training to walk???

[DelsMum]

Originally Posted by GSDOWNER

*and I said what to warrant this reply..........*

you said:

"I would say its because of OB training"

I said:

"I thought the 'left' theory wrt to OB" carrying on the conversation.

Why, have I offended you or something?

Originally Posted by charlie

As a dog trainer myself i always say to my clients you can have ur dog where u feel most confident with most go with them on the right hand side tbh due to how i teach them and that being there strongest arm i do not use cross the body techniques as thats higher obedience level and since there normal dog pets this seems to be perfect 4 them.

As for me my boy he has always been on my right hand side i only hold the leash with one hand or two fingers and he walks perfectly so its up to u really there is no written rule imo.

Thats interesting, because if I am walking one dog which is on my left, the lead is held in my right hand,..if I walk the three dogs they are on my left with the lead in my left hand, either coiled loosly or with the lead ends in my right hand,... but still controled with my left

What Faye said about the military is correct, I did some work in the army with dogs, and thats what we had to do, dog on the left, held in the left hand, pistol in the right.

Stuart

[GSDOWNER]

Originally Posted by charlie

As a dog trainer myself i always say to my clients you can have ur dog where u feel most confident with most go with them on the right hand side tbh due to how i teach them and that being there strongest arm i do not use cross the body techniques as thats higher obedience level and since there normal dog pets this seems to be perfect 4 them.

As for me my boy he has always been on my right hand side i only hold the leash with one hand or two fingers and he walks perfectly so its up to u really there is no written rule imo.

As I said, its what you the handler feels comfy with xx George my boy walks exactly the same no pressure on the lead and like you he would walk by my side if I held the lead with my little finger...........lol Lexi is another thread and I will be asking for help very soon lol xx

[GSDOWNER]

Originally Posted by DelsMum

you said:

"I would say its because of OB training"

I said:

"I thought the 'left' theory wrt to OB" carrying on the conversation.

Why, have I offended you or something?

why do you want to offend me ?............I never got the guns bit why was they mentioned ?

[charlie]

Originally Posted by GSDOWNER

As I said, its what you the handler feels comfy with xx George my boy walks exactly the same no pressure on the lead and like you he would walk by my side if I held the lead with my little finger...........lol Lexi is another thread and I will be asking for help very soon lol xx

ur get there hun

[charlie]

Originally Posted by Stuart

Thats interesting, because if I am walking one dog which is on my left, the lead is held in my right hand,..if I walk the three dogs they are on my left with the lead in my left hand, either coiled loosly or with the lead ends in my right hand,... but still controled with my left

Stuart

Theres nothin interesting bout it stu its just down to preference imo.

[super D]

I think theyre is some confuzzlement ...
I believe many years ago, armed forces and police would walk a dog on the left hand side, this left the right hand/arm free for using a weapon, or baton kind of thing, not normal folk, but then society has adopted this method of walking the dogs on the left.
I usually walk Dalton on the left, but if i walk kane too, i have one each side, and Dalton is great walking either side luckily. Then when alone its back to the left lol
xx

[GSDOWNER]

Originally Posted by charlie

ur get there hun

bloody hope so, she is doing my street cred a lot damage, I am one of those peeps you see in the car and laugh cos the dog is walking faster than the owner xxxxxxxx

[charlie]

Thats the thing hun i can either have Rio left or right but my preference is right mostly when i have 2 dogs i either have 2 one side or 1 either side it dont matter lol

Thats correct Sarah, dog left weapon on the right,... the military are not normally taught to shoot with the left,... when in N Ireland the batton was in your right hand, dog on the left

Stuart