My first girl was fine offleash unless she saw something and took off. She then became hearing impaired. You need to be very, very careful where you go offleash. Good luck.
Well, I only take 200 mg every 8 hours - started me with 1 pill 3x a day and then up to 2 pills 3x a day. I weigh a LOT more than your pupper - so I tend to agree with the folks who say to start out low and build up the dosage.