I'll try and do that. The trouble I've found with that is that when he's wanting to chase a cat or on a good scent he just doesn't register my existence at all.

but he HAS improved. He was loose four or five times before this happened with no trouble - once he would have just taken off the moment there wasn't a leash. He was also a lot easier to get back this time than he has been.

maybe a longer leash and a lot of meatball sessions in very interesting places like the woods.

...Spike just saw something out of the window and Squish got up and the limp is gone, so that's one good thing.

*sigh*