Sentences with phrase «straining at its leash»

Jordan is straining at his leash, yapping at a mastiff that could consume the Russos» fluffy little dog in two bites.

Whether our manager can now use the perceived slight by Deeney to motivate his own players, who remember are already straining at the leash, even further has the potential to provoke the footballing equivalent of shock and awe.

AIDY BOOTHROYD and Gareth Southgate agree it's best to keep England wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon straining at the leash.

I am straining at the leashes to establish what interest the churches have in this matter to propel or justify their central involvement.

The Tories — Cameron included — are straining at the leash over Europe, the Human Rights act, immigration and welfare, said one minister.

But the government is not straining at the leash to come up with its own solution.

Blair reveals that even before Smith's death he was «straining at the leash», straying out of his policy brief and becoming more convinced that «something was missing» in Brown's ability to lead.

Also, in sport mode, it's almost impossible to ease away from a stop, as the XJ leaps forward as if straining at its leash.

Even just navigating city streets, the QV feels like it's straining at the leash.

The supercharged engine responds instantly to throttle inputs, like a dog straining at its leash.

The car strains at its leash in Track mode like some kind of bad dog, since the transmission shifts so aggressively.

Somehow, though, the 3.0 - liter twin - turbo inline - six didn't seem to strain at the leash, to be quite as exuberant, as it is in other BMW applications.

It's like a rabid dog, constantly straining at the leash and eager to get going.

One dog is straining at his leash, trying to visit everyone in the room.

WINTER HAVEN — McGriff rounds the corner straining at the leash, short legs scrambling.

Bad signs are instant attempts to chase, out - of - control straining at the leash, whining, barking and agitation.

They strain at the leash to get to dogs or people.

A dog that strains at its leash or lags behind has not yet learned the all important «heel» command.

If your dog is straining at the leash as he approaches another dog, the other dog may perceive your dog's body language as confrontational or intimidating, and vice versa.

The one with the dog that's straining at the leash and hacking away while dragging their human along for the ride as they try to smile when people ask the dreaded «Who's walking who?»

Rowe's dog, a plucky yellow Labrador named Bailey, strained at his leash beside her while the two waited to make their second run of the day.

In this new book, published in December, JJ and his new family are addressing some of the challenges of living with a puppy: potty training, chewing things, digging in the yard, straining at the leash when walking, nipping and jumping on guests.

I walk all three of my dogs, which most people would call «pit bulls» quite well without them barking, straining at the leash, or acting aggressively toward people or other dogs.

Is the wife going to load up the kids, and let the unruly pet drag them around the neighborhood barking, straining at the leash, acting aggressively towards other dogs?

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He has only had two brief senior appearances for Arsenal as a sub since Arsene Wenger was sufficiently impressed by his performances for Costa Rica at the World Cup finals, and you just know that Joel Campbell is straining to be let off the leash properly.

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We've all seen even tiny dogs straining at the end of the leash, bodies close to the ground, tongues lolling, breathing with a loud, choking rasp.

In my experience, these types of leashes a.) tend to cause dogs to act more aggressively and to pull hard on the leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another dog since the dog that is straining at the end of the leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible dog owners who do not train their dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their dogs, causing more aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your dog to charge after other dogs, animals and even people; e.) are hard to control once the dog is at the end of the line, and can get caught in the leashes of other dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the leash handle, many dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from behind and that could cause your dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to dogs and owners.

Be sure not to allow pulling or straining on the leash at this point.

At Angels Eyes, we know some behaviors can be harder to correct than others — like straining on a leash.

One possible issue is that stubborn dogs that pull hard at their leashes could potentially strain their necks if they're wearing a head collar.