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Walking your dog is a great way to bond with your furry friend, but for many of us, those daily walks can also turn into a nightmare
Walking your dog is a great way to bond with your furry friend, but for many of us, those daily walks can also turn into a nightmare. If your dog is pulling you down the road, it’s hard to enjoy your time spent together! If your dog is walking you, instead of the other way around, you aren’t the only unhappy one. Dogs pull because you allow them to. When walking, a dog should never be allowed to walk in front of you. In a dog pack, the leader always walks in front. When you allow your dog to walk in front of you, you let him become the leader, instead of the other way around. As the leader, your dog will become very anxious and pull. Being the pack leader is a big responsibility to your dog and this stress is what causes him to pull ahead of you and loose his manners. If you train your dog to “heel”, or walk beside or behind you, he will view you as the leader and can then relax and enjoy his walk. Dogs do not care what their position in the dog pack is, as long as know that they have a place and what it is. By asserting yourself as the leader, your dog will respect you and obey more, making for a nice, enjoyable walk for the both of you! Click here for more information on training your dog to heel and walk properly while on a leash.
You may have seen people pushing their dogs or cats through the park in a pet stroller and thought that they were really pampering their pets
You may have seen people pushing their dogs or cats through the park in a pet stroller and thought that they were really pampering their pets. Maybe they were. There are people who do exactly that. On the other hand, they may have had legitimate reasons for using a stroller for their animals.
If you have a cat and you live in an area where you can’t just let it run around loose outside, you don’t really have a lot of ways to let it enjoy the outdoors. It’s a well known fact that cats don’t walk well on leashes. If you’ve ever tried to leash train a cat, you probably still have the scars. You could put a harness on your cat and then just carry it. If it jumped, it wouldn’t be able to get far because of the harness. That would be a safe way to do it, but you’d still be stuck carrying the cat. If you don’t want to carry it or can’t carry it for some reason, a stroller for your pet is a great alternative.
Some dogs and cats just can’t walk long distances either because of their age or arthritis or they have some other kind of physical disability. Just because an animal can’t walk well, doesn’t mean it doesn’t like to go for a stroll outside. If your dog or cat has physical limitations, a animal stroller can make the difference between a nice walk through the park with you or just never leaving the house.