Comments on: Loose-leash walking: Day 1

By: Saint Lover

Saint Lover — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:18:47 +0000

Rufus is VERY distracted by little dogs and will pull and jump around and bark trying to get to them. I am not sure what I can do to fix this situation but it has gotten worse over the last 6 months. It has become a struggle to manage him at times.

By: home zookeeper

home zookeeper — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:31:27 +0000

Ug…Timber is horrible on a leash without the gentle leader. Even the Halti digs into his eyes because he pulls so hard. If a dog is near – walks by or in a yard – he goes nuts. Barking and pulling and just insane. I really want to be able to take him places but right now he’s not ready and neither am I.

Trooper is a lot better than he used to be. I credit agility and time. But he still pulls pretty hard and I’ve had to wrestle him to the ground when another dog was aggressive towards us on a walk.

By: Mayra Calvani

Mayra Calvani — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:13:36 +0000

THat’s a lovely picture. I’ve never seen a dog carrying his food and water before… good for him! My dog Amigo is doing pretty well on the gentle leader, but I’m still struggling to have him by my side. He loves to be ahead of me and sniff at everything.

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By: Abz & Chels

Abz & Chels — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:01:28 +0000

Go girl, I’ll be watching this one with interest. The only time Chels walks nicely beside me is when Ive exhausted her.lol and no lead No way! I wouldnt see her for a week

By: Biggie-Z

Biggie-Z — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:57:00 +0000

Oh yeah, he’s not very good with anyone else walking him. With P-Daddy he forges 1-2 feet ahead (some would call that “loose-lead;” I don’t), and with other people, he walks on a loose lead when he wants to, and not so much the rest of the time.

By: Biggie-Z

Biggie-Z — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:55:40 +0000

Let’s see – Biggie needs work on his loose-leash walking any time anything gets his prey drive up (lots of pigeons and sparrows in the city) or we see another dog on lead, especially if the other one is dragging its owner toward us.

Good luck, we’ll be following this 30-day challenge with extra interest!

Biggie

By: jan

jan — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:53:53 +0000

I love Ace. He reminds me of a child as much as he does of a dog.

By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:25:16 +0000

Gus sounds like such a sweet boy.

By: Apryl DeLancey

Apryl DeLancey — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:43:33 +0000

My Gus does really well on his leash and never pulls. His unruliness comes from stopping to smell things. However, this is normal for his breed so he’s not a dog for a runner but can walk briskly and un-distracted for long periods of time.