dude, i have a problem here, how old is ur doggie??? when i take out the leash, my rocky will run away, i dun understand. bad exp with a leash? did u or anybody hit him with a leash before? i didnt put on the leash on the 1st week when i walk him. usually, i'l train young pups to get use to their collars & leashes cuz he doesnt go far from me when we walk. its good that u would wanna train ur doggie to walk off-leash. but with a jrt, i cant risk doing so. cant risk zeus dashin away chasin a cat or a morotcyclist but now its just the 2nd week, things r different now, once in a awhile he will walk on his own and run away when he is scare(kids chasing him, motorcycle passed by). from wat ur sayin here, either ur doggie is still very young, uve jz brought in a new adult doggie into ur home or uve jz move to a new neighbourhood... whichever it is, u would need to slowly intro him into ur neighbourhood. best to keep him leash up jz in case he dashes away of shyness or fear if i leash him, he will sit there n refuse to move/walk. try leash walk him in ur own hse indoors 1st, then slowly move towards the outside compound within ur own fencin, this will increase his confidence in the environment. slowly, he'l learn to accept noises & ppl from outside. kids....aha....u have any kids at home? always supervise interaction between doggies & kids. both can bring danger to each other

any idea on how to solve this?! wat breed is ur doggie? hope this helps...cheers