Barbara L
Traveling Welcome Wagon
As you know our German Shepherd horse is now 9 1/2 months old. I guess I have gotten used to him because he almost seems small to me sometimes. His tail alone is 19 inches long (20 if you count the hair at the end of it), and he uses it to cut a path of destruction throughout the house, as well as slap me in the face now and then!
Anyway, yesterday I took Cubbie outside. Because he has a tendency to pull on his leash we got him a Gentle Leader head collar and it helps a lot. When he is determined, however, even that doesn't stop Cubbie. We were out in the yard when he saw the puppies across the street running around. A couple of them started to come over to see Cubbie but when Cubbie got excited (he LOVES other dogs and cats) it scared them and they ran back across the street. I guess Cubbie decided he was going to go with them. He took off, catching me by surprise. I was holding onto his leash of course. My knees hit the ground and the next thing I knew Cubbie literally dragged me 3 to 5 feet across the grass! (I am at least twice his weight, probably more than twice). It didn't really hurt, but when I got in the house I cried like a baby because it scared me to think what would have happened if I had been on the stairs or out in the gravel road.
I am kind of sore in a few spots today, evidently from my little adventure yesterday. Cubbie is a big baby who doesn't realize what he is doing, but that has to change. Actually he has matured so much that it's almost unbelievable, but he still has a way to go. I have gotten a little lax on his training but have to get back to it. He did really well in his obedience classes, but it is an ongoing process and I need to keep it up.
Barbara
Anyway, yesterday I took Cubbie outside. Because he has a tendency to pull on his leash we got him a Gentle Leader head collar and it helps a lot. When he is determined, however, even that doesn't stop Cubbie. We were out in the yard when he saw the puppies across the street running around. A couple of them started to come over to see Cubbie but when Cubbie got excited (he LOVES other dogs and cats) it scared them and they ran back across the street. I guess Cubbie decided he was going to go with them. He took off, catching me by surprise. I was holding onto his leash of course. My knees hit the ground and the next thing I knew Cubbie literally dragged me 3 to 5 feet across the grass! (I am at least twice his weight, probably more than twice). It didn't really hurt, but when I got in the house I cried like a baby because it scared me to think what would have happened if I had been on the stairs or out in the gravel road.
I am kind of sore in a few spots today, evidently from my little adventure yesterday. Cubbie is a big baby who doesn't realize what he is doing, but that has to change. Actually he has matured so much that it's almost unbelievable, but he still has a way to go. I have gotten a little lax on his training but have to get back to it. He did really well in his obedience classes, but it is an ongoing process and I need to keep it up.
Barbara