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01-04-2015, 05:41 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: whitby, On, Canada
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| Does anyone else's baby hate walks Good morning. I am at my whits end trying to figure this guy out. I have been walking Wallee 2 or three times a day since I got him. When we first brought him home I kept his mesh harness on all day to make it easier to get him out quickly. As he grew up I noticed that he ran away every time I got the harness out. Now I have Summer completely ready and my own coat on before tackling him and I still end up chasing him to get his harness on. I have tried different harness types and it doesn't seem to matter. Out on our walks he will suddenly stobe p and refuse to walk. I will have to wait it out and encourage him to move forward. He is a very anxious dog it seems and we have never mastered the car with him nor going anywhere with large crowds. I tried doggy daycare with him when he was younger but the last time I took him the girl said he just kept wanting to be picked up. (That is not him at all). I just don't know how to get him past all this. |
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01-04-2015, 07:12 AM | #2 |
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| Hi sorry to hear of your problem. If there is no health troubles I would wonder if he has had a scare at some point,sometimes it isnt even something we would think of or notice like a tree that he thinks is scary and they have really long memories. I wonder if a stroller would help, he would feel safe in it and enjoy your walks that way, after a while he may want to join in the fun again. |
01-04-2015, 07:23 AM | #3 |
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| I have had 2 Yorkies and they both ran from us when they saw the harness. Shelby (our first) didn't like to walk but she loved going out with us so we got a stroller. Ali (our current pup) loves to walk but she still runs and makes it a challenge to put her harness on her. I think it's a Yorkie stubborn streak. If you love to walk and your pup doesn't, try a stroller, frontpack or backpack. |
01-04-2015, 08:22 AM | #4 |
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| Do I remember correctly that Wallee likes being outdoors in your yard? It is surprising that Summer's company has not encouraged Wallee to like walks. I think I would try not forcing him to go walking. Maybe if he sees you taking Summer out and enjoying the process he will start to think he is missing out on something. Don't chase him to put his harness on. Be nonchalant, ask him if he wants to go, and if he runs away, say happily, "Okay, maybe next time," or something like that. When you do take him out, be super patient. If he wants to stop, let him. Always keep your feet forward in the direction you want to walk. Wait a few beats and take a step forward happily saying, "Let's go!" If he doesn't move, don't be upset. Just stop and repeat. If you talk to him a lot when you walk, try being almost silent. If you are usually quiet, try talking to him, pointing out interesting things on your walk.
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01-04-2015, 08:39 AM | #5 |
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| Oh, poor Wallee!. It is strange that he does not like to walk. If you have tried different types of harnesses and he still does not like ti then I just don't know. Seems like he would enjoy going out with your other dog. If it really bothers him then maybe he should just stay home. Maybe staying home and missing out while your gone will make him reconsider! If not, and he is happy staying home then just let "sleeping dogs lay." |
01-04-2015, 09:28 AM | #6 |
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| I suspect the point to your walks is for his exercise, so, if he has no physical reason to be unable to walk, you may need to help him think compliance with what you want is his idea...LOL. Maybe try giving much loved treats to him and Summer but only for such things as coming to you/putting the harness on, and taking steps forward while on the lead. He may have created a 'game' out of the 'catch me if you can' when you first were trying to put his harness on, and if so, may enjoy his game more than you think. Does he seem fearful when walking? I know mine sometimes bark at shadows, or when they see the 'monsters' (trash cans for pickup...LOL) in the yard. They have even fear barked because the monsters from the night before have disappeared tonight...LOL. Go figure, huh? When that happens, I take them...carry while tightly hugging and talking soothingly and explaining to...them so they can inspect the suspicious object. He could also just be a homebody.
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01-04-2015, 09:38 AM | #7 | |
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01-04-2015, 09:55 AM | #8 |
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| Oh that's terrible...could definitely be fear barking. Poor baby. Mia is my 'fear' barker, and while I can conditioner her to accept new things she was initially afraid of because she didn't know what they were, she still fear barks at new stuff. Having people throw things over the fence at your dog will likely not be something you can do that with, especially if he was ever hurt by being hit. The alternative would be throwing things he likes...like food, toys, etc...over the fence, but I would not encourage neighbors to do that...I prefer to be the only source of treats. You never know who might throw what and some could be devastatingly harmful. If you are not in violation of noise ordinances, perhaps the neighbors are the issue that needs to be dealt with...for treating your Yorkie in your yard in a cruel manner. I am so sorry...that is so awful. Hugs
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01-04-2015, 09:56 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK
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| Ohhhh, Cindy....my heart hurts for you and little Wallee - timing yourselves and dipping in and out of your own back yard when you know it won't 'upset your neighbours'....yuck yuck yuck Same as Cat - I was wondering if it was a game/maybe over-excitement at the thought of that wonderful walk - but it doesn't really sound like it? I, too, am thinking maybe he's a home-body...but how to overcome those b****y people next door? I'm so sorry xx
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01-04-2015, 10:17 AM | #10 | |
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For sure...I think that is the issue...bad neighbors...and I do understand the incessantly barking dog nuisance. My former neighbors never made any attempt to silence/train their dog, so he would bark incessantly if any neighbor was in their own yard. Because of it, a neighbor, prior to us moving next door, poisoned the dog, but they were able to save him because they caught it in time. Very scary!!! I do silence/train all my dogs. Neighbors have a right to be in their yard, talk, laugh, etc., without my dogs disturbing their peace. As I mentioned, Mia does fear bark...I think because she was alone as a puppy during the day in a possibly otherwise quiet house where she could hear strange sounds without a companion to model her behavior after, or seeing the source of the noise was a non-issue. I got her at 17 months old, and the behavior was set by then. This is why I try to make sure she sees there is nothing to fear, but, golly, there are more new sounds all the time...LOL. She is much better now, but she is highly excitable anyway...just her super bubbly nature. There may be legal/ordinance issues because the neighbors should not, I would think, be 'littering' your yard or mal-treating your dog. Most noise ordinances are for nighttime hours. I hate to say these may be 'reportable' offenses because I don't think getting government involvement is a great solution. Maybe if the neighbors get to know Wallee and become friends with him...maybe rewarding him for being friendly with them. Of course, they would need to help or at least cooperate with the effort. Such a sad situation.
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01-04-2015, 12:28 PM | #11 |
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| Maybe try getting the harness and just placing it on the couch or floor and then do nothing. Then perhaps at some point, put the harness on Wally and again, do nothing. I wouldn't 'go after' him as he'll always win that battle, right?!! The next time you take him for a walk, perhaps you could go to a new territory and (I totally agree, jabber away to him about everything) and keep the walk very short--maybe just a block or two. I hope you can work it out because I find walking with Piper to be the best of times (we only walk once-a-day as a rule, for about 1/2 hr to hour). He sounds like a wonderful little handful and full of the dickens! "A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it." |
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