So this morning it worked great. Went twice around the park, that's 3.2
miles times 2.
We even did circles with her on the inside and on the outside. She's
great on the outside, and a bit of a problem on the inside, but
certainly I can see where it won't be long.
Except when she saw a squirrel (one even crossed the road in front of
us). With squirrels, she's off and running, but I jerk the leash and
USUALLY she gets right back in line. She's 40 pounds of 10 month old,
and rarely pulls me down. There was one scary moment when she crossed
in front of me to get a squirrel on the right, and I dismounted quickly
to avoid anything worse!
Now with this squirrel thing, I'm really trying to go against her
instinct, and I hear this is a long term training issue.
Going around the park, she basically "heeled" on my left, right next to
me. very impressive, if I do say so myself. This is a necessity,
because bikers, roller bladers and runners use the park, as well as
wandering families with children. Initially, Gala would get some
distance from me, and if there's like 3 separate groups spaced out
across the road, there's the risk she won't be close enough to me and
she'll try to go on one side of someone whiel I'm forced to go on the
other side, due to space considerations. you can see where that would
be a problem. So this close "heeling" thing is great. It's also great
that the park is "car free" all weekend. During the week, they let
cars use the road for 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the
evening, rush hour.
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