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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  What do you mean by "stepped up your alpha?" The way I see alpha is "overly calm and understanding." Like a rock. |
Instead of trying to control the walk, I just let it happen. Before, I would shorten the leash, stop, reverse direction, etc to get her to listen. Now, I just go with her flow. If she wants to stop to look at something, we stop. If she gets freaky and wants to avoid something, I don't push the issue. Like she's fearful of manhole covers. I don't walk on the other side of the street to avoid them, but I also don't force her to stop and look at it. More like I pretend it's not there, but most times I will walk on it and she'll walk past it. She walks like a tornado past houses, but when we reach the wooded part of the road, she settles down. I think she was attacked at some point before I owned her... she needs to have a 360 degree view around her when walking past all the houses and yards. In the woods, she returns to walking like a normal dog.