I have the neighbor's permission, yes, but I haven't gone walking on her land alone just yet. I have just begun the past three days, to allow Lovey, the dog of our X person, to be untied all day long. It's been better than I had hoped for so far. It's been difficult and super rewarding to re-educate him and show him that a human can deserve his trust.. But now he follows me everywhere. That's mostly great too.. But the neighbor has two big dogs and I am not so sure they will be buddies.
So.. When I do go walking again, I will put him back on the rope for a little while.. No big deal. He will even let me. I would not let me, if I were him. But for now, I just want to let him enjoy his freedom for the first time in his life.,