Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Puppy Behavior: The Art of the 5 Mile Walk

Jeff and I have been walking, and we decided that we should probably start taking along our puppy, Miss B. Haven... ok, actually it is Lily... for some much needed leash training. She's been on a 5 mile walk twice this week (with a rest day in between) and she is either a fast learner, tuckered out, or both! Tonight she was perfect on the leash aside from a couple minor slip ups that involved trying to chase icky suburban toy breeds. Other than that she was right next to me, on my left side, the entire time. I even let the leash go a bit slack the last half of the walk! She also hasn't stolen food off the counter or been a general pest since we've started walking her. All these months of torment, and walking was the secret!

We tried taking Cosmo on a shorter 3 mile walk for exercise, and he did really well until his tongue started dragging on the pavement. Ok, not literally. Cosmo might need to start building his endurance slowly. He is a great little walker, though. So well behaved.

2 comments:

Baledwr said...

AMG it's Marcy's BDAY (on the 8th that is!) and you didn't mention it!

Tavs said...

OMG, I am a bad dog mom. She got her very own post today, though.