hoegaandit
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Just wondering who else on this forum tries to maximise the freedom for their bullies.
Even in our case, our boy is kept locked away in the house for up to eight hours a weekday, and then when we are at home can't go into the front yard or street without our permission, has generally to walk in the place he's taken to and has to eat what we provide.
However he has (a) free reign of the house and furniture at all times (except the coffee table), (b) largely chooses where he wants to walk and leads the walk (eg I may take him to the park but he can easily decide he will rather rather walk the suburban streets; it is quite surprising the new routes he takes), (c) we walk off lead even on the streets and I let him sniff and mark pretty much to his heart's content as the walk is mainly for him (he has to stay out of people's property of course and usually checks with me before crossing the street), (d) I try and give him a wide variety of food (mainly cooked and raw meat and offal) and don't make him eat food he doesn't like (eg he didn't like Orijen).
Just in case people wonder, no, although a very big and strong boy (and not neutered) he does not take advantage of me at all with this freedom. I think it makes his life a lot happier having a significant degree of choice in what he does.
Even in our case, our boy is kept locked away in the house for up to eight hours a weekday, and then when we are at home can't go into the front yard or street without our permission, has generally to walk in the place he's taken to and has to eat what we provide.
However he has (a) free reign of the house and furniture at all times (except the coffee table), (b) largely chooses where he wants to walk and leads the walk (eg I may take him to the park but he can easily decide he will rather rather walk the suburban streets; it is quite surprising the new routes he takes), (c) we walk off lead even on the streets and I let him sniff and mark pretty much to his heart's content as the walk is mainly for him (he has to stay out of people's property of course and usually checks with me before crossing the street), (d) I try and give him a wide variety of food (mainly cooked and raw meat and offal) and don't make him eat food he doesn't like (eg he didn't like Orijen).
Just in case people wonder, no, although a very big and strong boy (and not neutered) he does not take advantage of me at all with this freedom. I think it makes his life a lot happier having a significant degree of choice in what he does.