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[quote=Anonymous]We have a golden retriever that is an 8 month old puppy.  He has never shown even irritation toward people.  He is well trained but loves people so much that between wanting to say hello and still being a puppy he could  certainly appear to be aggressive as he ran up to greet you. When he was just 3 months old our trainer recommended having several different leashes.   This is why we have three different leashes which he is always attached to when off our property.  One is a 6 foot close walking leash.  It is blue in color and used when we go to petco, walking in the city, or when there will be lots of people present.  When on this leash we trained him to heal and walk within 3 feet of us.  The next leash is a 10 foot leash that we use when walking in our neighborhood.  This leash is red.  He was trained to know that he can walk about 6 to 7 feet from us when on this leash but we have complete control and he responds to heal when someone is walking by.  Finally, we have a black 30 foot leash.  This leash is for when we go hiking or go to a large field.  He knows he has a lot of room to run and play when on this leash.  He still responds to verbal commands but he feels like he has some freedom.

That said, he knows the difference in leashes and even though he is very well trained and responds at 95 percent of the time to verbal commands, he is not yet at 100 percent and it is safest for him to be leashed. There is never a reason to for a dog to be off leash unless they are able to respond at 100 percent accuracy AND have passed the good citizen test.  It is a very rare puppy that can achieve this just as it is a very rare toddler that can be trusted 100 percent of the time to listen to verbal commands in a busy area.

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