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Today I had just finished walking Galen when on of my neighbors walked past with a Weimeraner. Walking Galen can be challenging because he's interested in EVERYTHING. He wants to sniff every bush, watch every robin, chase every squirrel, greet every pedestrian, stick his snout down every chipmunk hole, and lie on my neighbors irrigated green lawns (which have much nicer grass than my neglected yard.) Walks for him are a full sensory experience.
My neighbor's Weim, in contrast, walks perfectly off leash at heel. Doesn't glance left, doesn’t glance right, doesn’t put its head down to sniff. Doesn't even glance up at its owner. Just trots along. The dog looks dead eyed.
As I get ready to start Galen in his first training class, I was thinking I hope I never train him to the point where I crush his joy and personality.
My neighbor's Weim, in contrast, walks perfectly off leash at heel. Doesn't glance left, doesn’t glance right, doesn’t put its head down to sniff. Doesn't even glance up at its owner. Just trots along. The dog looks dead eyed.
As I get ready to start Galen in his first training class, I was thinking I hope I never train him to the point where I crush his joy and personality.