Comments on: 5 Dog Walking Tips

By: Israel Arroyo

Israel Arroyo — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:45:34 +0000

Hi, thanks for the tips. I have a 2yr. Old German Shepherd, he walks besides me, stops when I stop and sits. But when he sees another dogs he goes wild and starts barking and pulling he does the same inside the house. He’s got loose like twice because of this and when he gets to the dog he just smells them and starts to play, how can I correct this action because people and other dogs get scared when he does this. I would like for him to be a therapy dog but before I have to correct this. Help Please!

By: barbara

barbara — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:34:45 +0000

but i like giving her time to enjoy everything about being outside! sniffing here, sniffing there. i feel like it’s her hour (or whatever) to be able to enjoy the walk. and it’s my time to relax and just walk and breathe in the fresh air. it’s meant to be a relaxing time, sometimes jogging, sometimes dawdling…. no?

By: DCM

DCM — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:03:47 +0000

Thanks for the reminders! Dogs never stop learning; And that includes ‘testing you’ to see if the old school rules still apply. One day she’s ‘only’ 3 feet ahead, and in a few weeks you’re asking yourself ‘at what point did I lose control?’ Just like she needs to be reminded consistently, so do we!
Time for a ‘rewind’ here…Back to ‘step 1′…Ahem, YOU follow ME.
My Border Collie is delightful, fun, funny, healthy, my BDFF, and often times, a lot smarter than I am!
Gotta run, I think she’s on the phone ordering pizza!