Our First Walk Outside

today my puppy and I had a walk outside after all the training i did with him on my rooftop with the leash. he didnt jump and try to make friends with everyone who passed by but did bark at them. i encouraged some girls to come over and pet him i wanted him to socialize a bit.

one of the stray dogs lying on the road called the whole pack during our walk. i stayed calm and made a growling sound while i yelled "hey" stray dogs shut up after hearing my growl-yell LOL yuki watched what i did and happily followed me.

best part was again the stray dogs tried to bark and growl at him.....my puppy followed my example, made a deep growling sound and barked with his teeth showing. the stray dogs scattered and went away without a sound. LOL i am so proud of my boy.

it was first time today so yuki acted very curious and was checking everything. our next walk will be easier i can feel it.

By the way - how old is Yuki?

he is almost 8 months old. i had to take a break from training him to go on walks after i fractured my leg. now that i am fine i am taking him outside.

Yuki is same as Tyson he barks and growls but later wags his tail and licks even strangers.

OIC I was wondering that u havnt as yet introduced him to the outdoors!!

I usually carry a stick to shoo the stray dogs away coz Danny would never growl. In fact if he had it his way, he would go and play with all of them...

lol Gautam.

yeah i am buying a stick soon though i did break off a branch from a tree to use it to scare other dogs.

Is carrying a stick right.... doesn't it tell the Doug that we need help to lead

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the stick is just to scare off the other dogs in case my growling doesnt work. near my house there is a pack of 25 stray dogs. Yuki is used to seeing my mom and aunt carrying a fly swatter around to keep him from jumping on them so it doesnt bother him instead he follows quietly thinking that if he does something he will have a fly swatter/stick waving in front of his muzzle

I guess it asserts authority in some way over a period of time, the dog will start to associate it with the walk, just like the leash. Unfortunately, some of the stray dogs in my locality can get aggressive and charge so I need a stick to shoo them away.

Convinced....!!!!

Convinced!!!
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got the dog walking stick. Yuki is super scared of it lol no one did anything to him, he just saw it and went backwards.

i opted out of using a cane or a big stick that could hurt any dog. i think this is enough for me.

I have a similar one... Only not so girly... Black in color and without a flower at the end..

Gautam, its not a flower lol its a paw print see closely:



i hit my leg with the sticks on display before choosing the one that hurts the least and its not girly it cool a paw print for dog-walks....the other stick didnt have the paw print and had leather at the end instead, it hurt a lot so i didnt chose it. i do have the option to keep the paw end or remove it.

Oopsie.. My bad... Looked like a flower though.. I have the one with the leather thingy at the end but I have removed the leather flaps... Have had it for a few months now but have never had to use it...

PS: Its still a little girly...

its not. i wanted a flat ended one because it makes more noise but hurts less...enough to scare anyone. i was being practical when buying it who cares about girly or boyish stuff

Yeah.. Girly, but in a cool & practical way...

today we walked over to vet's office and guess what? Yuki wanted to play with every dog and kid that passed by. Gautam my Yuki isnt different from your puppy lol he is too friendly just like your puppy lol. but training paid off well i didnt have to pull on his leash much just had to say "walk with me" and he walked.
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Had the same experience with Danny on Sunday when I went to the vet's. Being a Sunday morning, it was super crowded and I had to wait for over an hour. Danny wanted to play with a Neapolitan Mastiff who was 3 times his size... But was like a gentle giant... Danny had the time of his life...
I anyways dont pull his leash in such situations... If I ask him to stay he does but I usually let him play unless we're walking on the street coz then he wants to play with the street dogs which I ask him not to. He is getting better now and listens to me most of the time. I guess mixing up the treats worked well.

mixed treats is the best way to chose when training and its fun for both dog and owner. the dog learns faster, owner is happy and cuz he gets yummy mixed treats the dog is more eager to please hehe

Totally and also the advice on running to distract Danny works very well. I followed it for a couple of days and Danny would just forget everything and run like the wind..
I'm still sticking to the mixed treats and making him sit and stay as and when its required. Makes him a little more obedient under distracting situations as well.

basic obedience training is best for all dogs and comes in handy at very important times. i wonder why we dont have any basic obedience puppy classes in india.

Maybe its a business idea for you...

it sure is one of my future plans