When I was a kid we had a couple dogs at different points, who were exactly like this, run at any chance.
Then I came to Germany, and the culture here (as compared to my family at least) is that they take walking the dog very seriously, like multiple times a day, every day. I was not used to this at all, but I haven’t heard of dogs ever just running away since I’ve been here.
So it could just be that my dog-owning friends here are just very good trainers, but it seems like giving dogs lots and lots of opportunities to get outside, exercise and explore makes them a lot less likely to try escape on their own
Regular walks are the absolute best thing you can do for your dog and yourself.
Across suburban humanity, there are countless millions of dogs who get to stare at the same walls every day, all day, and they are creatures designed for roaming and running down prey. For that matter, so are you.
Dogs get depressed and anxious, people get depressed and anxious. Walking helps with that.
My dog has really impressive recall for his young age and the level of effort I put into training him, when we aren’t on our property. But when I let him out to poop at 5 am it’s like he’s never heard of me.
they take walking the dog very seriously, like multiple times a day, every day.
How much is it around where you are?
There’s another German thing with dogs: it’s typical to walk your dog without a leash - something that would make people freak out where I live now. Maybe German dogs are a bit more used to obeying verbal commands.
When I was a kid we had a couple dogs at different points, who were exactly like this, run at any chance.
Then I came to Germany, and the culture here (as compared to my family at least) is that they take walking the dog very seriously, like multiple times a day, every day. I was not used to this at all, but I haven’t heard of dogs ever just running away since I’ve been here.
So it could just be that my dog-owning friends here are just very good trainers, but it seems like giving dogs lots and lots of opportunities to get outside, exercise and explore makes them a lot less likely to try escape on their own
Regular walks are the absolute best thing you can do for your dog and yourself.
Across suburban humanity, there are countless millions of dogs who get to stare at the same walls every day, all day, and they are creatures designed for roaming and running down prey. For that matter, so are you.
Dogs get depressed and anxious, people get depressed and anxious. Walking helps with that.
My dog has really impressive recall for his young age and the level of effort I put into training him, when we aren’t on our property. But when I let him out to poop at 5 am it’s like he’s never heard of me.
How much is it around where you are?
There’s another German thing with dogs: it’s typical to walk your dog without a leash - something that would make people freak out where I live now. Maybe German dogs are a bit more used to obeying verbal commands.