My Miniature Schnauzer puppy Scooby is 14 weeks old.
He will be going for his first proper walk in the park this weekend were all the other dog walkers go.
He has already had lots of experiances with people, dogs, puppies and even several cats he just hasn't been to the park because we were waiting for him to have his vacinations. So this will be the 1st time he's meeting people and dogs who are strangers to me too (our old Jack who we have just lost hadn't really been fit enough for walks with other dogs for a year so I've kind of lost touch with the walkers in our area)
In the three weeks we've had Scooby I have yet to see him scared of anything although he can read the cat and dog body language well enough to know when to back off!
We have been practising lead manners everyday and he has walked around other people's homes and my work on a lead.
My questions are firstly how long should his first walk in the park be. As a family we are so used to walking adult airedales (who never ever ever get tierd ) I was thinking about half an hour would be ok?
My second question would it be better to walk him alone or with my parents Airedale (she is 7 years old and called Sally) he loves Sally to bits and she has developed quite a soft spot for him.
Might seem dim questions but I've not had a puppy for 13 years and never one so little (well he seems little after Airedales )
He will be going for his first proper walk in the park this weekend were all the other dog walkers go.
He has already had lots of experiances with people, dogs, puppies and even several cats he just hasn't been to the park because we were waiting for him to have his vacinations. So this will be the 1st time he's meeting people and dogs who are strangers to me too (our old Jack who we have just lost hadn't really been fit enough for walks with other dogs for a year so I've kind of lost touch with the walkers in our area)
In the three weeks we've had Scooby I have yet to see him scared of anything although he can read the cat and dog body language well enough to know when to back off!
We have been practising lead manners everyday and he has walked around other people's homes and my work on a lead.
My questions are firstly how long should his first walk in the park be. As a family we are so used to walking adult airedales (who never ever ever get tierd ) I was thinking about half an hour would be ok?
My second question would it be better to walk him alone or with my parents Airedale (she is 7 years old and called Sally) he loves Sally to bits and she has developed quite a soft spot for him.
Might seem dim questions but I've not had a puppy for 13 years and never one so little (well he seems little after Airedales )