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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:41 AM Nov 2020

We were on a hike with our dog on-leash and a little kid asked "is that dog your prisoner?"

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The other day we were on a hike with our dog on-leash and a little kid asked “is that dog your prisoner?” and it’s all I’ve been able think about since


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We were on a hike with our dog on-leash and a little kid asked "is that dog your prisoner?" (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP
Kids ask great questions! Shermann Nov 2020 #1
If your dog comes back to you when off leash, there is no way they are prisoners. hlthe2b Nov 2020 #2
We live with a Siberian Husky. Harker Nov 2020 #3

Shermann

(7,399 posts)
1. Kids ask great questions!
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:46 AM
Nov 2020

I had "free range dogs" growing up in the boondocks. You can't get away with that in urban areas.

hlthe2b

(102,138 posts)
2. If your dog comes back to you when off leash, there is no way they are prisoners.
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 10:03 AM
Nov 2020

The morning after I adopted my then six-month-old Aussie-Border Collie she burst past me to chase a rabbit in the wee morning and pitch-dark. Into the wetland field nearby she bounded, but no way I could catch up to her. So I was left crying my eyes out in the middle of the field thinking she'd never be found or return.

Well, 10 minutes later, here she comes and she's scarcely left my side since. If there is a prisoner in this relationship, it is ME to HER.

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