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Originally Posted by aurora
both my dogs have been off lead since we had them at 8 weeks, in the first few weeks the pup will follow you every where as it is finding it's feet. Keep calling it by name and praizing him when he comes back and give a treat. As ours got a little older, as we went for walks they would love to wander off a little and explore as puppies do, but i use to let them go so far no further than 20 feet away to start with and then call them back treat and good girl etc. Have had no problems with recall by doing this, yes if they see rabbits in the fields then they would run, but i try to see them first and distract them and go a different way, terriers will be terriers after all.
My advice is let him off asap, if you have a good size garden, practice getting him to come to you, then gradually let him go out a bit further.
A dog that is always on a lead, as they get older once you let them off the lead they think hey freedom and do a runner and it takes ages to catch them
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Totaly agree with this . When my JRT had her pups and were old enough to go out in the garden , a call of Pup Pup Pup and me bending down and perhaps clapping my hands would make them all come running to me, so recall as such can be put in to practice straight away with a new pup. A new pup that has just left its mum and gone to a new home tends to need security and will follow you for that, so act on it by rewarding and hopefully you will have no trouble letting it walk of the lead.
