Things To Avoid When Going Out With The Dog

In order for your dog to enjoy the walk, you need to keep in mind a number of things that are best avoided when going out with your dog.

Let’s start from a fundamental concept: the time you dedicate to walking your dog must be time to devote exclusively to him. You don’t have to take advantage of this time to do other activities and relegate your furry friend to a corner.

What to do when walking the dog

Our pace of life becomes more hectic day by day, especially in big cities. We have the impression that the hours of the day are never enough.

Often you take advantage of the dog walk for shopping or other errands,  when instead you should take advantage of this moment to strengthen the bond with your dog.

In order for walks to be successful, here are a number of things that are important to avoid when in the company of your dog.

1. Don’t leave him tied up alone

In addition to not doing your duty, which consists in giving attention and care to your dog, you expose him to:

• The possibility of him being too cold, or too hot, while forcing him to stand still
• Attacks by other dogs while unable to defend itself.
• Let them steal it, even if it is not purebred.
• Run away.

2. Do not scold him and do not chastise him

Do not chastise your friend if:

• He does not answer your call
• Argue with other dogs

• Pull the leash

To make sure your dog always responds to your commands, remember to always use the positive reinforcement strategy,  which is mainly about rewarding him when he does something good.

Therefore, when you go for a walk with your dog, bring with you some small treats, pieces of food that he likes or dog biscuits, so that you can reward his good behavior. Also don’t forget to caress him and say a few sweet words to him.

3. Let him smell what he wants

Smell is a highly developed sense in dogs. Smelling is their way of getting to know the world around them. 

If you pull the collar while your dog sniffs something, the pet will associate what it is smelling with a negative situation and this will create situations of tension or even some struggle.

4. Do not pull on the leash

When walking the dog, he often has the habit of pulling hard on the leash.

If this is the case with your dog, remember that you shouldn’t respond to tugs with tugs. Fighting fire with fire doesn’t work. You will only hurt your dog’s neck.

In these cases, training with positive reinforcement is essential. Contact a specialist so that he can give you good advice.

Ignore anyone who recommends using punishment collars:

• What choke
• That sting
• Which give the shock

5. Take him for a walk often

The ideal would be to guarantee the dog set times for eating, walking and doing his business.

You cannot take your pet for a walk only occasionally, when you have some free time.

When it comes to the number of walks, three times a day is the perfect number.

Also remember to have fun during these walks too.