Kkennedy219
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- Feb 22, 2012
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- Murphy
Hi, there,
My eight month old English bulldog Murphy really seems to hate going for a walk. When I pull his harness out of the drawer, he runs and hides under the stairs. Once I pull him out from under the stairs, he lets me put the harness on him, but then plops down and refuses to get up. When I give him, the "get up" command, he obeys and will walk along nicely for about twenty yards or so and then he will plop down again and refuse to budge. I end up pulling him along and coaxing him with treats to get him to move. He doesn't seem to be afraid of anything, so I think he's just being stuborn.
If I really insist by pulling him along, he'll walk OK with a plop-down every couple minutes, which is annoying. Is this a typical bulldog thing? I've heard of bulldogs pulling on their leashes a lot, but no one else seems to have to pull their dog along when walking.
Would a head collar or front-hook harness help at all?
Thanks for any advice!
My eight month old English bulldog Murphy really seems to hate going for a walk. When I pull his harness out of the drawer, he runs and hides under the stairs. Once I pull him out from under the stairs, he lets me put the harness on him, but then plops down and refuses to get up. When I give him, the "get up" command, he obeys and will walk along nicely for about twenty yards or so and then he will plop down again and refuse to budge. I end up pulling him along and coaxing him with treats to get him to move. He doesn't seem to be afraid of anything, so I think he's just being stuborn.
If I really insist by pulling him along, he'll walk OK with a plop-down every couple minutes, which is annoying. Is this a typical bulldog thing? I've heard of bulldogs pulling on their leashes a lot, but no one else seems to have to pull their dog along when walking.
Would a head collar or front-hook harness help at all?
Thanks for any advice!