Hey - need some help here. My 8 month old is primarily taken care of by me. I work from home so he is used to my walks and my voice commands. I am not saying he never misbehaves on walks when I walk him but he knows to walk next to me and he gets back in line quickly when I correct him with a "firm" no and "heel". I am still challenged when other people or dogs come up but otherwise he's very easy to walk. It's not the same for my wife and daughters. He pulls them all over the place. I have told them how to handle him but I think because of his familiarity with me and the depth and volume of my voice he just doesn't pay attention to them. How do I go about getting Frisbee to listen to them and walk nicely in a heel when I'm not with them? Thanks in advance!
Re: Frisbee is good walking with me/terrible with wife, kids. My hubby long ago gave up walking Amy. ( I am a stay at home mum, who kids now go to school so it's just me and Amy all day). Even when we go as a family she is a different dog ( nightmare dog) as to when it's just me and her. Sorry no advice, just a story! Lol.
Re: Frisbee is good walking with me/terrible with wife, kids. [quote author=Frisbeesdad link=topic=4563.msg55735#msg55735 date=1392919310] How do I go about getting Frisbee to listen to them and walk nicely in a heel when I'm not with them? [/quote] I think they have to do it, rather than you. So whatever technique they are going to use (perhaps stop when he pulls - so they are not letting him pull them all over the place - would work) they have to be consistent with it. Even if that means walks are 5 minutes because all they have done is stand still. My boy had to learn everything several times :. Still required to walk nicely down a new street, if someone is with me, if two people are with me, if it's windy, if the dog walker takes him and not me....and so on. So it sounds like he has to learn walking nicely applies when someone is walking without you.
Re: Frisbee is good walking with me/terrible with wife, kids. Pick one of them and get them to spend five or ten minutes a day training. Get them to teach him something simple and basic, even teaching tricks is ok to get people started and enthusiastic, so that both they and the dog can experience success. Get them to start out with high value food as rewards. This will help the dog to focus on a new person as a source of interest and fun. Get them interested in training and get the dog interested in them Then help them to start some heelwork training. Just five to ten minute, on the lead, in the garden, changing directions every two or thee steps, heeling the dog in a square, about turns, up and down. Lots of rewards and encouragement all around. Show them how to introduce distractions (heel past food, heel through a gate, heel past a dog etc) one at a time. Let the person who is working with the dog feed him his meals. Make them special. Once your wife or one of your daughters has forged a 'working relationship' with the dog then you can rinse and repeat with another one.
Re: Frisbee is good walking with me/terrible with wife, kids. I used to have the same when my hubby walked Harley. We done what Pippa has suggested. It worked brilliant. With my daughter it is different as she is only home from uni every few months. With her I walked with her holding Harley's lead and coaching her on what to do/how to deal with different situations. This came in handy as I was out of action for a month and she had to do the majority of the walks during this time. I'm sure you will find the way that suits you best
