I have a 1 yr old Golden Retriever. I trained him basic obiedence and
generally is a good dog. However, on occasion he is able to get out
when not on a leash and simply disobeys any commands. Unfortunately
there have been times where he has run out in front of cars and
needless to say, that scares me.

When training with a leash, I can have him sit and stay, drop the
leash, walk about a 100ft or so infront of him, tell him to come and
he comes and sits right infront of me. So I *know* he knows the
commands, but simply disobeys if he gets out and is not in the
"training" set of mind (I guess thats the best way to put it)

Ultimately I think it would be great to be under total voice command
with no leash. However, I seem to be having difficulty transitioning
to that point. Any ideas?