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03-04-2012, 07:55 PM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: louisianna
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| lying down on walks? we started walking two weeks after dickie came home. he always seemed to love it. he pulled a bit every now and then, but it was nothing abnormal. I have started back to work, so nan has to walk him by herself during the week. He has started to just lay down with her. I say her, because he walks, runs just like normal with me. As soon as he gets down the steps, he just lays down flat. as soon as he gets inside, he just plays and plays and plays with her, but he wont walk with her. he is obsessed with her, even when im there. He loves her so much. He cannot stand being in a room without her. but... he wont go outside with her without just laying down. If im there, he walks, if im not, he lays. any experience, ideas? thx |
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03-05-2012, 12:42 AM | #2 |
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| Strange. Rlvis laid down completely flat when I forst got him, he was obviously scared and NOT leash trained. He now is how ever he prefers a super light leash and to drrag it as he follows me. Could she have pulled him around a bit more than he prefers? Always use a harness..
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03-05-2012, 01:00 AM | #3 |
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| Is there a possibility that Nan is having a health problem that you are unaware of ? A woman who lives down the street from me used to walk her dog daily & one day her dog just would not go farther then a few houses from home & this happened 3 or 4 days in a row. The next time I saw her she told me she made an appt for Sam ( the dog ) to see the vet but it was for the following wk as Rose (the lady ) had a Dr. appt on friday & this was thursday that she was telling me this. Rose had her Dr. appt & it turns out that she was having heart trouble. Rose took Sam to her appt & could find nothing wrong with the dog but after Rose started taking meds for her heart she started walking Sam again & Sam was fine. I think Sam was sensing that there was something wrong with Rose & is why she wouldn't go far for those few days. |
03-05-2012, 07:55 AM | #4 |
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| Maggie used to do this a little when other people walked her, when she was younger (in first year). She didn't lay down, she would just stand there like she had roots. I don't remember if she actually laid down. I think hubby started bringing her treats to coax her along. She just needed to get further from home and she was fine. Maybe she should try carrying her for a little ways and when she can't see the house see if she will walk then. Or also try some treats. Probably she is afraid she will miss seeing you if you come home (or doesn't want to leave you if you are home) |
03-05-2012, 08:15 AM | #5 |
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| There is probably something about the way she walks her that she doesn't like. Ask her to show you how she walks your little one - and note - it could be a bit different than the actual walk as some people might be a bit tense or even scared walking a dog by themselves or be a bit militant where they might not show that to another person - not sayin' that is the case here, but might consider it. Maybe the new walker is afraid of running into big dogs or something out in the neighborhood alone and is conveying that down the leash to the dog. Be sure she is not holding the leash taut the whole time - things like that - and give her some very high-value treats such as broiled chicken pieces-or anything - even a squeaky toy if that is high-value to this baby - and have her coax her into moving forward and give her a treat and much, much praise, together with a loose leash the moment she cooperates. Then coax her forward with a slightly tense leash and a treat out in front, and the moment she steps forward, relax the lead and coax her on with the treat as far as possible and treat, praise. Repeat and she will keep responding. But when a dog lays down like that, there is something about their walking experience that they do not like and it may be she is fearful of outside with that person - doesn't have the sense of that person really being in charge or something. Work with her using something to make her want to move off her position more than she wants to stay there and see if you can't get her mind onto the food instead of whatever it is she is unhappy with in with her present walker. Good luck!
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