Hello, my little siberian pup Koru is turning 3 months tomorrow, and up until now, has been amazing off leash. Not only is he really well behaved- he's actually better at staying by my side and ignoring distractions (such as unfamiliar yellow snow and birds/squirrels) than he is when on lead. Even then, he rarely pulls and when he does, he responds well to "heel" and will return to walking beside me.
In general, he's been extremely easy to train. A few days after bringing him home at 6 weeks, he had learned to sit. Days after that, he would sit and wait for me to call him to me. And not long after that, he learned to sit and wait patiently for me to give him the "ok go" after placing his food bowl on the ground. He also shows no aggression in regards to me taking toys from him, or when I place my hands in his bowl while he's eating.
The only time he has wandered away from someone walking him off leash on our farm, he was with my grandfather, and after going on a really long walk that tired him out, he walked home ahead of my grandfather (who was having troubles with his knees, and walking really slow). When he got to the door, he sat, and I noticed him and let him in. This would have happened a bit more than a week ago, and I was pretty impressed.
What I'm wondering, is if it is too soon to say if any of this behavior will last? I live with two adult huskies, trained by my grandfather, who are great off leash. He'd take them on popular hiking trails, and they'd know to stop, look back, and wait for confirmation before they'd ever get out of site, and they'd mostly ignore other people and dogs, other than a quick sniff. I think he may be learning a lot from them.
Thanks.
