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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one else has mentioned it so I will - if you let your dog run off leash in a rural area and the dog harasses wildlife, like chasing a deer, it is the law in many jurisdictions that the dog can legally be shot dead by any landowner or hunter or hiker who sees your dog engaged in that activity.

After decades of dog ownership I’ve seen very few dog owners who ever achieve a recall so good that they can call their dog off following the prey instinct into chasing wildlife, cats, etc. It takes an extraordinary amount of work to build a recall that good, it has nothing to do with how much you are bonded to your dog. The prey drive is powerful and in some dogs it overrides all reason.

You might want to suggest a long lead to your husband instead of letting your elderly dog run the risk of a horrible end by being unprotected off leash.[/quote]

My apologies, I misread your post as to the age of the dog. At 16 months it is just as imperative that you don’t let the dog run loose - it’s basically idiot teenager stage of dog development and without having any recall training a dog that age with an inclination to pull toward squirrels etc. on leash is likely to take off and not come back if you let if have freedom in a rural, wildlife filled setting.[/quote]

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