AFter seeing everyone's comments, I think we'll probably use the expando leash. Ours actually is very friendly, but if another dog gets playing too rough with him, he might turn on him. Mostly, if he has a tennis ball he wouldn't care if we were being eaten by a bear.

Thanks desertsol. I have a Dalmatian. He's actually pretty calm for a Dal, but still he loves to run. The main problem is that he never got really good on the leash (of course, that's totally his fault :oops: ). Gentle-leader, here we come. We always keep a look out for other people and dogs. We did...

Hi. I'm new to the forum. In fact, I'm not even in Arizona yet. My husband is moving to Safford in a couple of weeks and I'll be coming out in the fall. We live in the NW and I really don't want to leave the best weather of the year for, well, the worst. Anyway, are there hikes where the dog can go ...