Our walk this morning was a bit less eventful than yesterday’s walk. :0
We started out in the field. I had loaded my pockets with plastic baggies just in case I came across more animals parts. I was determined to clean them up.
Instead of sticking to our traditional trails I decided to try walking two dogs on the rail trail. Go ahead, you can ask. What the heck was I thinking?
It started out well enough, we pretty much had the trail to ourselves. Sampson was off leash and Delilah was on the 30 footer. Because it’s the rail trail and frequently used by walkers, runners and bicyclists you can see quite a distance in front of you.
Whenever I saw anyone approaching, I would call Sampson to me and leash him, then I would ‘reel’ Delilah in. 🙂 Most of the time when I see anyone approaching, I make the dogs sit until that person has passed.
This is a great test for the dogs because a lot of people walk/run with their dogs on this trail. What I found out today is they will both sit and wait patiently as a dog runs past, even if the dog is pulling against his/her lead trying to reach them.
HOWEVER, if the dog is lunging AND barking, all bets are off.
We met two ladies with a young dog, and the dog was pulling and was very vocal about trying to get to Sampson and Delilah and I was over-powered. 🙁
Thankfully this time I had the sense to drop the leashes so I didn’t get pulled head first into the women. The dog mom handled the situation very well, she didn’t panic, she just kept her dog moving. I apologized profusely and she went on her way.
Shortly after that I’d had enough. Sampson’s leash is an 8 footer, while Delilah’s is much longer. I need to wrap her leash around my arm in order to walk them together comfortably.
As those of you who have more than one dog know, two leashes, one in each hand can be a tad difficult. The dogs switch sides frequently and the leashes (and sometimes dogs) end up getting tangled. With Delilah’s leash wrapped around my arm it’s not exactly easy switching hands!
I took some pictures to try and capture the beauty of a quiet Sunday morning.
Of course the real beauty is after a nice long walk, there are two tired puppies.
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