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05-29-2008, 06:58 AM | #1 |
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| Walking with a coupler?? I had the bright idea today to go to Petco, buy a coupler & take the girls on a walk in the wooded park across the street. I had no idea it would end up being such an ordeal! I walked as slow as possible, but Amelia is so hyper, she kept pulling & dragging Rosie behind her. Rosie's little legs kept going stiff and she was quite literally being dragged. As soon as that happened, I'd stop & make Amelia sit. As soon as we'd start walking again, the same thing would happen all over again. I kept thinking they'd "get it" but finally gave up about 10 minutes into the walk as I was worried Rosie was getting hurt (or scarred!). I really want to get Rosie out walking every day as she's a bit pudgy from indoor life, but I don't want to do it at the risk of her getting hurt. Does anyone have any suggestions for walking with the coupler? Or should I just try to walk them on seperate leashes entirely?
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05-29-2008, 07:04 AM | #2 | |
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05-29-2008, 07:16 AM | #3 |
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| I am waiting to hear what others say too! I have the exact same problem with mine! Tessa will pull and drag poor little Harley all the way down the street! I keep hoping that they will "get" it .
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05-29-2008, 07:33 AM | #4 |
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| I tried the coupler with Hoku & Kalani and had the same problem of one dragging the other However, now that I have Pi'i, I tried him and Kalani together the other day and they did great!
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05-29-2008, 07:34 AM | #5 |
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| I have 3 and I'm always trying to find creative ways of just using 1 leash to walk all of them. I bought those handles that has a D ring and you just attached the leashes to it. Then I use a coupler for Naboo and Wookie and attached Squeekie's leash in the handle. Anyway it'll probably make more sense if I attached a picture of what I'm talking about. I think the only way to stop the pulling and dragging is training them to walk correctly in the first place. As for my 3, my Naboo is the biggest at 15 lbs, then Wookie at 9 lbs, then Squeekie at 6lbs. I put Naboo and Wookie on the coupler and Naboo would drag Wookie with her. When she does this I would correct her by pulling her back and shortening the leash to right next to my leg. Or I would stop entirely and she would stop as well, look at me, and I would tell her to come here and point next to my leg. She hesitates and takes her time, but I won't move until she comes. (While people are passing by and probably think I'm a nutso ). We keep doing this over and over again until "she gets it" (we walk 1 mile), then when we turn around to go home, all three of them are in the same pace as I am. All 3 of them are walking right next to my leg and no one is getting dragged. And of course, when we go out walking the next day, they completely forget and I have to teach it to them again. And I just want to add that Squeekie is completely trained to walk without a leash, but I leash her anyway for safety. I did this by always calling out her name when she gets about 3 ft away from me (then she would run back to me wagging and all, almost like apologizing she wandered too far ). When she doesn't listen I would leash her back up and when she's good, I unleash her and do it over and over again. Last edited by wookie; 05-29-2008 at 07:37 AM. |
05-29-2008, 07:40 AM | #6 |
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| Oh yeah, except when they see a pole in the trail. When they see a pole, all 3 are running to get to the pole and they are all dragging me |
05-29-2008, 07:49 AM | #7 |
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| I found the best way to walk them using a coupler (especially when one pulls ahead, is to shorten it so they both are walking right by your legs. I hold the end of the coupler in my left hand and grab the leash of the coupler about 2 feet from where it couples in my right hand and that is all the length they get. that way they cannot pull each other along. The puller cannot get more than 2 feet ahead. As the puller tries to go faster, I just tug quickly on the leash in my right hand and they are back in position.
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05-29-2008, 09:00 AM | #8 | |
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Thankyou for all of your great advice Wookie & Sunnie! I did try the pulling the leash tightly on the way home and it did seem to help. Though, I'm not quite sure if that wasn't b/c we were headed home--Amelia was mad so she was walking slow & Rosie was GLAD, so she was walking more quickly! I'm going to keep at it in the yard & maybe do some one on one with Amelia in regards to proper walking etiquette. I am so glad to know I wasn't alone in this problem! I was feeling like a such a horrible mommy! Poor puppies!
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05-29-2008, 01:55 PM | #9 |
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| With the pups, one pup always got dragged. But with my adult girls the do good on it, because they both have good leash manners. Like with a leash the only problem is when one gets tired or takes a potty break. When I'm taking all four dogs out, it comes in handy when I use it on my two girls. the pups w/ a coupler |
05-29-2008, 02:10 PM | #10 |
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| I have tried a coupler, and one of mine would always drag the other. unless they are both the same disposition or if they are held in with a short leash..... I like using two retractable leashes the best.....I just let them have their full leash because I live in the country and there are no cars on our roads....yayyy! Of course, if I'm in town I hold them on a short leash and close to me.
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05-29-2008, 03:08 PM | #11 |
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| I use a coupler for Bubba and Sissy. It usually starts out with somebody getting pulled in one direction or the other but after they get tired out they settle down. When we go to the Test Site or the broadwalk it's hard for awhile till they settle down. As for the pole----with a coupler the game is each goes around in a different direction to see how tangled up they can get me. Walks are usually fun for them except Sissy has bicycle/rollerblade/skateboard aggression. Well, not really aggression she just wants them to stop. When they do she just sniffs them but nine times out of ten if it's a child they are scared and leary even when you try to explain she is very friendly (she acts like a Rottie)
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05-29-2008, 03:12 PM | #12 |
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| Using a coupler can be tricky, the biggest thing is to train each dog individually to walk nicely on a leash before you attempt to use a coupler. It helps to teach them verbal commands as well. Sit, Heal, Stop, etc. |
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