Would you call it a man walking a dog, or a dog walking a man?
The area I go to for daily prayer and fellowship with the brethren is visited by many dog walkers. There is this particular man who comes through with a very beautiful, but large Husky. He is not a large man, he is short with a small build. I am sure he believes he is walking his dog, but the animal seems to be pulling him along; they are not strolling as most other owners are with their dogs. He seems to be fighting the dog to keep the dog on course or to slow the speed of the dog down. It is as if the dog is directing things and he is trying to just hang on. When you see owners struggling with their dogs do you see it as a man walking a dog, or the dog walking the man?
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When I see this, which is more the norm than the exception, it is clear to me they are not a dog owner…the dog owns them. My dawg just turned 3 and I can walk her off the leash and she is always right at my side on heel.
My dog, Daisy, usually pulls us along for half of her walk and then will loose-leash it the rest of the way, provided we don’t have any close encounters with people. Training her to loose-leash has shown to be simply impossible, so I can sympathize with this guy. Some dogs will just stick by you with minimal training, and some are too strong-willed to let you dictate how fast or slow they’re going to walk. I think Daisy’s just trying to tell me that I need the exercise – that bitch. :)
I have no problem saying my dog “owns” me or that she walks me, because that’s pretty much the truth. So? Not your dog, not your business. That’s “you” in a general sense, not “you” @Hypocrisy_Central or even @Cruiser. I’m also proud to be owned by a female orange tabby named Chloe. Together, Daisy and Chloe rule our house, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Letting your dog pull on the leash is actually pretty dangerous, as it can do damage to their throat/neck area. They make harnesses just for these dogs called a halti harness. The leash hooks at the dog’s chest instead of its neck (like a collar) or back (like a regular harness) and, when the dog pulls, he’s pulled back toward you. It was pretty humorous watching Daisy get frustrated with the halti, but it works wonders for the hard pulling doggies.
@livelaughlove21 It took a lot of hard work to get her to heel and my wife is not as successful with her and at one time brought home a choker chain (I refused to use). My dog loves treats and is easy to train because of her love of treats!
I call it owners not training their dogs. I’m just as guilty as everyone else, but I do use a harness for more control. :)
I hate seeing that. I know a lady who gets pulled off her feet by her dog pretty regularly. She plays it down, but it hurts the dog, may hurt her one day, and is just plain dangerous.
I think it’s a leash walking both dog and man.
There are few bad dogs. There are only poorly trained dogs.
A dog who pulls on a leash is poorly trained. And that is not fair to a dog, because most people don’t like poorly trained dogs as well as they like well trained dogs. Dogs sense human approval and affection, and they miss it when it is absent.
Assuming the guy with the Husky was responsible for training it, he did a shitty job. And now the dog is walking him. Shame on him, too bad for the dog.
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