Tips for Easy Walking of Your Dogs
I often observe other dogs being walked on extenda leads. As you have realized by now, your control of your dogs are at a minimum. The extenda lead SEEMS like a good idea until you walk more than one dog at a time using more than ONE extenda lead. They criss cross and weave together making them basicaly useless.
So what is the alternative? Put your dog on a 4' leash. Yup, that is all you need. You see, an extenda lead goes from zero to 25 feet. Your dog has no idea of what his boundaries are, so he keeps pulling to the max. Use a shorter lead. This keeps the dog closer to you and gives him the added security that his pack leader is close by and with the coyotes out and about, you will be able to readily access your dog for his safety. You will thank yourself and so will your dog. If you have two dogs, use just one leash with an attachement called a "coupler". It looks like two short leashes attached to a D-ring that you clip to the clip on the end of your walking leash that you attach to your dog's collar. The can be found at any Petco/PetSmart where the leashes are sold.
Your dog does NOT need to be 8 yards away from you to go potty. When he has to go, he'll go. Dogs are not that modest :)
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