people just don't realise. However well trained the dog is, there's always the risk of unexpected squirrels or a thousand other things that could go wrong.
hell, Spike's recall is good enough that I could probably walk him offleash. I can call him back from strange dogs, I can even call him back from cats if I see them first. However, I am not stupid enough to assume I'd always see them first. And it only takes once.
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people just don't realise. However well trained the dog is, there's always the risk of unexpected squirrels or a thousand other things that could go wrong.
hell, Spike's recall is good enough that I could probably walk him offleash. I can call him back from strange dogs, I can even call him back from cats if I see them first. However, I am not stupid enough to assume I'd always see them first. And it only takes once.