If the dog is running away and is somewhere safe, completely ignore it. It will realize the game isn't fun and come back to you. If it is somewhere where it can get hurt, life is more complicated. Fred is good. We took him on his first off-leash walk through some fields that included a snowmobile trail. When we heard snowmobiles, we'd recall him and he'd sit while they went past (riders were respectful and didn't blast past at top speed). He passed that test. He's not ready yet for a similar experiment with streets/cars/random dogs that may distract him.
If this is how my wife wanted to assert dominance in our house...I'm all in.
I'll do some more research on keeping them engaged.
Use high quantity low value treats (like kibble) to get her in a pattern you like. You're basically feeding her dinner on a walk instead of her vacuuming a bowl.
This is what I'm currently using. Kibble to keep her going.
Nice. My off leash experience is the dog slipping out of her collar and making her way back home as I call after her to sit and stop.
That doesn't work with some dogs our last one husky cattle dog cross could not have cared less for kibble we left the bowl full for its whole life and usually ate every other day . Needed to use cheese or meat to get any reaction.
