I'm at the point where I don't dare walking the dogs anymore. First, it's nearly impossible to take Tips alone. Boris cries and cries when he's left alone, and if he sees the leash he goes crazy and he will want to go out, too. So it's a real pain to get Tips at the door alone.
Getting Boris alone is easier, unfortunately I just don't dare walking him alone anymore. He usually doesn't pull, but if he sees something he wants to reach, he will. Last time he did that the leash rubbed my fingers raw, I just can't prevent him from rushing something if he wants to. So I just don't dare taking him out just in case he gets out of my grip and runs towards a car or something. The second problem being that I can't take him to the park, because he hates the car. Everytime we go out with my husband, we have to basically force him into the car. He loves the walks, but the car makes him sick. To the point where he doesn't even care for treats when it's time to get into the car (he loves treats usually). It's a real nightmare, seeing that he is 85lbs and of course I can't pick him up.
So as a result they get their excercise in the yard most of the time, and we can only walk them together, or my husband alone, but not everyday. I just feel really guilty about it. They're very fit, it's not a problem, it's just that I would like them to go out more. My other issue is that there is never anyone outside when we walk the dogs in the neighborhood, and as it's a nightmare to put Boris in the car, I'm worried they won't get to see enough people. We try to take them to the park every week (depending on rain and snow), but it's not always possible and I'm not sure it's quite enough. They are socialized, love people and don't jump on them anymore when outside though.
When we walk them together it's physically exhausting also. Tips pulls to get in front and Boris as usual pulls to get to things he's interested in. The sad thing is we spent a long time trying to teach him good leash manners but obviously it didn't help much. We don't do offleash, it's against the law here and they still pull to see other dogs, so I can't take the risk.
I realize they need more training on how to behave outside. Boris listens to us, Tips not so well when Boris is there. I admit we slacked a lot but with my treatments I wasn't allowed to do too much effort (and walking the dog is exhausting as it is), so I never really got to work on it. Any advice?
Getting Boris alone is easier, unfortunately I just don't dare walking him alone anymore. He usually doesn't pull, but if he sees something he wants to reach, he will. Last time he did that the leash rubbed my fingers raw, I just can't prevent him from rushing something if he wants to. So I just don't dare taking him out just in case he gets out of my grip and runs towards a car or something. The second problem being that I can't take him to the park, because he hates the car. Everytime we go out with my husband, we have to basically force him into the car. He loves the walks, but the car makes him sick. To the point where he doesn't even care for treats when it's time to get into the car (he loves treats usually). It's a real nightmare, seeing that he is 85lbs and of course I can't pick him up.
So as a result they get their excercise in the yard most of the time, and we can only walk them together, or my husband alone, but not everyday. I just feel really guilty about it. They're very fit, it's not a problem, it's just that I would like them to go out more. My other issue is that there is never anyone outside when we walk the dogs in the neighborhood, and as it's a nightmare to put Boris in the car, I'm worried they won't get to see enough people. We try to take them to the park every week (depending on rain and snow), but it's not always possible and I'm not sure it's quite enough. They are socialized, love people and don't jump on them anymore when outside though.
When we walk them together it's physically exhausting also. Tips pulls to get in front and Boris as usual pulls to get to things he's interested in. The sad thing is we spent a long time trying to teach him good leash manners but obviously it didn't help much. We don't do offleash, it's against the law here and they still pull to see other dogs, so I can't take the risk.
I realize they need more training on how to behave outside. Boris listens to us, Tips not so well when Boris is there. I admit we slacked a lot but with my treatments I wasn't allowed to do too much effort (and walking the dog is exhausting as it is), so I never really got to work on it. Any advice?