We can only walk Willie using a harness; he pulls and chokes with a leash on his collar and won't be deterred no matter what is used. But he's 2 years old and full grown. He's never slipped out of his harness, but he can slip out of his collar.
Willie also won't bat an eye at food proffered when he's chasing a rabbit, and typically, there's nothing he wouldn't do for a dog treat. I once spent 45 minutes crouching around my neighbor's house in the middle of the night trying in vain to get him to pay attention to a bag of treats and not the rabbit he was stalking long enough to grab him, when he'd climbed/leaped the fence in our yard due to said rabbit. Finally, I got close enough to pounce and grab him, but it wasn't due to any interest in his usually beloved treats. Nothing can stop that scenting/hunting drive.
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