So over Memorial Day weekend, my bf and I along with our Shiba Tali went to his mother's new house where she has a yard that's not completely fenced in and right next to a road which isn't too heavy traffic, but cars do come through and surprise you. Tali has never been trained off leash outside and it's not something I planned to do living in the Bronx and right by highways and busy intersections. One time I had to chase her down a floor and to the front door of my apartment complex because she darted out of the door when I opened it to take out the garbage (she doesn't do this anymore now that she's older and I did the crazy door game where I closed the door the moment she moved and didn't stay seated).
And so, my bf and I have this disagreement and he thinks she'll be fine off leash. And in the yard, he kept removing her leash whereas I kept putting it back on immediately afraid that she might see a squirrel or anything really - and run faster than the wind and I won't be able to catch her or worse, lose her and never see her again. So my bf kept telling me that I'm being paranoid and it's fine *removes leash* and I kept telling him I didn't want to chance anything *puts leash back* and we had this silly 3 minute back and forth where it's him clipping it off and me clipping it back. I was genuinely angry and at the same time - wondering if I'm really this crazy woman that's overthinking things.
Do I have a right to not feel comfortable having Tali off leash? I always see threads about people losing their Shibas and after I had to chase her in my apartment that one time - I just don't really trust her. Is it just me?
PS: When Tali was off leash for 3 minutes or so, she was so confused, she just stood in place haha like she still had the leash on.
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And so, my bf and I have this disagreement and he thinks she'll be fine off leash. And in the yard, he kept removing her leash whereas I kept putting it back on immediately afraid that she might see a squirrel or anything really - and run faster than the wind and I won't be able to catch her or worse, lose her and never see her again. So my bf kept telling me that I'm being paranoid and it's fine *removes leash* and I kept telling him I didn't want to chance anything *puts leash back* and we had this silly 3 minute back and forth where it's him clipping it off and me clipping it back. I was genuinely angry and at the same time - wondering if I'm really this crazy woman that's overthinking things.
Do I have a right to not feel comfortable having Tali off leash? I always see threads about people losing their Shibas and after I had to chase her in my apartment that one time - I just don't really trust her. Is it just me?
PS: When Tali was off leash for 3 minutes or so, she was so confused, she just stood in place haha like she still had the leash on.
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