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Saturday, February 11, 2006
1/26: First walk with gentle leader.
We went for a solo walk around 4 pm. He would stop and paw at it. If I said “leave it,” he would sit and wait for a treat, which I gave him. He whined when he saw other dogs, but he definitely was under more control. No barking. He was fine with it as long as we are moving.
1/27: Man and loose old dog.
Late night walk. Up ahead a saw a terrier out. It is old and the people just let it out the front door to wander until it wants to come back. Holly has had no issues with the dog, but I am worried about meeting dogs now. I want to work on this, so they both learn how to politely meet other dogs while on a leash. There was also a man walking towards us. I opted for a turn around and walk the other way. Both dogs saw the man and the dog. I was dragging both of them. I got about 3 houses away from the terrier (it had no interest in us), and I walked to the middle on the street to get away from the man. It was somewhere during all the dragging that Kasey had pulled his Gentle Leader down around his neck because I realized that he was way stronger than he should have been. I was able to fix it once there were no distractions, and we made it home.
1/28: Loose puppy
Our neighbor does not believe in containing their children or their dog in their yard. I am not the only one on the block that has a problem with this, but they don’t speak English, so it continues to be a problem that we all are living with. Anyway, this morning everything was going beautifully (doesn’t it always before all heck breaks loose?), when their front door opened out came the man, women, and their Poodle puppy. This is a friendly dog, and due to their lack of containment, is very social with other dogs and people that walk by. I am still worried about Holly and Kasey meeting dogs while on their leashes, so I told them to leave it, and we kept walking. We were across the street. They interested but walking with me. I was feeling good about that. Then the dog ran across the street. I yelled at the guy to not let his dog near mine. The dog came anyway. I started dragging my dogs away. Kasey was whining, but he had to come because of the Gentle Leader. Holly was fighting me. Both were running little circles around me, and the dang puppy was FOLLOWING us! There was no barking from anyone, but I was really struggling. Do you think I should have let them meet this dog? Am I doing the right thing by preventing them from meeting other dogs while they are on their leashes or am I causing more problems?
1/ 30: Saw a rabbit
We were walking late. We neither saw nor hear any dogs, but we saw rabbits. He speeds up, looks at them, and then starts to run forward. Not toward the rabbit, but toward whatever direction we are headed.
1/31: Am walk… more rabbits
Consistency! He did the same thing. No barking!
1/31: Rabbits and Boxer and gang of boys
Same with the rabbits. I think I am okay with this for now, and he is demonstrating the same behavior more than once! He saw a Boxer down the street… about 3 houses away. He responded the same way he did about the rabbits! J I hope he does this again. Later in the walk, we saw a gang (4 in winter coats) walking on the opposite side of the street from us. He started to move around, and I could tell he was getting excited. Watching them and moving forward (again in the direction we were going not at them), so I picked up the pace to a trot until there was a little distance. Anytime he turned around to look, I said leave it. He and Holly did well I think. Some trotting, but no flailing and no barking.
2/6: He seems to sometimes go into panic mode if we see certain dogs. There is that crazy
2/7: Little Mean White Dog and the first run
This little dog upsets both Holly and Kasey. Even from across the street (which is usually out of Holly range for reacting) it runs the fences and barks. This illicit a response from both Holly and Kasey. Kasey barks and attaches his Gentle Leader, while occasional stopping to look at the dog. He completely ignores me. Holly runs back and forth with an occasional swipe if Kasey gets to close. Freaks.
We went for a solo walk around 4 pm. He would stop and paw at it. If I said “leave it,” he would sit and wait for a treat, which I gave him. He whined when he saw other dogs, but he definitely was under more control. No barking. He was fine with it as long as we are moving.
1/27: Man and loose old dog.
Late night walk. Up ahead a saw a terrier out. It is old and the people just let it out the front door to wander until it wants to come back. Holly has had no issues with the dog, but I am worried about meeting dogs now. I want to work on this, so they both learn how to politely meet other dogs while on a leash. There was also a man walking towards us. I opted for a turn around and walk the other way. Both dogs saw the man and the dog. I was dragging both of them. I got about 3 houses away from the terrier (it had no interest in us), and I walked to the middle on the street to get away from the man. It was somewhere during all the dragging that Kasey had pulled his Gentle Leader down around his neck because I realized that he was way stronger than he should have been. I was able to fix it once there were no distractions, and we made it home.
1/28: Loose puppy
Our neighbor does not believe in containing their children or their dog in their yard. I am not the only one on the block that has a problem with this, but they don’t speak English, so it continues to be a problem that we all are living with. Anyway, this morning everything was going beautifully (doesn’t it always before all heck breaks loose?), when their front door opened out came the man, women, and their Poodle puppy. This is a friendly dog, and due to their lack of containment, is very social with other dogs and people that walk by. I am still worried about Holly and Kasey meeting dogs while on their leashes, so I told them to leave it, and we kept walking. We were across the street. They interested but walking with me. I was feeling good about that. Then the dog ran across the street. I yelled at the guy to not let his dog near mine. The dog came anyway. I started dragging my dogs away. Kasey was whining, but he had to come because of the Gentle Leader. Holly was fighting me. Both were running little circles around me, and the dang puppy was FOLLOWING us! There was no barking from anyone, but I was really struggling. Do you think I should have let them meet this dog? Am I doing the right thing by preventing them from meeting other dogs while they are on their leashes or am I causing more problems?
1/ 30: Saw a rabbit
We were walking late. We neither saw nor hear any dogs, but we saw rabbits. He speeds up, looks at them, and then starts to run forward. Not toward the rabbit, but toward whatever direction we are headed.
1/31: Am walk… more rabbits
Consistency! He did the same thing. No barking!
1/31: Rabbits and Boxer and gang of boys
Same with the rabbits. I think I am okay with this for now, and he is demonstrating the same behavior more than once! He saw a Boxer down the street… about 3 houses away. He responded the same way he did about the rabbits! J I hope he does this again. Later in the walk, we saw a gang (4 in winter coats) walking on the opposite side of the street from us. He started to move around, and I could tell he was getting excited. Watching them and moving forward (again in the direction we were going not at them), so I picked up the pace to a trot until there was a little distance. Anytime he turned around to look, I said leave it. He and Holly did well I think. Some trotting, but no flailing and no barking.
2/6: He seems to sometimes go into panic mode if we see certain dogs. There is that crazy
2/7: Little Mean White Dog and the first run
This little dog upsets both Holly and Kasey. Even from across the street (which is usually out of Holly range for reacting) it runs the fences and barks. This illicit a response from both Holly and Kasey. Kasey barks and attaches his Gentle Leader, while occasional stopping to look at the dog. He completely ignores me. Holly runs back and forth with an occasional swipe if Kasey gets to close. Freaks.
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