its a really big project for a game jam congrats!, i played it two times, and the first one i didnt kwnow that i had to follow the owner and i went to the mountains lol, i think you can specify that you have to follow him at the start of the game :D
Thank you! I was planning on adding a little bit more to the leash to where it was limit the players motion a little bit more to show that you needed to stay near the owner. But at least you got to have an adventure with it the way it was!