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Originally Posted by Rickysa
Only responsible dog owners that have taken the time to train their dogs to behave off-lead should allow their dogs off-lead.
That means, "heel" and the dog stays on heel, "come" and the dog returns to the heel position, "stay" and the dog sits in the heel position and stays there regardless.
If not, keep your damn dog on a leash....
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^this
But we live in the real world folks. IMO most dogs have never been properly trained to be trusted off leash. Many years ago we had a GSD that I would take on my daily runs - always leashed. We spent much time socializing him with neighbor dogs. Despite that he was a constant target for unleashed dogs on my runs in the hills. After the 4th or 5th attack he developed a very hostile attitude to other dogs which, despite attempts with professional trainers, never got resolved.