I know I have only just written a post for Oscar, but I have to share today’s walk!
We think we have found the secret to Oscar’s success!!
As we left the Paddock, leaving the grounds for our walk, Oscar found a toy, he decided to pick it up and walk on with it, so we decided to see how long it would last..
He was wonderful, barely pulled, no zoomies or funny 5 minutes for the whole walk! It gave him a focus and we had a really lovely walk!
He would drop it to sniff and go to the toilet, but would always go back for it and responded to ‘pick it up’.
If he left it behind because he needed to sniff something ahead, he wouldn’t always pick it up straight away, I would give it a little kick (not too far or further than the lead though!!)
and then he’d catch it and walk on.
He was being playful, but didn’t get overexcited at all. We made sure not to turn it into a game, so that he didn’t become overexcited, but it kept him interested.
On the way back, for about the last 10 minutes, he wouldn’t continuously carry it anymore, but if I picked it up he would take it back (quite gently most of the time, and would always take the other end not the end in my hand!).
But I was more than happy to carry it for him for the behaviour that resulted from it!
We plan to bring him a new ‘walk’ toy on our next visit, and fingers crossed it wasn’t a one off!!!