Hehe, just had the most amusing walk today in the park.
I dont think other dog owners were as impressed but i certainly found it funny.
Daisy's recall shocking as ever so when we get to the park i put on the training lead and we begin the 'lets try and snap the training lead by running so damn fast' proceedure that always occurs.
So *yank* *yank* *yank*, *whine* *whine*, *yank* *yank* *yank* *yank*, *bark*. Now ALL dogs in the park are coming over to see what the collosal fuss is, including one, poor lil jack russel...poor thing.
Daisy knows what "come" means but once she realises she's on the training lead and my hands arent cold enough to drop it with some good tugging she'll tranform 'come' into what was formerly known as 'sit', causing the lead to become slack. Daisy's attention is focused on this shepard / dalmation mix thingy approaching from the front and does not realise the tiny lil JR coming in from behind, as soon as the other dog is in striking distance of the leads length she lunges full strength, the lead tightens fast and sends this poor JR flying into the air
... dog was fine and infact it made him rather playful, owner found it amusing aswell so...phew.
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Originally Posted by lousie5031
The long line thing I know will work eventually... I just need to get the hang of it properly, which I'm hoping the trainer will help me with. The lead either gets tangled around his legs, Im afraid he will do some damage when he tries to sprint to another dog. Or else it gets tangled around another dog that has come to play and I get in trouble for having thelong lead dangling.
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When the lead gets tangled around Daisy's legs, before she decides to yank with all her strength again, just start to slowly pull it towards you. The aim is not to reel the dog in, but it will begin to lift the tied limbs. Not only does this mean that should she decide to bolt at something, she will not be able to gain enough speed to really yank those limbs out of place, it'll just make her / him roll over but usually, Daisy wiggles the leg out of the leash as she must find it a lil uncomfy.
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Originally Posted by louise5031
When I stand on it it sometimes slips from under my feet
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This happened a few times with me, and once i did a little sideways summersault and landed on my ass in the middle of the park. But that was when i made a 30meter leed out of a seatbelt mechanism and about 5 seatbelts. It worked really well actually. If she walked slowly to the dog, then no problem but if she ran, the mechanism would lock up untill she relaxed.
ANYWAY, point being is that now im back with your standard 12m line. The one i bought didnt have a hand loop at the human end, make one. Then when u wana step on the lead, keep that in your hand, step on the lead. This means that instead of trying to put all your weight on a tiny, flat, thin, wet piece of lead that is undoubtedly gonna slip, for the lead to move, it needs to slice right through your foot....this is unlikely. Making sure that the lead forms a 90degree angle between your hand, your foot and the dog makes stopping atleast a 27kg lab in a fast, downhill sprint ALOT easier than standing on it and hoping
