Road Test: Jane Dog
We've been getting up early 3-4 mornings a week and taking the dogs to the park to run out some of their energy. Jane, who we got at 5 weeks old, has always been shy and skittish, although since we've been going to the park she's gotten better. We've met some young children, smelled them, been petted by them; seen loud tractors and cars; seen bikes and senior citizens on walks; and we'd walked around the park grounds on leashes.
Other would take Lou Dog on walks at night on some of our days off from the parks and Jane Dog and I would watch from the window. That, to her, is what 'walk' meant. Once we tried to take the two of them on a walk together and they almost killed us about 75 times, tripping us with the leashes, tangling themeselves up, running off in different directions.
Finally though, today, we went on a real walk - starting from the back yard and walking around town. Always before, she'd been scared of everything and very bad at remembering not to pull on the leash, but today she was great. She's learned to slow down when the leash gets taut, to walk on the right side of Lou, to sit at intersections, and not to bark at people, squirrels, cars, bikes, or any other moving objects.
And the best part is, she'll sleep all day.
We've been getting up early 3-4 mornings a week and taking the dogs to the park to run out some of their energy. Jane, who we got at 5 weeks old, has always been shy and skittish, although since we've been going to the park she's gotten better. We've met some young children, smelled them, been petted by them; seen loud tractors and cars; seen bikes and senior citizens on walks; and we'd walked around the park grounds on leashes.
Other would take Lou Dog on walks at night on some of our days off from the parks and Jane Dog and I would watch from the window. That, to her, is what 'walk' meant. Once we tried to take the two of them on a walk together and they almost killed us about 75 times, tripping us with the leashes, tangling themeselves up, running off in different directions.
Finally though, today, we went on a real walk - starting from the back yard and walking around town. Always before, she'd been scared of everything and very bad at remembering not to pull on the leash, but today she was great. She's learned to slow down when the leash gets taut, to walk on the right side of Lou, to sit at intersections, and not to bark at people, squirrels, cars, bikes, or any other moving objects.
And the best part is, she'll sleep all day.
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