stevieKTID Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 04/05/2019 at 12:33, stevieKTID said: I love my life as a dog walker but the transient nature of life in Amsterdam means that people and their dogs come and go, i started walking jolie and keeley 5 and a half years ago and have built up a very strong bond with them and their owners, the owners informed me a while back that they were selling up, taking early retirement and were going to tour Europe for a few years, thought i'd come to terms with it until it came to drop them off for the last time yesterday, the owners were home they gave me a lovely hand written card, a bottle of whisky and a photo album filled with pictures of the dogs, i thanked them profusely and said my goodbyes, once i got outside i cried my eyes out (i've turned into a sentimental old fool in the last few years) i will miss the daily interaction with them but on the plus side it means i can plan a roadtrip and go see them somewhere on their travels....first world problems thread for this pish eh Dogs are awesome. Reunited with my girls! Their owners are back in The Netherlands for a pit stop before continuing on their European adventures, they've aged a bit, was great seeing them again i got an amazing welcome 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Luna with her new front clip harness, will edit this post after the walk to see if it makes any difference with her pulling. After walk edit:WHY ON EARTH DID I NOT BUY THIS SOONER?! Virtually no pulling whatsoever even when she tried to pull she couldn't. Would highly recommend one of these harnesses, will post a link if anyone is interested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickoverayard Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 dogs are f[emoji190][emoji190]king awesome!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickoverayard Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Luna with her new front clip harness, will edit this post after the walk to see if it makes any difference with her pulling. After walk edit:WHY ON EARTH DID I NOT BUY THIS SOONER?! Virtually no pulling whatsoever even when she tried to pull she couldn't. Would highly recommend one of these harnesses, will post a link if anyone is interested. She’s absolutely gorgeous!!! We got enzo ( my boxer ) a K9 harness and it made no difference! He’s all pull from his chest, the wife can’t walk him because he is too excitable and wants to run..... would get one if they work! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 She’s absolutely gorgeous!!! We got enzo ( my boxer ) a K9 harness and it made no difference! He’s all pull from his chest, the wife can’t walk him because he is too excitable and wants to run..... would get one if they work!https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V67NX24/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_i_hfEJFbYT9WAB2 This is the one we bought and I honestly couldn't believe how good it is, we got a medium but a large would've been better as she will grow out the medium quite quick. We've tried all other sorts of harness including a head harness and this is the only thing that has worked, its early doors but fingers crossed. ETAThis is the actual one we got but it's the same harness with a different pattern. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086Y97CTD/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_i_2oEJFb2E9MXZQ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickoverayard Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 years ago.... this wee bundle of joy came into our life and not had a minutes peace since.Forgot how gorgeous he was as a puppy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 On 18/10/2020 at 10:50, Rizzo said: Very basically don't reward the dog by allowing her to pull (stop and shorten the lead if you have to). By permitting pulling you're only teaching that pulling is the best way to get to where she wants to be. I'd start off walking in really low distraction area (a quiet car park for example) and mark with a verbal "yes" or "good" when the lead is loose and she's paying attention to you. You can give a treat if she is food motivated after you've said your marker word. Move in different directions, change direction quickly and reward for moving with you and keeping the lead slack. Build up to areas with more distractions (e.g. move onto areas with grass, trees etc and then onto areas where there are likely to be more people and other dogs). Essentially you want to make paying attention to you and keeping the lead slack to be more rewarding for her. Any "bad" behaviour a dog picks up is reinforced by them being rewarded in some way. For example a dog will continue to investigate kitchen counters if it managed to find food there at any point. This can also be made to work to your advantage though, you just have to be careful about which behaviours you reward. We're going through the same thing with the dog we adopted in May. He had no training prior to us adopting him but he's coming on a lot better now. He walks on a lead fine but is still trying to engage with other dogs atm. My dog Skye was awful when we got her as well but is now pretty much bomb proof and walked off lead 99% of the time. If I send you Renton for a few months can you send him back fixed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 On 19/10/2020 at 17:45, Empty It said: Luna with her new front clip harness, will edit this post after the walk to see if it makes any difference with her pulling. After walk edit: WHY ON EARTH DID I NOT BUY THIS SOONER?! Virtually no pulling whatsoever even when she tried to pull she couldn't. Would highly recommend one of these harnesses, will post a link if anyone is interested. That's great to hear. My Renton tends to be mega-slow, rather than pull. He has to stop and sniff every single lamp post, doorway etc. It literally trebles the time it takes to get anywhere. Except when he sees a squirrel and bolts so fast he'd probably rip the arm clean off some folk. He's great off the lead on long walks though providing there are no dogs around with toys (he will steal them and bolt at 35mph) or folk having a picnic as he will steam in and eat anything. Had dogs when I was younger that were so clever and easy to train. Just think he's a sub-par hound, though very loveable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Shandön Par said: If I send you Renton for a few months can you send him back fixed? Morse says no unless you're OK with Renton being abused. We were doing some place training tonight so had him jump up onto a bench but one of his back legs slipped and went down between two of the slats. Of course he panicked and made it ten times more difficult for me to get him free again. Luckily no damage done but I'm still being glared at now we're back home. Only our dog could get out-witted by a bench. Edited October 21, 2020 by Rizzo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Jasmine had a long overdue bath and wants you to know she isn’t happy about it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I can't remember if it was on this topic or not. Does anyone know of a site that takes your dogs picture and turns it into silly art like an army general etc? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr. Alli said: I can't remember if it was on this topic or not. Does anyone know of a site that takes your dogs picture and turns it into silly art like an army general etc? It might be www.crownandpaw.com hth if that is the bugger you were looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Perkin Flump said: It might be www.crownandpaw.com hth if that is the bugger you were looking for. Thanks mate, that'll do nicely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Mr. Alli said: Thanks mate, that'll do nicely! It keeps showing up on my FB timeline even though I don't have a pet, makes a change from the weird & wonderful delights of wish.com I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Skye had a good run around up at the Canada Wood trails. Morse is currently playing dead and is convincing af to be fair. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Renton making himself at home.. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 #PrayforFife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Settling well into her new home & just chilling [emoji106] 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 If anybody's got a hound that is terrified of the fireworks, try one of these. It fits tight like a vest/jacket and calms him. Think we got it in Pets@Home a couple of years ago. Tried all the plug-in diffusers, didn't want to use meds, but this is the one thing that really helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Big handsome after his bath. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.