That's exactly what is happening right now. When he responds to me calling his name, he gets a bit of food, if he stands up and does a tripod, he gets food.

It is my goal to allow free roaming of the house when he is an adult size.

He will most likely always need the harness and leash when outdoors, they run really fast, swim even faster and climb

If he ever made it down a gopher hole, I'd have to dig up a lot of ground to get him back.