Guest maidmarcia Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I was just curious as to whether everyone here keeps their grey leashed 100% of the time when they are outside (beyond a fenced in area). I met another grey owner who told me she treated her greyhound like any other dog. She took it hiking without leashing it and never had a bad incident with him. Has anyone else found that their grey does ok off the leash, or does everyone follow the strict leash rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I signed a contract that I would never have my pups unleashed unless in a fenced area. Quote Kari and the pups.Run free sweet Hana 9/21/08-9/12/10. Missing Sparks with every breath.Passion 10/16/02-5/25/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolarik1 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I signed a contract that I would never have my pups unleashed unless in a fenced area. Same here. Mine are leashed...I have had the snap come loose a couple of times when Pop shook and the snap has never done that since. Pop didn't even realize the snap had come undone...mine are either on a leash or in a fenced in area. Quote Marble, Noah, Eden, Raya (red heeler), Cooper & Trooper (naughty kittens) Missing my bridge angels: Pop, Zelda, Mousey & Carmel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maidmarcia Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I signed a contract that I would never have my pups unleashed unless in a fenced area. really? wow, I've never heard of that. I was just wondering what other people do with their greys. Licorice is very good at coming when he's called and will even stop mid-run to return to me (while at the dog park) so I've thought of letting him run on back trails... Just curious about other's input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunners Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Always within a fence, or on a leash. Some risks just aren't worth taking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinepi Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I always leash mine, unless fenced in. I signed the same thing upon adoption, never to let Tracker off leash, unless in a safe area. But friends of ours let their greyhound off leash in certain areas (familiar to their dog, far away from any traffic, practically no wildlife distraction), and have done so for years w/o problems. From what I understand, they're MUCH more relaxed around this issue in Europe, seemingly w/o particular problems. Don't know how that works over there. Thing I don't get is: this breed was used to hunt way back when, and must have been off leash to do that. How did they ever manage to get their dogs back? Sorry, don't mean to highjack this thread. And I am NOT questioning keeping greyhounds on leash, just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I wouldn't no matter if I signed a contract or not, my hounds don't have good recall. And I'd be very nervous and wouldn't enjoy a walk with them loose. But my poodle was good with recall and highly obedience trained and I never let him off leash either! I have met people who let their greyhounds off lead very successfully, I have no idea if they signed a contract or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45MPHK9 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I signed a contract that I would never have my pups unleashed unless in a fenced area. Same. I would never risk my dogs' lives by allowing them to be unleashed in an unfenced area. Quote Tricia with Kyle, our senior mutt dog Always missing Murray Maldives, Bee Wiseman, River, Hopper, Kaia, and Holly Oaks Holly“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.“ -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45MPHK9 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 A good read pinned in our GT Amber Alert forum: How Not To Become A Member of the Runaways Club by Marcia Herman. Quote Tricia with Kyle, our senior mutt dog Always missing Murray Maldives, Bee Wiseman, River, Hopper, Kaia, and Holly Oaks Holly“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.“ -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4dogscrazy Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I am way tooooo lazy to spend a week walking all over gods green earth trying to find them! And I've used all my vacation days this year! Seriously I only know of one person who does it, makes me nervous when they're around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maidmarcia Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Licorice has great recall... It could be better and I would never walk him off leash through the busy/traffic congested parts of the city, but I think with training and in a quieter area with less distractions, it's very possible. I guess re: hounds being hunting dogs way back when, there was less traffic/cars. That would appear to be the biggest hazard for them nowadays... dashing across the street while chasing a cat. However, it's not limited to greys. I had a husky for years and I could never let her off leash because she had poor recall and was constantly chasing other animals. Only when she was 11 (old and tired) was I able to walk with her outside off leash. Licorice is far better than she was with regards to recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) maidmarcia, I suggest you bow out of this thread right now. Asking about letting your greyhound off of a leash is the best way to get eaten alive here. I'm not kidding! having said that, please don't let your dog off the leash unless he's in a completely enclosed area. if something in the distance catches his eye, something that you can't even see, he's gone and nothing you can do will stop him. Edited July 10, 2011 by robinw Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Leashed 100% of the time outside of my yard or any other thoroughly fenced in area. I lost one (and he wasn't off-leash), I will never ever lose another. Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytNut Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Always, always on a leash. My dogs have good recall until they see a squirrel, cat, bunny, etc... then I cease to exist and they hear nothing I say. Raven got loose a couple of times in her younger days. She popped out of her martingale collar once and out of her harness the second time. There is no more sickening feeling than chasing your loose dog as she weaves through traffic down a busy street or disappears into a national forest. Now she wears a slip collar for walks since it's the only thing she can't wriggle out of. I also signed contracts with leash clauses for each hound. Even if I hadn't they'd still be leashed. IMO it's not worth the risk of losing them. Quote Kristen with Penguin (L the Penguin) Flying Penske x L Alysana Costarring The Fabulous Felines: Squeak, Merlin, Bailey & Mystic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greytluv Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 mine are either on a leash or in a fenced in area. