Hi Christine!
 CL> This is what happenned with the nylon one I had.  Ben lunged forward,
 CL> and the nylon just gave.  So all I had left in my hand was a limp
 CL> leash.  Thank goodness Ben isn't the type that will run away from me. 
 CL> Even when I take him to the park for a romp, he stays within a five
 CL> foot radius of me, refusing to run any further away.  He also comes
 CL> immediately when called (outside that is.  When inside, he just
 CL> ignores me!)
He's bound to start "test" his limits with you anytime!   Make sure you have 
the STAY and SIT down pat - do those commands OFTEN even when he's out on his 
free time in the park.
Monster is getting better at distance control.   He joins me for the few 
minutes I let him go when I walk to the end of the driveway to get the mail.  
I tell him "Let's get the Mail!" and he knows to start heading down the 
driveway.   But when I hear a car coming, I want him to pay attention and not 
get into an accident.  So.. I'll yell at him with "Monster?  STAY" if he's at 
a safe spot, or "Monster, COME! COME! COME!" (fast 3 times really seems to 
work better for him than just one loud call).   
 SB>> dog sport a bandana than seeing a dog with bows (UGH!) in it's fur,
 SB>> spritzed with perfume, and it's claws brightly painted in the
 SB>> color-of-the-month! 
 CL>   I agree with you there!  I think that looks totally silly! 
 CL> Especially the nail polish.  
Monster (although primarily black) has lighter fur on the paws.  But he has 
large black stripes on his paws that make it look like he's got huge or 
painted claws.   I never really paid attention to that before until one 
dog-lover mentioned that to me.  I have one picture of Monster where a bit of 
this can been seen.   Maybe I'll fire that one off to you.
.: /|ug
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