My friend is a Vietnam Vet who is in his 70's, lost a lung in his second tour, carries a oxygen tank and can't get around to fast was trying to walk his GS dog while he drove an electric scooter.
His GS is dog reactive and sees another dog while scottering along and his dog bolts, it might have turned out better if he hit the brake instead of the gas but he throttled at the same time his dog was pulling him over into a park bench, ouch.
I do feel bad for my friend but really feel bad for the dog who never gets out at all not even a walk and this type of thing happening probably lessens the dogs chance of getting out.
Pent up in the back yard with no exercise or mental stimulation, one frustrated dog.
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Can someone else walk the dog? Someone who understands dog-reactivity and dog-aggression and the prep, awareness, and responses they demand from the dog-walker?
And also, if there's a fenced yard, can someone teach the dog fetch and point out to your friend the Chuckit?
Fetch can be done with the human sitting in a lawn chair once the dog learns to return the ball and the Chuckit is purchased.
I will be taking him "Troy" out this weekend for what I think will be his first real outing in months. The last times I saw Troy at this park I took him around or I should say ran him until I popped a lung and it was more like I tried to keep up.
I will for sure see if Troy is interested in the ball that would be a huge help.
Thanks Katie and Elaine for the offers your too kind and I may take you up on it If I can't get things lined for him.
this is not going to being to be a popular reply. I sorry to say it seems the GS isn't suited for him. he would probably be better off to re-home the GS and get a smaller laid back breed. (a disabled vet doesn't need trouble like that in his life). best of luck and thank him for his service
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this is not going to being to be a popular reply. I sorry to say it seems the GS isn't suited for him. he would probably be better off to re-home the GS and get a smaller laid back breed. (a disabled vet doesn't need trouble like that in his life). best of luck and thank him for his service
I sort of agree, except that I don't think it's a breed question.
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Quote: Connie Sutherland
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this is not going to being to be a popular reply. I sorry to say it seems the GS isn't suited for him. he would probably be better off to re-home the GS and get a smaller laid back breed. (a disabled vet doesn't need trouble like that in his life). best of luck and thank him for his service
I sort of agree, except that I don't think it's a breed question.
It seems to me to be more of a temperament (of the particular dog) and lack of training than a particular breed issue. Years ago when I was showing one of my collies there was a woman working towards her dog's UD (forget the breed). The woman was a paraplegic and worked the dog from her electric wheelchair.
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