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05-17-2006, 02:16 PM | #1 |
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| Need Parents of 2 Yorkies We walk our two boys on a coupler leash with harnesses. They are about a foot apart when they walk. Different personalities. One is slow, very curious, mild-mannered, and wants to stop every 2 feet to sniff and investigate, and now he marks. The other one is very very nervous, hates other dogs, is wary of other people, and if he hears a bit noise, that's it, the walk is over. He justs wants to get home. Through your experience, would it be better to walk them separately? At different times? Would it aid in their development? Would it give them more confidence? Would Mr. Nervous be calmer? I'm concerned about separation anxiety, as they have never been apart. Please give me your thoughts. Thanks.
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05-17-2006, 03:21 PM | #2 |
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| Can't wait to read responses to this one! I have the same problem... |
05-17-2006, 03:27 PM | #3 |
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| I had the same situation. I found it was better to walk them both but without the coupler with seperate leashes. The smaller one was scared to death because the larger one would pracitcally drag her. I still sometimes take them one at a time. Hope this helps
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05-17-2006, 03:29 PM | #5 |
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| I recently read the Cesar's Way by the Dog Whisperer and a book called Better Dog Behavior. Since reading these two books I have a whole different philosophy about walking the dogs. Before we would stroll around sniffing here and sniffing there. Now I realize that the walk is a tremendously important tool in maintaining the all imortant leadership roll. So.... we pee and poop AND THEN GO FOR A WALK When we walk, I am always out front with the Chattie and Peppy behind. We walk where I want to walk and at my pace. I do occasionally stop purposefully so that they can sniff and do a little marking, but it is on MY terms. Of course I am very aware of the condition of Peppy and Chattie and take great care to not over tire them. Since implementing "Power Walking" I have noticed a tremendous change in Chattie and Peppy's demeanor. They are so much more pleasant to be around. I haven't added Chizzie to the pack yet, but will be as soon as the puppies are weaned. To maintain our walks even during bad weather I bought a treadmill. Chattie and Peppy LOVE LOVE LOVE the treadmill and will actually hop on and "ask" to go for a walk. I would continue to walk the two together and become the leader of the pack and be a little more assertive about having the kids keep up. Hope this helps. |
05-17-2006, 03:33 PM | #6 |
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| Cesar's Way It is a terrific book -- I believe it might help in understand the philolophy behind "walking the dog". I don't agree with everything he says, but he DOES understand the philosophy behind the "Walk". |
05-17-2006, 03:46 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I have a 9 year old overweight Pom who walks with us and she is always dragging behind and Cali likes to keep a faster pace. So I have them each on their own leash and drop Maya's when no one is around which is most of the walk since I live in a very quiet subdivision, we usually never see anyone on our walks. If I see someone or a car pass by I grab her leash. I stay close enough to grab it and she can't run very fast at all. I have been thinking of leaving her home but she enjoys the walk and needs the exercise. Both would be upset if I walked them seperately. I wonder what Cesar would say when I carry Maya the whole way back since she won't walk back on her own!lol
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05-17-2006, 04:31 PM | #8 |
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| I would hope that Cesar would say, "Hi Patti, thank you for buying my book and helping to make me rich". Maya is a very pretty girl and looks comfy in your arms |
05-17-2006, 05:17 PM | #9 |
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05-20-2006, 09:05 PM | #10 |
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| I only have Loki, so I won't comment on the issues with 2 dogs, although a good friend of mine does walk her dogs separately but I don't know if they have separation anxiety. If so, Kongs work great for that. Anyway, for the nervous one, some positive reinforcement training would work wonders. Loki gets nervous around big dogs too. What they trainer has us do is have Loki sit to the side of the path when another dog walks by. I keep his attention with treats and reward him for not barking (he likes to let the big dogs know he's tough). He is learning that 1 - I will protect him and 2 - big dogs = yummy treats. There are so many other things we have worked on in classes that help too - like the "watch" command so that he looks up at me rather than the distraction. There are so many things you can do with positive reinforcement to help a shy dog. If you can sign up for a class I would highly suggest it. Otherwise, check to see if your library has any books by Pat Miller or Patricia McConnell. Amazon has them if your library does not. There are many other books I can recommend if you are interested in learning more. There are so many ways to make your shy one more confident. Also, Loki has wanted to stop more lately, as it gets nice out and things are growing and smell good. He has done classes forever and knows lots of commands, like watch and come. We just use those to get his attention and he follows. We have also worked quite a bit on loose leash walking - very helpful! I use an Easy Walk harness on him, which discourages pulling without hurting him. He is capable of walking nicely on a collar, but if he ever does pull too hard this harness does not choke him. We stop 2-3 times on our walks. I choose times when he is behaving/not pulling and reward him by letting him sniff a little.
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05-20-2006, 09:14 PM | #11 |
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| hey... I have 3 yorkies and I walk them all together. I use retractable leashes and control them easier with commands we are learning. They are getting better at not tangeling together lately. I keep the smaller babies on one side and the bigger girl Lexie on the other with a tighter control on her because she likes to run harder. I hope this is a little helpful! :-) ~Tru
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05-20-2006, 11:54 PM | #12 |
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| I am used to walking 3 or 4 dogs at the same time. Until I get them trained to walk at even pace with each other as well as myself they are all put on seperate leashes. Before long I have them all trained and then I put them on a coupler and they do excellent.
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