hi julia nice to know i'm not the only 1 who's husband can't b bothered going for a free run that offten. callie's recall is also very good but i still wouldn't do it on my own and + we have to drive to any free run area. pam Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2002, at 09:47, "J Kimbell" <whitetiger62@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Here in the UK, we are advised not to free run our dogs more than once a > week. The thinking is so that dogs dont become fixated on free runs and I can > identify with that one as my last guide dog was awful,as I took him for a run > every day which I think was the cause of things going wrong for us. I was > also told not to free run Wren locally, on a route we walk regularly, and > I've found out from experience why, as she willt hen expect to go running > and play me up. She's not had one in a long time as I have to wait for hubb y > to be willing to take us. But we have a garden which isnt huge but she can > bounce round that and often chooses to come out with me when I tend my guinea > pigs. But she is very trim and her weight is good, so I dont worry, except I > enjoy the free runs too, to amble thru the fields while Wren lets off steam. > Hopefully whent he better weather comes hubby will get off his arse and go > with us. > Julia > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "pam" <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 12:27 PM > Subject: [guidedogchat] free run > > > > > hi all > just curious really as to how offten you all take your dogs for a free run? > callie hasn't had a proper run for a while due to the weather and my husband > being sick. > pamSent from my iPhone > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2425.1.1/5035 - Release Date: 05/31/12 > 07:34:00 > >