My gal would walk always beside me and I had he trained so she always sat down on the curb before crossing the road , very clever . I remember taking her off the leash for the first time to play with another dog , before she would get so far away she would always look for permission. I didn’t train that either she just done it . I would make her walk behind me for a while to get it in her head I was the leader then no problems .
She wasnt looked after when I got her at 8 weeks old and I think she was abused , for a while I was the only man that she wasnt cautious of ,at first she was a bit scared but I would just sleep on the floor with her and would wrestle with her .
I never once had to lay a finger on her , so when I see people hitting their dogs it pisses me off