Gone to the Dogs

[Marie2020]

I think that you may be right about her feeling responsible for some things

— like carrying groceries home from the store.

Since she travels on 4 legs, 2 bags provide balance. Weight should be mostly over the shoulders.

Thanks for confirming this idea

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

@Marie2020 there are several types of doggie back packs and doggie carts on Amazon. Dog back packs aren’t very big…
I have a GoPro cam for dogs to video their adventures on a small secure back pack.

 

[heirloomgal]

Pretty good. She has two more lessons to come with this lady.
We are blocking her vision by the fence. I think this will calm her down. We've managed one side of the fence so far another two a bit to go

She is learning different commands and this is really helpful.
When these other lessons are done I'm looking for someone to help with the reactions side.

Any idea on a back pack for her would be appreciated. I was watching a dog trainer using this method to help with controlling the pulling. They used water bottles. I'd love a little cart for her when I go to the shops. I think it would make her feel useful. That might be a silly idea but I've seen that before.

I have a backpack for my dog, and I've used it a lot. I put a baggie right full of rice or navy beans in each of the 'saddlebags' on either side. He is about 30 pounds so I think too much more might cause problems. I like it for the bit of extra work it gives him, so he tires out a bit more. I don't use it in the summer though as I think it would overheat him being made of polyester and not breathable. Unfortunately, I can confirm that it did not help with pulling on the leash. I went to a dog trainer for that, and she showed me how to give a correction, and that was that. Pulling and ignoring the holder of the leash is definitely a respect thing, that is the way to end bad leash manners. And I can tell you my dog had unimaginably poor leash manners at 1 year old!

I like your cart idea. Getting dogs to do things that they might find hard or uncomfortable really helps to build confidence. I noticed a very distinct change in my dogs lack of confidence around other dogs when he learned how to stand on the back of a bent over human. He was quite afraid to get up there, all four legs sprawled out and not wanting to stand up. But slowly, slowly he built up courage and can jump right up there now, and right back down no sweat. He got so much more sure of himself. Now he can skip rope with my daughter, another scary thing initially. People used dogs to pull carts in Europe for years!

You can buy these dog wagons