Training your Frenchie to walk off the leash in the right location can be something they really enjoy and also can be a big positive for you as an owner.

So, how do you train them so you can remove that French Bulldog harness and let them go it alone?

1. Pick The Right Location

When you are starting your training, you want to pay close attention to where you are letting your French Bulldog loose. This is especially true during the first session. For instance, your dog may start running wild if he/she sees a cat or another dog during this time. This can cause him or her to react unexpectedly and potentially run into the street without caution. Pay close attention during the summertime when the weather is extremely hot and you go on a walk near the water because Frenchies aren't able to swim. Therefore, you should keep him or her away from any water when he or she is off-leash. Ideally, the first time you let your dog off-leash should be somewhere with open plains where they cannot get lost or hurt. Another good option would be an open area with fencing to ensure that your dog doesn't go running onto streets where they could be in danger.

2. Make The "Come" Command More Fun

You want to make your dog want to come to you whenever you say the word. You want your dog to want to be by your side whenever you are walking rather than running off doing his or her own thing. Therefore, you should make the word a rewarding one. By getting your dog to associate the word "come" with positive things, you'll have a much easier time doing this. Take a delicious reward with you wherever you go and give your dog the treat when he or she comes to you on their own. When you do this enough, your dog will be associated with being around you as a positive thing and you'll likely find your dog doing it habitually because of it.

Along with this, you can tell him to "come" whenever he or she looks at you. By doing this repeatedly during every walk, your dog is going to have an easier time learning that being around you is just as interesting and fun as the environment surrounding them. This can make it much easier to get your dog to stay around you even with all the stimuli surrounding them.

3. Play Hide and Seek With Your Dog

You want your dog to continue to keep his or her eye on you at all times. This way, you can prevent your dog from losing track of you. One of the best ways to teach your dog to do this is by playing "hide-and-seek." If his eyes start to wander, you simply duck behind a tree or another solid object. Then, as he or she begins to look for you, get out from behind the object and call your dog. You can continue to repeat this over and over to reinforce it. While you can wait longer to come out, don't do it for more than a few seconds. Once your dog is watching you like a hawk and enough that you cannot hide without him or her seeing you, that's when you know you've achieved your goal.

4. Take an Emergency Solution With You

Sometimes you might run into a situation where your dog loves another dog so much that your dog will lose control. A lot of dog owners will wait and see that they are suddenly strolling along with another dog during their walk. If your dog isn't responding properly to your "come" command, you'll want to have something else with you that you can count on to get your dog to respond. That way, you don't find yourself having to run after your dog to try to catch them. One of the best things you can take along with you for your walk to have as an emergency mechanism is your dog's favourite toy. That way, you can tease your dog and get his or her attention when you need it most. Usually, a squeaker toy works well for this.

5. Jackpot and Casinos

Have you ever been to a casino and played slot machines? I know I have. While I know that I'm likely going to lose my money before I even begin, I still do it because of the chance to win something. If you've gone through and rewarded your dog every time he or she comes when you call, you can begin to decrease the number of times you dish out the reward. You can start to reward your dog 25 percent of the time in which you will then give them the whole jackpot. After a good amount of time when your dog is walking off-leash, you'll find your dog coming to you much faster to see whether or not it's the time when he or she wins the jackpot.