Failed experiment
John and I tried an experiment with Roxy today. We had her outside, no fence, on a leash. We showed her (and gave her) cheese and regular dog treats and basically tried to convince her that hanging out with us is the best thing in the world. Riley had already proven that he could be trusted off the leash and would come tearing back towards us if we called. It was Roxy’s turn, so I unclipped her leash. For about a minute, she stayed right by us, eating cheese and dog treats, but her normal greed wasn’t as strong as the pull of all that freedom. She took off, with Riley right behind her, and me and John chasing after with the leash and the treats, calling her name and basically just trying to keep her in sight. We did eventually get her (only about two minutes later – felt longer), but we’ve learned our lesson. LOTS more training before we try that again. If ever. She might just be a runner.