(VICT) Re: Off-leash?
- From: Sheila Styron <sheilastyron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:48:24 -0500
I am afraid of dog parks, as well. How often have we met people who
claim their dogs are friendly even on leash, and they walk right up to
you and snap in your assistance dog's face? There's too much out of my
control in an unknown dog park. If you made friends with a group of
people who all met there at the same time, the dogs were well behaved
and socialized and they all kept a watchful eye out for each others'
dogs, it might be fun however.
Sheila Styron, President
Guide Dog Users, Inc.
816-363-3172
sheilastyron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: (VICT) Re: Off-leash?
Sehila and all,
It's very normal to let animals run free here in=20
Italy. There are more restrictions in cities, of=20
course, but you can still meet the odd dog off=20
leash. I hate that, though. I would never let my=20
dogs off leash in Milan, although I used to do=20
that years ago, when it was safer, and only in=20
extremely controllable and controlled situations.
We have off leash areas (I wouldn't call them=20
"parks"), but my dogs always refused to set foot=20
in them, as they're very dirty. Moreover, since=20
humans can't get into the enclosures, I would be=20
scared to death to think that Pretty might meet=20
some nasty creature and have a fiht!
She isn't the aggressive type at all, but you never kow with dogs...
Cheers, Ollie
At 15:40 11/09/2007, you wrote:
>Ollie, I believe you are right regarding animals accustoming themselves
>to various situations. Many in the states don't let their cats out, but
>I have always allowed mine to go out, although they must spend the
>night in the house for my peace of mind. I start when they are still
>kittens with ever increasing increments of freedom and teach them to
>come home to the calling of their name, treats, and usually an
>associated sound as well. With Rocky, it's a very high tinkling bell
>which will carry a long distance from my back porch.
>
>Sheila Styron, President
>Guide Dog Users, Inc.
>816-363-3172
>sheilastyron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ollie
>Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:10 AM
>To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: (VICT) Re: Off-leash?
>
>
>Hello Sandy and list,
>Yes, I've always let my dogs play off leash. I've never had any bad
>experiences up to now (and on December 23 I'll celebrate forty years
>since I got my first guide dog).
>
>The best dog as far as recall goes was Nice, the first of my two GSD's,
>but then she was the best guide dog I've ever had anyway... The most
>difficult were Nittie (another GSD) and Pretty, but they improved with
>time. Pretty learned recall with C/T, and now she's really fantastic.
>
>We have a place at Lake Maggiore, where we spend parto f our summer
>holidays, and Pretty is really free to come and go whenever she wants.
>She goes out to call her other four-legged friends, and together they
>go swimming in a small stream that surrounds our back garden - which
>looks like a small peninsula -, and then she runs free in the woods on
>the other side ofthe stream. But whenever I call, she comes running,
>never mind where she is. It took acouple of years to get there, but now
>she's really reliable... I kow the place is safe though, and that
>nothing can happen to her and the other dogs, as it is a private area
>and it's enclosed. When we go to the mountains, in areas where dogs can
>be left of leash, I always let my dogs run freely. They never lose
>sight of me, and I don't have to worry.
>I suppose the more used they are to it, the less dangers they get
>themselves into.
>
>Hugs and wags,
>Ollie & Pretty
>
>
>
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