| Re: Arthur has a fear, I think
If you are tensing up when someone is walking by, then yes he definetly could be picking up on that and in turn causing him to think there is something to be worried about...When I walk Jaycee she is either in a heel, or I tell her "walk on". That to her means she has a bit of freedom to walk around a bit and sniff and walk a bit in front of me, if someone is coming, or we are getting close to an intersection, I say heel and that brings her back to me. And heel to us is not a true heel position, we have not gotten that far yet, heel to us is I want her walking right next to me on my left side with her face by my leg. As she comes into the heel, I shorten the leash so she doesn't feel like I'm tensing up on her. We also practice this when nothing/no one is around, just for different drills on our walks... |