02-26-2007, 06:01 PM
[quote davester]BGnR, your one size fits all statement is not applicable to any of the dog parks where I live. In fact, the concept of walking the dog "before" going to the dog park seems patently absurd. We walk our dog for an hour when we go to the local dog parks (which cover many acres). What's a dog park in your neighborhood...somebody's front yard?
I could sit here and type till I am blue in the face, and link to thousands of lines of data from experts that will refute your methods, but I will boil it down to one question.:
How do you "walk" your dog?
1. On a lead, being relaxed, not allowing the pack to wander in front of me, and not allowing the pack to choose what it wants to do.
2. Scampering around, no lead, no guidance, allowing the pack to dominate and mark territory.
3. My dog is on a lead and he walks in front of me, free to choose what he wants to do, guiding me along.
BGnR
One of those answers, and only one makes you a calm assertive pack leader, the other two makes you the pack, not the leader.
Answer if you dare.
I could sit here and type till I am blue in the face, and link to thousands of lines of data from experts that will refute your methods, but I will boil it down to one question.:
How do you "walk" your dog?
1. On a lead, being relaxed, not allowing the pack to wander in front of me, and not allowing the pack to choose what it wants to do.
2. Scampering around, no lead, no guidance, allowing the pack to dominate and mark territory.
3. My dog is on a lead and he walks in front of me, free to choose what he wants to do, guiding me along.
BGnR
One of those answers, and only one makes you a calm assertive pack leader, the other two makes you the pack, not the leader.
Answer if you dare.