I spent Sunday with my family. It was my mom's birthday and we decided to have a BBQ. Since the house is in a wooded area with no neighbors in sight, I decided to let Simba be free and off leash. This is one of his favorite things in the world. He prances around and smells everything. Yesterday he even ventured into the woods, which immediately made me nervous because there are a lot of deer that he would undoubtedly chase. But Simba ran freely and then came back within a matter of minutes.
When the grilling began he was so totally transfixed that he did not move a muscle. He sat nicely right next to the meat and hoped that something would fall to the ground or his consumption. Even though Buddha was equally as mesmerized by the platter of meat; I couldn't trust him to stay. He seems to have less concern for coming back if he is off leash and he is always looking for squirrels.
The risks outweigh the benefits of allowing dogs to go unleashed, at least in my perspective, but I can say that I love seeing the look on their faces when they have a few moments of unrestrained bliss! Maybe if I move to a state that a) doesn't have a leash law and b) has wide open spaces for the dogs to roam c) and my dogs can be trusted to come back ....maybe, MAYBE then I will let them walk around without a leash.
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