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Originally Posted by sophie31  I had the same problem with Sophie she's almost nine months and 2.5 lbs I spoke with her trainer and he felt it was fear so he told me to start walking her around my backyard but before I go out with her throw a few treats out something very tiny and she will focus on the treats and forget her fears and it helped she now walks just about anywhere |
Maybe I'm not reading this correctly, but I wouldn't throw treats on the floor. This may get her used to trying to eat stuff off the floor thinking they are treats. I would prefer to hand them to her. I have one that won't eat anything off the floor, and only from a hand. Once we walked by a hot dog on the ground and she didn't even so much as sniff it. Then another who will eat anything on the floor.
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Originally Posted by Magnus I'd like to mention one thing about slings... I used slings before and they are great but I think it's better to use a backpack type (or stroller) for longer walks. Personally, I have a bad back (and somewhat bad knee) when I carried Zoey (only 5.5 lbs) for 20-30 min, my shoulder/back/knee would start feeling uncomfortable. |
This is a good point to anyone who has shoulder or back issues.