Walking Your Dog Articles | Dogs

It is a common phenomenon for people who own dogs, to take the dog for walks either daily or once in a while. The location and destination varies from the city streets, in parks or in the open spaces. Irrespective of where you take your dog for a walk, there are certain disciplinary rules you have to know, respect and adhered to, to avoid getting into problems with other animals or people you meet. To fit in into this matrix, you will have to train your pet in ways it should act under different situations and encounters.

Thus, before you finally decide to take your dog for a walk, it is vital for you to ensure that the dog attend initial training to learn and practice so you will have no problems when walking him.

When taking your dog for a walk in crowded places, keep in a leash and always under control. The dog will have to be trained to walk in a leash near your foot, without pulling. The dog must also be trained not to jump on people or animals met or to attack any of those. Since dogs naturally run after people running away from it, your dog should also be trained not to run after bicycles, motor cycles, cars or people that are running. Dogs do that because of their hunting instincts.

When we let the dog free, it is imperative that when he is called, he returns on the shortest way and as fast as possible. When taken to a picnic site, it is important for the dog not to pass through other people’s carpet or to eat their food.

Wherever your dog might be, be sure to train him not to eat food given by someone else or food found thrown around. This is for the safety of the dog because people might not be comfortable with the dog around and wants to poison him. Eating food thrown round will cause the dog to suffer illness because some foods are not suitable for certain dogs. Thus, this aspect must be handled carefully.

Generally small dogs are more spoiled than big ones. These small dogs are aggressive, anti-social and afraid of other people or dogs. In most cases, the owner is to blame especially when he is amused when he sees the dog acting this way. At times the dog gets to barking and even biting their own owner.

To avoid getting the dog loose, escape and get lost all through the walk the dog must not be allowed to chew on his leash or to pull it with his teeth because it might happen that when he is tied elsewhere alone, he will chew on it until he becomes free and gets lost. Although the scenario that dogs jump up and put his front paws on the owner depicts a show of closeness, during the walk the dog must never be allowed to jump up and put his front paws on you or others even if he is just playing. People may find that repulsive and you will have problems with them.

Pay attention to drunken people. These people are unruly. Their smell, their walk and yelling will annoy the dog making him lose his reality sense and won’t listen to instructions. Some drunken people are aggressive to dogs and this is where the problem will begin. The dog will construe that as adversarial and respond in kind. The resultant ending would not be pleasant for everybody. Under the circumstances the dog is not to blame and the onus of guilt is totally and absolutely on you.

Taking into consideration all that has been said, you will need to do a bit of thinking before you decide to take your dog for a walk.