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This is from another thread (about walking a dog before any non-aggression training). I didn't want to hijack Jerry's question about possession-aggression.
Al Curbow wrote:
Hi Connie, isn't the long walk more about control and mental stimulation than tiring the dog out? I mean i can walk my dogs till legs fall off and they're not going to be tired, maybe thirsty but not tired. Maybe a long brisk bike ride would do it but not walking.
AL
And part of my answer is
BTW, How DO you tire out working dogs every day? Even with a couch-potato-type GSD I have to do a long walk both morning and afternoon plus some training and playing. We go around the block briskly every couple of hours all day besides.
What do you do with, say, a Mal, every day? Does everyone do bike-riding with them?
Al Curbow wrote:
Hi Connie, isn't the long walk more about control and mental stimulation than tiring the dog out? I mean i can walk my dogs till legs fall off and they're not going to be tired, maybe thirsty but not tired. Maybe a long brisk bike ride would do it but not walking.
AL
And part of my answer is
BTW, How DO you tire out working dogs every day? Even with a couch-potato-type GSD I have to do a long walk both morning and afternoon plus some training and playing. We go around the block briskly every couple of hours all day besides.
What do you do with, say, a Mal, every day? Does everyone do bike-riding with them?