San Diego Dog Training; Walking Two Dogs On Leash

Dogs that get exercise are happier. Owners that can take their dogs out on walks without having to hold onto the leash, using every bit of strength they have are happier as well. The urban trails, beaches and dog friendly locations in San Diego are the perfect setting for your dogs to have that happier life of exercise and freedom if only you could walk them in a more enjoyable state on or off leash.

We all know that in our urban settings getting the dog out for exercise is part of the deal. In fact, it’s one of the reasons we used to justify getting the dogs while living in homes with smaller yards and nice furniture. Research says that dog owners get outdoors and exercise more simply because they have a dog.

Even those with the best intentions can fall short on going out for a walk when you have a dog that pulls like crazy on the leash. When you have two dogs that have bad leash manners, forget it. Not fun. The walk can easily be overlooked or put off for another day.

When the dogs can go out and walk nicely on a leash the whole story changes. Going out for some fresh air, exercise, and a way to start your day or wind down a stressful day at work is something you look forward to.

If you are reading this and feeling like its a good description of what goes on around your house, here are a few tips to put the bad leash manners behind you and your dogs and help you get out and have more fun. It’s good for you. It’s good for your dogs.

•Your dogs thinks in pictures; don’t move forward unless your dog is in the right place in the picture
•Walk one dog at a time to start the new training
•If your dog can’t walk alone without pulling, the hopes they will walk together without pulling are none
•Simply stop when your dog even starts to get ahead of you
•Start again when your dog stops and settles (dogs do what they can get away with!)
•Make many turns of 90 degrees and 180 degrees
•Stop & start to keep your dog paying attention to where you are
•Be patient, don’t keep moving if your dog is not calm and next to you
•Again be patient! At first this takes more time than you feel you have
•Keep the leash short, the old adage give an inch take a mile applies

Habits are hard to change for anyone. Don’t give in to the frustration of your dog continuing to pull and don’t expect it to change in just a couple of outings. Instead commit in your mind that you are in charge and practice will make permanent. If your walks are very slow but the picture gets painted right for even a month, think about what that will do for your relationship with your dog over a lifetime. The added exercise is going to do you good and your dog even better.

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