someone please back me up

[science_doc]

I went to visit with a friend this weekend and I brought Hailey since my friend has a pair of lab mixes and a "fenced in yard". I told her that I would have to look carefully at the fence in order to make a decision if I would let Hailey loose. This friend lives about 45 minutes from me out in the country. Well ........the fence was under 4 feet tall, so I decided to just keep Hailey on her 35 foot lead and I would hold on to her. After a while everyone was saying how calm she was acting and that she would probably be fine if I let her off. Personal experience tells me otherwise, Hailey fully recognizes what that lead means, and the moment it's off she will take off for the other side of the moon. I guess the bottom line is that I was just too worried about loosing her to let her go. Do you guys think I'm being a bit over protective? I have never set her loose in a situation like that before and I really have no reason to suspect she will jump, I just know that if she wanted to she probably could..........BTW her training is going awesome, the instructor told us over the weekend that we had the A+ best heeling dog in the class......I wish her recall was 1/2 as good as her heel, I wish I didn't love the northern breeds so much :drinking:

[kendalyn]

You were right. If you thought letting her off the leash would put her in danger than you were right to keep her on. She might not have jumped but she might have. And at your friends house she's in unfamiliar territory which could make it more difficult to get her back.

Congratulations on your A+ :D

[Guest Anonymous]

bottom line is: your dog, your rules. you're the one who has to make the decision concerning what makes you comfortable. no one knows your dog like you do. don't pay any attention to what anyone else says.

[Lokipups]

Hailey's a Husky, correct? If yes, then you really made the right decision. And as Mydogroxi said, your dog, your rules! You know your dog better than anyone else, so don't worry what anyone else thinks.
Besides, peer pressure is so eighth grade :lol: !
And I love them Northern breeds too, shedding, attitude prone, hairy monsters that they are :thumbs: !

:scared: <-- This is a Husky if ever off leash and unattended :lol:

[courtnek]

there's no such thing as overprotective, with an athletic dog in a strange yard and a strange neighborhood....you did the right thing Science.

I have to remind my kid and his friends to lock the front storm door, because both of mine have learned how to jump up and open it. So you just gotta now your dogs....

:D