How to train your dog to be off leash and not run away?
Jed Mitchell
2025-07-20 22:51:44
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A little behavior modification through a surprise result is what I suggest. First, stuff your pocket with yummy treats. Get yourself a very thin, long lead or strong string or twine and attached it to your dog’s collar and the other end to your belt. Then attach the regular leash to the collar. Ask her to sit and then unclip the regular leash and see what happens. She will most likely bolt, but then will be surprised when all of sudden she is stopped by that “invisible leash” that somehow appeared. When she is surprised by the other leash and stopped mid-bolt, immediately call her name and give the “come” command and then give her a yummy treat. Make a big deal out of the fact that she came back. Don’t be afraid to use that invisible leash to pull her back to you if she’s not 100% on the come command. After several of these “bolting-interrupting” episodes she’ll begin to see that bolting doesn’t work anymore and that she gets praise and yummy treats from coming back rather than taking off.
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