Ronin has "made a break for it" out the patio door occasionally, but he always comes right back - scares me to death every time he's done it (about three times) but I'm always so relieved that all he seems to want to do is get a big burst of speed, run to the edge of the parking lot, then run back again as fast as his legs will carry him... crazy boy!
Happily ON-leash at Ledges State Park...
Ilsa enjoys her freedom out at Peterson Pits...
Ronin OFF-leash in an unfenced area for the ONLY time in his life - chillin' offshore of the island at Peterson Pits!
And Ronin on his flexi... how he spends every other outing into the wilderness... (yes, he's the only one on-leash - the other three girls were fine offleash)