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Post by DaisysMom on Apr 22, 2004 16:24:47 GMT -2
Another question. Not to be impatient, just to know what I'm in store for...Daisy loves to go on walks, but they often turn into sprints, pulls, and sits. She has only been walking on a leash for a couple of weeks now, but I am wondering - in general - how good do bassets get in a leash.
Right now she stops for every interesting smell - and there seems to be an incredible amount of poop on the sidewalks around our neighboorhood! - and wants to meet every person and dog walking by. I love that she is so friendly, but am beginning to wonder if she will get the hang of the leash - or pull my arm off.
Any tips?
Also - she has a tendency to pee when she meets new people. Is this normal puppy stuff or odd? She doesn't seem afrain - more like she is peeing in excitement. She also does it when my husband comes home from work.
I'm telling you - I have tons to learn. She is a so cute and sweet and I want her to grow into a well-behaved pooch so I want to do the right things now.
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Post by Lexie on Apr 22, 2004 19:51:53 GMT -2
Well, it sounds just like Lexie. She does the pee thing, the stop and sniff thing and sometimes she just sits. We are using the gentle lead and it works well for us. Lexie doesn't like long walks or she'll sit her butt down and refuse to go any further. I hope she grows out of it but then again, I chose her becuase she did not require a huge amount of exercise.
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Post by JoAnn on Apr 22, 2004 20:57:35 GMT -2
Yep you are owned by a basset  You can NOT have a walk without stopping to sniff everything in sight. They are scent hounds and very true to their names. You ought to try walking three. I have an order in which they must be leashed or we would get nowhere. They too love their walks, but Linus will plant his feet and "lean" when he is tired. Walking them in the morning and evening seems to work best. If it is too hot out all three go "flat". Patience is something you must acquire when owned by a basset. They definetly stop to smell the roses. ;D ;D |
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Post by bassackwardsinMI on Apr 23, 2004 10:40:29 GMT -2
well, I look at a leash walk as the pedestrian equivalent of one of those spinning classes on the stationery bikes at the gym... first you go really slow, then dead run, then complete stop, repeat. The variations of heart rate will be great conditioning for you! And it's amazing how you will learn to dig in and lean, the way the bassetts do, to counteract their leaning and digging! My best advice would be to do a little weight lifting-say for example, lifting your dog into and out of the vehicles a million times a day, to bulk up for these outings! ;D Or wear your track shoes. My best find so far has been sending my son instead!! I know some people here actually have succeeded in taking their hounds on leash into public places, but I am not yet quite so adventurous...It is hard enough to get him to concentrate just on our paths- a sidewalk would throw him into nasal overload frenzy at this point I think!
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Post by Southern Bassets on Apr 23, 2004 10:54:15 GMT -2
I love taking my two downtown to the different Festivals.
At first it’s pure hell. But once we’ve been there for a few minutes they settle down to where everyone can enjoy themselves? EVERYONE downtown LOVES the Hounds and The Hounds LOVE EVERYONE downtown! So there’s more stopping for the petting then there is walking.
I did learn that I’ve been doing it all wrong with the leash training. When we take them out for our lessons they are actually walks right? And we’re more concerned with getting from point A to point B? I learned you should start off by teaching them in your own yard or living room. You work with them for days only getting one to three steps in the entire walk for 15 minutes a day and then you’re done with the walk.
Seems to be helping with us?
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Post by MowgliBaloo on Apr 23, 2004 12:55:36 GMT -2
Baloo has always been hard to walk as well...so I took her to puppy class at PetSmart. Now I am sure they do a terrific job...but Baloo was all in a "muddle."  She was supposed to walk, calmly and gently up and down the isles at the store while completely surrounded by bags and bags and bags and bags of delicious smelling foods and tweats. Needless to say, she was deemed "a challenge." We'll try again a bit later. |
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Post by LuluBaby on Apr 23, 2004 18:30:03 GMT -2
Baloo, a challenge? No...really?  I took Lulu Belle on a public outing once. Not a feat I'm likely to repeat soon. She was pretty good, pulled quite a bit, but was really only concerned with sniffing everything in sight. She enjoys long walks, because she wants to get to see all the other people and dogs. Very social little girl...but we stop every five seconds. We went to PetsMart and she was very good around other animals, but she kept wanting to jump up and lick the faces of little kids and apparently, children do not find this amusing. That's my biggest problem with her. She's a bit of a puller, but it's not nearly as bad as the jumping thing. Jeanne and Miss Lulu Belle |
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You can NOT have a walk without stopping to sniff everything in sight. They are scent hounds and very true to their names. 
She was supposed to walk, calmly and gently up and down the isles at the store while completely surrounded by bags and bags and bags and bags of delicious smelling foods and tweats.
