PUZZLES TO KEEP THE MIND ACTIVE AND FRESH!
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Your first walks should be away from your home and the route you take should not be the normal route you have walked your house dogs for the past 3 years. They consider that route their personal territory and you run the risk of territorial aggression.
During the introductory walks always keep he leash loose. If the dogs pull they need a firm POP correction. A tight leash can causes frustration in the dogs and this could to trigger re-directed aggression. DO NOT GO TO DOG PARKS!! - Dog parks are a perfect place to find yourself in a dog fight. If things go well on these walks then that’s great, but again there is no hurry. You have the rest of your dogs' lives to get things settled. One mistake at this stage could lead to a fight from which some dogs never mentally recover.
When the walks have gone well we will introduce them on either side of a chain link fence. The leash is dropped and dragging on the ground. One dog goes inside the yard by itself and the second dog is on a leash outside the yard.
They can sniff through the fence like they did through the dog crate, but here they feel less restricted. They certainly cannot get into a real fight.
Next month we will talk about Dealing with a Dominant Dog!