People are often frustrated when their dog continues to pull on leash. Here is a great explanation as to why that is happening. Thank you to Lupe Matt! Many years ago when I was a child, I used to spend a lot of time with my Great Grandmother. We lived in a small town and we were able to walk to most places. My GGM was a senior and she was short so her walking speed was a lot slower than mine. And if we walked anywhere of significant distance, I found it difficult to walk at her pace. Pain would start in my hips and travel down to my shins and feet. And by the time we were done, my whole body would be stiff and tight. I didn’t complain. You couldn’t look at me and tell I was in pain. And if she invited me to walk with her, I’d go along willingly. Folks who walk senior dogs might know what I’m talking about. And a lot of dogs might know what I’m talking about. According to Kay Laurence, their natural gaits normally aren’t in line with our walk speed; and walking at our pace can be quite difficult for them. One blogger sums up Kay Laurence’s information thusly: “We often walk at a rate that forces our dogs to pace instead of walk or trot. A pace is not a natural gait and is rarely used by a dog that can choose its own gait off leash. It is physically difficult for them find a comfortable stride that works on leash with our normal gait. We can slow our rate down to make a walking gait that works for both dog and human or we need to speed up to have a comfortable trot rate for them. learningaboutdogs/html/a_career_path.html So maybe our pets are pulling ahead simply because they don’t know how to walk at our pace? See more on this subject here: https://onedrive.live/redir… More in the next post The video below shows dogs’ various gaits
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:13:21 +0000
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