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Originally Posted by Martin0327  Im sorry really new to this. Sooo Do you think that 1 block or just may be Up and down my street first would be good? They are 5 and 5.5 months old. |
And you sound very tense. I'm sure you are with the confusing behavior of your two. You won't know how far to go until you get them outside & try it. If handling both at the same time is too much at first, take them one at a time for awhile, then take both at the same time. If you are observant, each one of them will let you know when they are too tired, so you will know if you've gone too far. You can gradually add more distance as they get used to the walks. Neither one of them is going to immediately understand what walking on a leash is all about, so be patient with them.
There are a lot of dog training books, magazines, dvds, Dog Whisperer on National Geographic channel & It's Me or The Dog on Animal Planet, free help online including YT. EDUCATE yourself so you can be better able to deal with their challenges. Training your dogs will never end, so get prepared. The more training tricks you learn the better prepared & more relaxed you will be while working with them. No one method or book has all the answers. What works for one of your dogs may not work with the other so you need lots of ideas to pull from. Even though each source will differ a little on command words/signals, make your own list & definitions for each to help keep you from confusing the dogs. Try not to teach too much at once.
It's very important that you be relaxed & patient. You can make it fun for all 3 of you. Good luck & enjoy!