walking your dog............

on the left side.... why are we told to walk them this way by dog trainers????...i know theres a reason, but i cant remember why lol.....

for the past few days freds been taking the piss a bit when out on walks,and when ive corrected him he hasnt really paid attention for too long before hes walking too far(for my liking) in front... he hasnt been pulling, but i can tell if left he will try it!!!.... i walk him on the left side, which is my weakest.... just lately as the cold damp weathers settling in, ive been suffering with the left side of my body.. so last night i had a brain wave lol.....

i thought why walk him on the weakest side, when my right side is so much stronger... so today i switched sides.... and i can really tell the difference, fred was automatically back to walking like a dream.. we had an extra good walk!!... so from now on i shall walk him on the right side ... i dont know why i didnt think of it earlier :2431:

Bryn won't walk on my right side he just keeps jumping back over


In fact he walks better off the lead to heel than on the lead

:2431: fred was confused at first .. when we stopped he would try to come round to the left again, but after half an hour he was okay....

Both marley and Kala walk on my left side so its gonna be fun when I take them out together on lead!!!

fredsmum wrote:

fred was at first .. when we stopped he would try to come round to the left again, but after half an hour he was okay....

Maybe I should as well

Judes wrote:

Both marley and Kala walk on my left side so its gonna be fun when I take them out together on lead!!!

It will be fine hun, I have Misty and Bryn on my left and Hazel I stick on the right, oz she doesn't mind which side she is on

lol.... they will adjust jude... switch one over they will soon adapt if they have too

if you dont need to swap him round sange, theres no need too :nhy:

I know but me was thinking the same as you as my left elbow is painful

oooh right, then its worth a try sange... i would be helpful to have your dog walk any side you choose

fredsmum wrote:

oooh right, then its worth a try sange... i would be helpful to have your dog walk any side you choose

Until a trainers explains why it's not

laugh laugh yea thats true!!!..

we don't see Rosemary anymore do we

:nhy: nope, maybe shes busy with her forum... we dont see fazbo much... i think someone needs to go and find ally

you go girl

Was Ally a trainer or just a bossy boots

:2431: i'll send karen out.. shes the dicktective ......

i think she was a bit of both :2431:

and a bit of the google freak

laugh laugh yea and that

Every thread had a google link in it

Remember the christams post where she said we were all nuts for getting our dogs pressies that was so funny

laugh laugh yea i remember that..... she had tea at high noon lol

it was one of the best ever threads

she got so annoyed

i is here ill but here

the reason dogs walk to your left if i remember rightly, i only know this with gundogs is because most ppl are right handed so there gun will rest that way so we walk our dogs on the left.

my dogs walk where ever i ask living where i do if im walking down a country lane i want them on the inside, also doing agility ect you have to work both sides