Re: OT?: Retractable Leashes

On Oct 12, 3:31 pm, "Suja" <spana...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<the.longest.username.availa...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message:

Not sure what prompted this response, but in re-reading, I guess I didn't
explain myself well. It was this that led me to puzzle about it: "I have
them each bunched up to keep the dogs pace even with mine." Near as I can
tell, half the point in teaching a dog to loose leash walk is to get them to
adjust their pace to yours, since most dogs, at a natural pace, walk faster
than the average human. I didn't understand how shortening the length of
the leash would accomplish this, unless the point is to have the dog on a
short enough leash that it physically can't go far enough away to be pulling
on it.

I realized after I sent it that I may have misinterpreted what you
wrote. When someone tells me their dog behaves well on a loose leash,
all I gather from it is that their dog does not pull on a leash.
There are times in public when it would be advantageous to have the
dog in a heeling position, and for someone who doesn't train a heel,
but trains a dog to avoid tension on the leash, shortening the leash
will accomplish just what they need, that was my interpretation of
what TD was saying. I think she probably meant position, not pace, as
that is what my mind automagically replaced pace with when trying to
make sense of the same sentence that confused you.


A dog can walk well on a loose leash without doing a perfect heel,
limiting the length of the leash will limit how far they can go
without tension on the leash.

Whoever said they can't? My dogs can and do walk perfectly well on a loose
leash without being at a heel.

I think my mind inserted that part, it's been a long week, what can I
say.


Not everyone out there requires there
dog to heel, and heeling isn't required to have a dog that walks well
on a loose leash.

No one said that. Khan just about always walks out front. Pan almost
always walks in a heel position (or right behind me), although she is not
asked to do so. Both are walking on loose leashes. I honestly don't care
where they walk relative to me, as long as they aren't pulling, and aren't
walking on the street.

Another thing I think my drained mind inserted of it's own accord, my
apologies.


In this case a loose leash is one thing, a dangling loop that you or
the dog can trip on is another.

I understand this perfectly well, because Pan usually walks so close to me
that her leash can get underfoot. I use two hands and adjust, as necessary.

Suja

I generally use a single handed grip which is why I use a 4 foot leash
since if Yoda is in a situation where a leash is required, he is also
in a situation where he needs to be working(on a heel).

Nick

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