Member Ed
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I think the recommendation is to only walk multiple dogs at once when they perfect at walking, which means at that point there would not be corrections. I used to walk one dog on each side, but then with 3 I changed to all on the left. I have not tried to walk more than 3 because it would probably get too iffy to hold that many adult dogs back.
As a side note, when you walk more than one dog, if they get into a scuffle or even a bark and lunge thing, you are very limited on what you can do — that, to me, is the biggest issue with walking more than one dog at once. Also their personalities change. You can have a perfect one dog walking and you add a second dog and now he may be all over the place. Good luck. Hope it helps a bit.
One more thing. With multiple dogs, you risk redirection as well. So it would be important to be able to stop behaviors by voice.
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3 thoughts. (1) When I hike with dogs (have not done in maybe a year) I use very long leashes to give them more freedom, but also to negotiate obstacles like climbing up and down. (2) It is not a bad thing to realign expectations. With one dog it was a lot of fun to hike. With two it is more work. With 3 or more I do not trust them or myself to manage the situations that may arise. The net is that I seldomly hike now. I suppose I could work all of them to be able to hike like a pack, but that is a lot of work and possibly an impossible standard for me at this point. (3) a hard correction is better than endless soft corrections. I believe emotionally a dog will brush off a hard correction if it is fair and clear, but endless nagging corrections, I think, erode their confidence. Hope is helps some.
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Very long as in 25-30 ft
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Here is where I’m coming from. I have worked with 2 top tier trainers in person. One for agility and the other for protection. My dogs in their hands is like a virtuoso playing a Stradivarius. Me with my dogs is like me driving a Mac truck. The dogs are the same. So I can get frustrated and angry at the dogs, but virtually everything they do well, to the degree that they do a few things well, is despite my limitations.
What would do is to reach out to Robert in the AMA and ask for a trainer recommendation in your area. It will be expensive but the trainer should be able to look at you and your dog and train you accordingly.
The neutering does not affect character. It is like a man and testosterone, a bastard is still a bastard, the difference is that instead of mowing the lawn he will be watching TV 😂
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I think many behavior and obedience issues come down to (1) you understanding the dog, (2) the dog understanding you, (3) your timing in interruptors or corrections, and (4) the respect the dog has for you. I would work on these 4 irrespective of the tool. Then layer the tool that is best for the situation. That is, when something does not work, try to place the fault in one of these 4 categories and try to figure out what you can do better in that respect — cuz we only have control of ourselves anyway. Hope it helps!
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I’m sure that if you reach out to Robert in the member questions or the member live sessions he will be able to provide some pointers. Dogs and cats don’t always work. It is not something I would ask my dogs to do — I think it would be too much to ask for my pups. But for some people/dogs it can work, or it perhaps it can be managed.
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By member questions I meant the AMA, not the forums. The forums are generally for the members to interact amongst themselves.
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It is going to get very very expensive… amongst other things cuz I’m keeping one of the pups. 😂😂
Have to figure out if I’ll keep a boy or a girl. I would like the one with the most spunk! But I also think it might be a bit easier to have 3 boys and 1 girl rather than 2 pairs. It’s gonna be craaaaazy!
We are already known as “The Rottweiler House” 😂👍
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I emailed the vet that did the operation that should have prevented her from getting pregnant (fallopian tube ligation). We will see what he says, but it is almost besides the point now.
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I wonder how many we will keep? LOL