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Old January 21st 05, 10:18 PM
Trog
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No problem with the pup or the old fellers. They're getting used to
each other and settling down. I do have one slight problem tho

As you can imagine, the pup needs training. Particularly lead training.
The problem being that after ten years as you can imagine the old guys
and me kinda fall into our routines. Sasha walks on the outside and B.A
walks between sasha and me. Now, the pup as you can understand needs
lead training. The problem is I feel guilty taking the young pup out
for a walk to lead train and socialise with environments and leaving the
old guys at home. I do take the old guys out and leave the pup at home
as well but am I likely to put some noses out of joint if I take the pup
out and not the old fellas? And vis versa ? By not taking them out I
dont mean I never take the old guys out. Just that I would like to take
them out as a group. Treat them all the same so to speak.


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Old January 22nd 05, 12:18 AM
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Handsome Jack Morrison wrote:
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:18:50 +1300, Trog wrote:


As you can imagine, the pup needs training. Particularly lead training.



"Lead training" doesn't occur in group walks.

shudder


Tell me about it

Lead train your pup separately.

Then take your old guys for a walk (yes, without your pup).

AFTER your pup has been suitably lead trained, then, if you must, take
them all out together for group walks.

I want the dogs to live in harmony. And if the boss dog is not always
around, (me) in other words sometimes the dogs are left on there own, I
would hate there to be any, eh, angst ? amung them and so disrupting
the harmony with them.


I do take the old guys out and leave the pup at home
as well but am I likely to put some noses out of joint if I take the pup
out and not the old fellas?



So...DO YOUR JOB.


Now probelms with that. but I dont want to cause any jelaousy from the
old guys to the new guy.





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Old January 22nd 05, 09:34 AM
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Leah wrote:


Dogs live in the here and now, right this second. When you take one out and
leave the others home, they don't like it, but when you're back it's over.
They don't sit and stew about it. :}


I'm not quiet so sure about that leah. The two old guys I have always
taken them both out together. Traveled the country, touring etc.
Everything I do with one I do with the other. With Sasha and B.A, they
are always together. Now, I tried something the other day to see what
would happen. With the partner and the kids at home I took out Sasha.
B.A, the one I left at home was whining and generally would not settle.
But the he's always been a needy character anyway. Yet, if I go out
and leave them both at home my partner tells me there's no problem with
either of them.



Problems between pack members usually happen over a resource. If there's one
rawhide on the floor and two dogs want it, for example. Or if you're actively
giving attention to one, and the other feels left out.


That never happens around here. What goes for one goes for all

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