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Originally Posted by 14+kitties

IMO I would not be giving Toothy that kind of freedom until she is ready to listen to you at ALL times. Giving her the freedom of a park to let her run is telling her to go do what she wants. She is still IN CHARGE! This is what got you in this situation in the first place. She needs to know YOU are the one in charge, NOT her.
Also, I don't feel letting her run beside a truck while you are sitting in it is safe. Nor does it teach her anything. If you don't want to be out in the cold then find a dog walker that is willing to put the time and energy into tuckering out your dog for you.
As I said, JMO and I am not known to sugar coat words.

Since you seem to be the expert on the way things SHOULD BE....back up your statements and help me get them to BE THAT WAY. Your statements are akin to FLAMING if you aren't going to offer any advice.

The dog is perfectly safe running beside the truck. I wouldn't do it if I thought it wasn't. I'm not that bad of a driver that I can run over a dog that is 32' away from me.