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnedBySummer Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Always leashed unless she's in a fully enclosed area. So far, those areas have always either been back yards or gated & fenced baseball diamonds. Quote Lisa B. My beautiful Summer - to her forever home May 1, 2010 Summer Certified therapy dog team with St. John Ambulance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkipSailors Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Leash. My dogs are pretty good at coming when called, with a low prey drive. Every once in a while a cat or squirrel or plastic bag catches their eye and they bolt. When they hit the end of the lead they are back but for that split second they are gone. They are not even chasing what triggered them. They are just running. Leash. Quote I am a DH. Spencer and Shane are my dawgs. Mosby is The Cat. Greyhead is our wife (pronounced woof). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UpperHandAndy Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I'm actually glad this was posted - I was thinking about asking a question about this earlier today. Andy is leashed 100% of the time, unless in our backyard or for the first time today, in a baseball diamond (and he had no idea what to do lol)....I also signed a leash clause in my contract. I unhook his leash IN the car, and he doesn't step out of the car without it on. Andy has snuck out the door, once by me, and once after my BIL left the door open and he was "fairly" easy to get back. BUT, I panicked. I was terrified of losing him. SO, that being said, yes, I leash all the time. My original question was to be something similar - I've seen video and pictures (not so much on here but on you-tube, other grey sites, etc) with dogs froliking in the ocean, around fields, rivers, etc and even one romping around in the snow in their front yard next to the street . I was puzzled because I have always been told it's a big no-no to have one off lead. So, aside from fenced areas, are beaches or watery area supposed to be more secure? You'd sure think so with all the video out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudzu Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) I signed a contract that I would never have my pups unleashed unless in a fenced area. really? wow, I've never heard of that. It's quite common with Greyhounds & honestly I think it should be with other breeds. The only difference I see between Greys & other non-sighthound breeds is the speed at which they can depart. My dogs are only unleashed in a fenced are or in performance sports areas. ETA: Breed matters not. This applies to all my dogs... 99% of the time. Edited July 10, 2011 by kudzu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambuca Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I'm actually glad this was posted - I was thinking about asking a question about this earlier today. Andy is leashed 100% of the time, unless in our backyard or for the first time today, in a baseball diamond (and he had no idea what to do lol)....I also signed a leash clause in my contract. I unhook his leash IN the car, and he doesn't step out of the car without it on. Andy has snuck out the door, once by me, and once after my BIL left the door open and he was "fairly" easy to get back. BUT, I panicked. I was terrified of losing him. SO, that being said, yes, I leash all the time. My original question was to be something similar - I've seen video and pictures (not so much on here but on you-tube, other grey sites, etc) with dogs froliking in the ocean, around fields, rivers, etc and even one romping around in the snow in their front yard next to the street . I was puzzled because I have always been told it's a big no-no to have one off lead. So, aside from fenced areas, are beaches or watery area supposed to be more secure? You'd sure think so with all the video out there. My boys are leashed. I have pictures of my boy loose in the ocean because I swam him out to a sandbar and let him go. He does swim, but we were pretty far from shore so he really had no place to go. The sand bar we were at is HUGE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest meggera Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Just READING "unleashed dog" makes my blood pressure climb. 50% of the time while in our fully fenced in yard I still keep Vanille on the lead just in case she decides to try something funny. I, personally, would never let her off-leash unless she is in an enclosed and secure/safe location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneGTS Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Gunda was off leash on almost every walk (4 or 5 times a day). We let Spriet off leash also, but not as much. Now she doesn't get off leash anymore (we don't want to let her run), due to an accident a few years ago (broken heel). We got both Spriet and Gunda when they were 8 weeks old, so we trained them as soon as they came here. Quote Anne, Sasha & Tapas. Spriet (2002-2015), Tibbie (2000-2015) and Gunda (1996-2009) www.rapiddogwear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 A good read pinned in our GT Amber Alert forum: How Not To Become A Member of the Runaways Club by Marcia Herman. This. Greyhounds are *sighthounds*. Trust is a deadly disease and off-leash is just not worth any of the risks. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I signed a contract that I would never have my pups unleashed unless in a fenced area. really? wow, I've never heard of that. It's quite common with Greyhounds & honestly I think it should be with other breeds. The only difference I see between Greys & other non-sighthound breeds is the speed at which they can depart. My dogs are only unleashed in a fenced are or in performance sports areas. ETA: Breed matters not. This applies to all my dogs... 99% of the time. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Leash. Applies to all breeds. I've been involved in training dogs for nearly 40 years now. Most dogs whom people *say* have good recall, don't. Even the few dogs who do actually have what a trainer would describe as "good recall" often have it only situationally -- in a familiar area, during a familiar activity, etc. Change that and all bets are off. In addition to the problem of a lost and/or dead dog, there is the problem of dogs who get in trouble close to home. Some folks here are going through a horrible and costly time because their dogs often ran, leash-free, from the car to the house after a ride. Except one day they didn't. They bolted and got the neighbor's cat. Take the dog to a fenced area to run. On the unfenced trails, where your purpose is to meander, sniff around, explore -- keep the dog on leash. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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