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Obstinate Dog
We have two dogs, a female chow mix (10 yr. old) and a male lab mix (4 yr.
old). The female chow had obedience class when we got her at 6 mo. old. Believe it or not, she was first in her class. She even got a trophy. The lab was a puppy when we rescued him, but very temid and has done well without classes. Our problem is, the chow is very obstinate when walking on a leash. The dogs have a back yard, but my husband and I walk them in the evenings and many mornings my husband will take them for a walk. The chow is getting up in age and does have some arthritis but does well on medication. However, since she is older, we understand the need to walk slower with her. However her walks are getting more frustrateed. A walk consists of walking, sniffing and sitting when she see's she's turning for home. She does better when starting out, it's when we turn to come home or if we are at the park and the path is in the home stretch, she becomes very obstinate. My husband has always gotten frustrated w/the chow even after she graduated as a puppy because it was a fight to keep her from stopping and sniffing on her walks. We would walk her in the middle of the road but it was a constant fight to keep her there. She wants to go in her own direction and becomes down right obstinate. Yanking her chain and telling her no, makes it worse and it's just a constant fight. She decided at some point to simply stop and lay down to get her way. She ways 55 lbs. We all have to stop and wait a minute or two before she will get back up and the tug starts up again. I might add when she accidently gets loose at home, she bolts like she is the fastest dog in the neighborhood. She can sometime be difficult to catch and we are in the car! This morning, My husband was out walking them both in our neighborhood. When the chow realizes she was headed back in the direction of home, she decides to stop and lay down. A man in our neighborhood has witnessed this on several occasions and today walked over to see if he could help. My husband (alone with both dogs) told him of his frustration and the man offered to hold the leash while my husband walked home to get the car. As soon as the chow saw my husband was leaving her, she jumped to her feet and followed with the neighbor holding on to her leash. Long story short, the neighbor walked her the rest of the way home with no problems and I might add at a fast pace. Short of ever taking this dog out again for a walk, we do not know what to do. She's not going very far and we have learned that it is not that she's hurting or too tired. She just doesn't want to end her walk when she see's she's headed homeward. She loves her walk but it's to the point we don't want to go through the frustration of taking her. Help! TIA, Phyllis |
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