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05-16-2013, 06:21 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: whitby, On, Canada
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| New Buddy Belt and a "dumb" mommy Omg...poor Wallee, he has a dumb mommy..lol. We have been out walking this little guy since he was 14 weeks old, 2-3 times a day. We have tried a harness like Pupia, vests that are hand made and the thinking bubbles harness. We have some days where he walks fine and other days, he balks. So, I finally decided to get him a Buddy Belt..a pretty big investment but I thought since everyone who has them loves them I'd give it a try. I put it on last night and he would walk a little, stop and give me stink eye and then after a lot of coaxing move a bit more. Today I thought, ok, it's nice out, let's take a walk in the park with his extendable leash and let him smell the flowers and sniff around. He didn't want to walk there very good but when he got there, seemed to be having fun. I watched as he ran in front of me and noticed that the harness seemed to be flapping around under his arms..omg..I tightened it up one more hole and presto!! It fit him so much better. Poor guy, was probably wondering what the heck was going on. Let's hope this is the breakthrough that we need. I'll continue to take him to the park in it so he is so busy having fun, he doesn't really notice it. Sheesh, you'd think after being taken out for walks so many times since I got him and now he is 14 months old that walking would be great. Nope, same song and dance every day, runs away when you want to put "any" harness on him, but when you snap the leash onto it he runs to the door. Out on walks, he walks along fine and then suddenly he will pull to the side and just freeze and stare at you. It takes lots of praise to get him moving again when he does this. Totally dumbfounds me. |
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05-16-2013, 06:27 AM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| With practice, he'll get the hang of walking. Max went through a silly phase and my father said he would never be a walker. Each new surface was a new experience: pavement, grass, brick, sidewalks. I'm glad you tightened up the harness. It should fit directly against the body.
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05-16-2013, 06:31 AM | #3 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: whitby, On, Canada
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05-16-2013, 06:41 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: NJ
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| One time I only put ONE of my pup's front legs through armholes. I even didn't realize it until we on the way back home. Maybe that'll make you feel a little better
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05-16-2013, 06:41 AM | #5 | |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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The different feel of the harness may also be affecting Wallee. When I first put one on Max, he was reluctant and gave me this look like, "Are you sure I am secure and hooked up to you in this?" For him, it was super comfortable and gave him a freedom of movement that he didn't have in his previous harness.
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05-16-2013, 06:43 AM | #6 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I have done that and put it on upside down when we were in a rush. Thankfully they looked at me like, "Um, Mom, this isn't right."
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05-16-2013, 08:21 AM | #7 | |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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I put Mandie's on one time and she was being such a crazy girl. Looked at me like I had gone mad. I finally realized that only ONE arm was in the harness. The other one was harness free. Oops lol
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05-16-2013, 08:32 AM | #8 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| As soon as Gracie started to equate harness with going for a walk she loved to see me reach for the thing. There is nothing she would rather do than put on whichever harness I have in my hand. Hopefully Wallee will stop worrying about the harness and start enjoying his walk time! |
05-16-2013, 09:07 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida
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| oh my.. I have done that with our harnesses too. One time I was walking Sam and realized the whole harness was just around he waist..no legs in the leg openings. I felt stupid
__________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy |
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