Not exact matches
Kirk Reimer, executive director of the
Park District, said complaints
come in regularly — and tickets have been issued — about dogs being walked off
leash in the city's
parks or about owners not scooping.
Once you and your dog have mastered recall, you'll find it easier to let them out in the backyard, or off
leash at the dog
park without worries of whether or not they'll
come back to you.
The course includes bite - prevention exercises and reward - based clicker training for basic skills such as name, sit, down, stay,
come, take it, drop it, leave it,
park it,
leash manners, and more.
It must stand, sit, or lie down and wait while the owner is otherwise occupied; walk on a loose
leash in a
park or other natural setting, through a crowd, and past distractions; sit - stay in a small group; be petted by a person who is carrying something; walk by food when told to «leave it»; down or sit stay at a distance;
come when called with distractions present; and remain under control when entering / exiting a doorway or narrow passageway.
Make sure your dog has a strong grasp of commands such as «
come» and «leave it» before going to an off -
leash park.
They were more likely to expose the puppy to more stimuli, including large trucks, sirens, children, people
coming to the door (but there was no difference for walking on
leash or going to the dog
park)
They can make wonderful pets, but require owners willing to put in the time commitment to properly socialize and train them, and to keep them out of situations where there dog aggressive nature will
come in to play (in other words, always keep your pit bull or pit bull mix ON
LEASH and absolutely no dog
parks!)
If the training venue allows, 30 foot long
leashes are also appropriate for training in designated public places, such as inside fenced off
leash public
parks, or at a professional dog training facility, to practice things like
coming when called.
If you call your dog every time, to only snap the
leash and leave, your dog will not be much eager to
come to you next time, because he has started associating your recall with leaving the
park.
He walks off
leash, when safe, on trails and
parks, and
comes back to us as soon as we call him.
Don't take a dog to an off -
leash park if it doesn't have basic obedience training, such as
coming when called, Bennett stresses.
Whenever your puppy is off -
leash, investigating or playing in the yard or
park, instruct him to
come to you every couple of minutes or so.
So, I would not rely on it for training a dog to
come when off -
leash at say the dog
park.
While Butte - Silver Bow County commissioners endorsed the idea of looking at a second dog
park, they didn't budge Wednesday night when it
came to a proposal to alter the local law that bans dogs — even those on
leashes — in all of the other
parks in Butte.
This will lessen the problem caused when several off -
leash dogs already in the
park come running over to greet the new arrival, perhaps overwhelming the arriving dog.