Advice on walking dog with a pram.

JazzHarv · #1 15-08-11, 08:51 PM

I'm after some advice.

I had baby number two four weeks ago by C-Section and am now starting to feel "normal" again and up to walking the dogs. Took them out seperately yesterday using a halti which has made such a difference. I'm a lot calmer which is making them calmer.
Anyway, as i'm at home more I really want to get the dogs walked while pushing the pram but i'm very worried that we may see another dog and Harvey/Ellie will lunge and knock the pram over.

The easiest thing will be to take them out seperately but the problem will remain. Does anyone have any tips?

zetstaff · #2 15-08-11, 08:55 PM

Sorry no tips but many congratulations

Thought I hadn't seen you around for a while, piccies please x

nisbreagha · #3 15-08-11, 09:04 PM

Congratulations. Well I'd start where you have get yourself fit and healthy enough after your c section. Why not and I know it seems bit crazy but take out one dog with the pram empty for a short 10 mins round the block have you got any friends with dogs who would help and walk by to see their reaction? You would be calm and know what to expect once your happy them move onto two with empty pram then one with bubs in pram and then two. Keep your walks short and above all calm and confident make sure they know your in control and that will pass over to them and then once your happy they are calm and that you are in control just keep increasing the walk length until you can be out for as long as you want. good luck you'll be fine

sams mum · #4 15-08-11, 09:07 PM

cant think of any real help with the pram only what i did. i didnt have a pram for paddy. (no 5 and the buying stuff wears thin)

i had 3 dogs (1 big) and couldnt have managed a pram with them, pram in and out of car going to the woods etc. too much like hard work. so i bought a sling. paddy actually lived in that thing for 5 months. i had him in the sling on my front.poo bags in pocket. baby bag over shoulder and dogs on leads. i could even feed the baby when i was walking dogs and no one knew.

JazzHarv · #5 15-08-11, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by zetstaff

Sorry no tips but many congratulations

Thought I hadn't seen you around for a while, piccies please x

Thanks very much, have got loads of pics but don't want to bore everyone!

sams mum · #6 15-08-11, 09:16 PM

puppies and new babies are never boring

Vislor · #7 15-08-11, 09:20 PM

One of our friends bought a dog from us and he takes her for walks with his wife and baby daughter with the dog tied to the pram in the middle of birmingham with no problems. The dog was, however, trained before he bought her.

It all comes down to control. If you have total control over your dog to the point where you know she/he isn't going to lunge off into the distance after a rabbit or something then its much easier for the dog to happily fit into your life, rather than you struggling to fit into the dogs life

JazzHarv · #8 15-08-11, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nisbreagha

Congratulations. Well I'd start where you have get yourself fit and healthy enough after your c section. Why not and I know it seems bit crazy but take out one dog with the pram empty for a short 10 mins round the block have you got any friends with dogs who would help and walk by to see their reaction? You would be calm and know what to expect once your happy them move onto two with empty pram then one with bubs in pram and then two. Keep your walks short and above all calm and confident make sure they know your in control and that will pass over to them and then once your happy they are calm and that you are in control just keep increasing the walk length until you can be out for as long as you want. good luck you'll be fine

Thanks for the advice, will go out tomorrow evening with the empty pushchair and Harvey as he is the most likely to react to another dog. The other problem we have is we live in a smallish village and don't see that many dogs so they aren't socialised as much as I would like them to be. When we do see one they get very excited which is understandable. Think i'm going to have to go to the next village which is larger and walk them there, see what happens.

Thanks again for the advice.

JazzHarv · #9 15-08-11, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sams mum

cant think of any real help with the pram only what i did. i didnt have a pram for paddy. (no 5 and the buying stuff wears thin)

i had 3 dogs (1 big) and couldnt have managed a pram with them, pram in and out of car going to the woods etc. too much like hard work. so i bought a sling. paddy actually lived in that thing for 5 months. i had him in the sling on my front.poo bags in pocket. baby bag over shoulder and dogs on leads. i could even feed the baby when i was walking dogs and no one knew.

Good thinking about the baby sling, have got one which I can use for James and Emily can go in the single pram which is quite a lot more sturdy. Good thinking batman!

#10 15-08-11, 10:00 PM

Agree its about control. A friend of mine's recently had her first baby and she has a 6 year old GSD. She loops lead around her hand - if he pulls, or lunges to another dog she 'steers' the pram slightly into him, just to clip back leg and not hurt him, and then give a command. He soon learned to walk calmly alongside the pram.

Congratulations by the way !