At Sit Means Sit Hawaii, we believe that
playful interaction, mixed
with intervals of teaching a new skill in progressions, can be very impacting to the success of our
dog learning a skill.
Other factors that could contribute to slower walks or shorter walks include
dog aggressiveness toward other
dogs (Řezáč, Viziová, Dobešová, Havlíček, & Pospíšilová, 2011), friendly
interactions with other
dogs (e.g., meet and greet; Westgarth et al., 2010),
playful interactions with the owner during walks (Rooney, Bradshaw, & Robinson, 2000), and
dog age (Rooney et al.).