long dog leashes at campsite
Dog situation: two shelties, one timid, the other older but absolutely crazy. They are not escape artists, but at least one would run to chase, greet, or herd anything that moves. Only going into ou...
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Walk. Walk, walk, walk. Tired dogs tend to be good (quiet) dogs! Happy to lay in the shade of the camper and watch the world go by :-)
When we first started camping, our dogs (Aussie and Cattle Dog) had seldom been leashed - but I taught them that they couldn't leave the motorhome until their leashed were attached to their collars. Made for a few laughable moments as both dogs stood with their front feet on the bottom step and their back feet at the door, waiting for that magical metallic click of the leash snap!
And then they need to learn that they don't have to "protect" the entire RV park. That nothing going on in the street or playground mattered. If the Cattle Dog "alerted", I'd tell him "Quiet. I see the dog/squirrel/man, etc" and make him lay down.
Since my dogs got their exercise by being walked, they were tied on 10' cables on the patio. When we got Jimmy as a puppy (dog #3), we put HIM on a 10' cable; and simply had our elderly Aussie drag a leash. He understood commands like "stay on the mat".
Now we're down to Jimmy and Ben. Ben presents a whole new kind of problem - he's my 20# social butterfly who needs to be kept close to me, or else he's at the end of his lead, looking adorable/fluffy/friendly, inviting everyone to come over and visit, please......LOL!
When we first started camping, our dogs (Aussie and Cattle Dog) had seldom been leashed - but I taught them that they couldn't leave the motorhome until their leashed were attached to their collars. Made for a few laughable moments as both dogs stood with their front feet on the bottom step and their back feet at the door, waiting for that magical metallic click of the leash snap!
And then they need to learn that they don't have to "protect" the entire RV park. That nothing going on in the street or playground mattered. If the Cattle Dog "alerted", I'd tell him "Quiet. I see the dog/squirrel/man, etc" and make him lay down.
Since my dogs got their exercise by being walked, they were tied on 10' cables on the patio. When we got Jimmy as a puppy (dog #3), we put HIM on a 10' cable; and simply had our elderly Aussie drag a leash. He understood commands like "stay on the mat".
Now we're down to Jimmy and Ben. Ben presents a whole new kind of problem - he's my 20# social butterfly who needs to be kept close to me, or else he's at the end of his lead, looking adorable/fluffy/friendly, inviting everyone to come over and visit, please......LOL!
