I walk my dogs everyday but thought it would be good to have some company, would be good to maybe setup a fab social group for walking? I generally goto Balloch park, but also Boden Boo. Anyone interested? |
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"Someone did something similar before. I know that there was some good feedback about it, but no idea if it kept going or not.
Mandy"
It always goes well until a fight breaks out.
Used to go on group walks with my dog training group, one of the trainers decided to organise a once a month group walk, this was fine for a few months then two dogs decided they didn’t like each other, one massive fight ensued, fortunately not every dog got involved but there was a lot of blood from torn ears & other wounds everywhere. Have also seen fights start in dog day care facilities.
Moral of the stories - don’t have a large group of dogs together who don’t know each other, & limit how many dogs attend the group walk.
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"Someone did something similar before. I know that there was some good feedback about it, but no idea if it kept going or not.
Mandy
It always goes well until a fight breaks out.
Used to go on group walks with my dog training group, one of the trainers decided to organise a once a month group walk, this was fine for a few months then two dogs decided they didn’t like each other, one massive fight ensued, fortunately not every dog got involved but there was a lot of blood from torn ears & other wounds everywhere. Have also seen fights start in dog day care facilities.
Moral of the stories - don’t have a large group of dogs together who don’t know each other, & limit how many dogs attend the group walk.
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Agreed,
I have a 14 stone Caucasian with attitude. He was rescued from a country at war and although he has settled in and now understands English, he is very defensive of myself and wants to attack anyone or anything that approaches me.
It will be a long battle to socialise him fully and my biggest problem is people who walk their dogs off the lead and allow their dog to run up to us.
People need to realise that even if they have a friendly dog they should not allow it to approach others. |
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"Someone did something similar before. I know that there was some good feedback about it, but no idea if it kept going or not.
Mandy
It always goes well until a fight breaks out.
Used to go on group walks with my dog training group, one of the trainers decided to organise a once a month group walk, this was fine for a few months then two dogs decided they didn’t like each other, one massive fight ensued, fortunately not every dog got involved but there was a lot of blood from torn ears & other wounds everywhere. Have also seen fights start in dog day care facilities.
Moral of the stories - don’t have a large group of dogs together who don’t know each other, & limit how many dogs attend the group walk.
Agreed,
I have a 14 stone Caucasian with attitude. He was rescued from a country at war and although he has settled in and now understands English, he is very defensive of myself and wants to attack anyone or anything that approaches me.
It will be a long battle to socialise him fully and my biggest problem is people who walk their dogs off the lead and allow their dog to run up to us.
People need to realise that even if they have a friendly dog they should not allow it to approach others."
Depending on the age of your dog and any issues he has he may never be fully socialised. To get him to a point where he is comfortable should be your goal. Even better if your wears a lead/collar set or a body jacket that says ‘nervous’ on it will alert other dog owners (hopefully) to keep their dog out of his personal space. Are you doing any training with a behaviourist either independently or with rescue back up? |
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"Someone did something similar before. I know that there was some good feedback about it, but no idea if it kept going or not.
Mandy
It always goes well until a fight breaks out.
Used to go on group walks with my dog training group, one of the trainers decided to organise a once a month group walk, this was fine for a few months then two dogs decided they didn’t like each other, one massive fight ensued, fortunately not every dog got involved but there was a lot of blood from torn ears & other wounds everywhere. Have also seen fights start in dog day care facilities.
Moral of the stories - don’t have a large group of dogs together who don’t know each other, & limit how many dogs attend the group walk.
Agreed,
I have a 14 stone Caucasian with attitude. He was rescued from a country at war and although he has settled in and now understands English, he is very defensive of myself and wants to attack anyone or anything that approaches me.
It will be a long battle to socialise him fully and my biggest problem is people who walk their dogs off the lead and allow their dog to run up to us.
People need to realise that even if they have a friendly dog they should not allow it to approach others.
Depending on the age of your dog and any issues he has he may never be fully socialised. To get him to a point where he is comfortable should be your goal. Even better if your wears a lead/collar set or a body jacket that says ‘nervous’ on it will alert other dog owners (hopefully) to keep their dog out of his personal space. Are you doing any training with a behaviourist either independently or with rescue back up? "
I use two behavior trainers and one approaches us walking one of their two dogs. The problem being is that he is used to both of those dogs now and knows they are not of threat.
As for collar, he has a 32" neck!
No collar but his leads do have "keep Distance" messages on them as does his harness.
He is not nervous and basically he is simply fearless. He is soft and gentle at home and basically like a bear but can be very difficult with visitors and others.
He can now understand two languages which is one more than myself.
I agree he will never fully socialize but if he can pass another without kicking off then I will be happy.
Time, patience and kindness slowly pay off. |
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