I'll bet she'd have a real problem if one of those big dogs got off its leash and ran down the street
in one of my classes there's this woman named louise, about middle-aged and really a cool person. anyway, we got to talking pets a while ago and she mentioned she owned mastiffs. three of them. now this woman is 5'1" or so and can't weigh more than 100 pounds.
my question: how in the world can someone that small possibly take care of a dog, let alone THREE, that big?? ;D ;D
in one of my classes there's this woman named louise, about middle-aged and really a cool person. anyway, we got to talking pets a while ago and she mentioned she owned mastiffs. three of them. now this woman is 5'1" or so and can't weigh more than 100 pounds.
my question: how in the world can someone that small possibly take care of a dog, let alone THREE, that big?? ;D ;D
I can walk 2 Full Great Danes, and Dane mix, and a Chihuahua together.
While I am 5'6" and slightly more than 100 pounds 8) I can walk 2 Full Great Danes, and Dane mix, and a Chihuahua together. I tandem the 3 big dogs together so only one leash for them and the Chi on a seperate leash. I obviously try and avoid other dogs, but have had an off leash dog jump into my pile and had to deal with that which is not fun. Luckily my dogs are other dog friendly so they don't try and attack other dogs.
But if they all decided they wanted to go after a squirrel it would be tough to hold them all. :P
I'm a 300+ lb powerlifter. I will not walk my 3 dogs (two 60 lb pitbulls and a 138 lb Dogo) at one time becuase of the risk of something bad happening. All it takes is for a leash to get tangled and I could end up with a broken finger. Its not worth it. Honestly flower, considering your size, my first thought is that you are half a nut to walk that many dogs that size at one time. its just asking for them to take off and drag you like a little doll behind them.
Now that said, I don't know your dogs and how well trained they are. They may very well be angels on a leash. It just seems like its asking for trouble because you never know what some other asshole is going to do.
I swear by prong/pinch collars.
Our dog is so well behaved now....All we have to use is just use a choker now. With a little applied effort...100% control all the time.
#1 Rule....make sure it's in proper position being nice & high.
#2....quick abrupt tugs work the best.
doesn't that make him fear you more than, you know, respect or whatever? choke chains always concerned me because it seemed like they learn by fear and that's just not the emotion i want my dog to have when i interact with him.
nope...doesn't make him fear me...just respect me. Trust me....if it's not on right...he could pull like a mad man.
Just having it in the right postion makes all the difference.
first of all...I will like to say I was just kidding & goofing around with the food joke. Just fun & games.
secondly....Vet.....have you seen the video of flower on roller skates as a child?
I don't think she has a fear of falling down.
doesn't that make him fear you more than, you know, respect or whatever? choke chains always concerned me because it seemed like they learn by fear and that's just not the emotion i want my dog to have when i interact with him.
You are less likely to injure a dog with a properly placed prong collar than a choke chain. I've seen dogs with tracheal injuries from a dumbass owner yanking on the chain like an idiot.
I've also seen dogs (my male pit was one) where they'd just tighten up their neck muscles and pull harder with the choke chain on. It didn't really choke him. He did behave very well with a prong collar.
I really didn't mean anything negative to Flower with my post. I apologize if it was taken that way.
in one of my classes there's this woman named louise, about middle-aged and really a cool person. anyway, we got to talking pets a while ago and she mentioned she owned mastiffs. three of them. now this woman is 5'1" or so and can't weigh more than 100 pounds.
my question: how in the world can someone that small possibly take care of a dog, let alone THREE, that big?? ;D ;D
prong collar? i'll have to look that up. i've got a month to make sure i've got all my supplies ready, i admit to not knowing what a "prong collar" is though. ???
Prongs are good....but Like Vet said & I'll say it....
Make sure you have someone show you properly how to use it. It can only take seconds for someone to go over it with you.
Do a youtube search...someone may have posted a good example.
every one of them had the collars on backwards with the prongs pointing out. ;D
While I am 5'6" and slightly more than 100 pounds 8) I can walk 2 Full Great Danes, and Dane mix, and a Chihuahua together. I tandem the 3 big dogs together so only one leash for them and the Chi on a seperate leash. I obviously try and avoid other dogs, but have had an off leash dog jump into my pile and had to deal with that which is not fun. Luckily my dogs are other dog friendly so they don't try and attack other dogs.
But if they all decided they wanted to go after a squirrel it would be tough to hold them all. :P
you have a big butt for balance :-*