"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
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Could be a breed thing, but I find it doesn't work, period.
And I doubt Siberian Huskies are the only breed that will
happily hang on the leash at a dead standstill.

Miniature schnauzers also. Sassy does get bored and turn around to look at
you. Spenser will stay on two feet, stretched out just as far as he can,
front feet off the ground. For longer than I am willing to be a tree.

We had to work out what was an acceptable level of tension and what amount
of attention he had to offer in return. Fortunately, at 16 and 18 pounds,
we can tolerate some pulling. And it doesn't take a great effort to make
them turn - which they are more than willing to do and then go back to
pulling in *that* direction.

It used to be that he would only really pull at the beginning of a walk.
Lately, they've been getting a lot of road work and four miles doesn't tire
them out sufficiently to let the leash go totally loose.

Probably, if we lived in the city and had to walk them every day in close
quarters and around other dogs, we would have done better at this. I do
know there are miniature schnauzers capable of a heel. (Sibes, also, so
I've heard.) But there are so many other things that are higher priority
for us - actually getting them the exercise they need, for starters. So we
have a compromise.

Judy