Havanese Training Tips For More Enjoyable Dog Walks

The last thing that a Havanese owner would expect from a puppy is that it can’t appreciate a walk. How can that be indeed, since these little ones will actually bark to demand to go on the appointed time, even if held twice a day!

How dogs handle the challenge vary according to many factors, aside from havanese training. Most owners agree that it depends on the diligence of the owner to get the dog used to the challenge, the stamina of the dog, and what’s out there: temperature, time of the day, terrain, etc. Owners can how much the dog can handle by adding more time or mileage gradually, then closely watching the dog for signs it had had enough.

There’s no mistaking a Havanese dog that is through with the walk: a droopy tail; split nails (in case of many instances of unhealthy lengths of time walking); or simply, a dog lying or sitting on the ground, refusing to move a single inch.

Still another way to know the best amount of time to spend walking a dog involves a bit of computation. In the case of jack russell puppies, a dog can be said to have as much as 5 minutes for every month of its age. So, for example, a three month old puppy gets 15 minutes.

Owners will therefore need to be sure that their dogs are really, honest-to-goodness enjoying the walk! If there is yet a way to improve the walk, then it would be good to know about “good” and “bad” ways of doing it. The good way is to start with the fact that the dog owner is the dog’s boss, and he or she needs to call the shots in the walk. Just to give you hint of a wrong way of walking: the next time you see a dog or dogs dragging along the walker, you can be sure those dogs are not enjoying going out with an indecisive walker.

This can be done in a few important details. First of all, the moment the dog gets wind that there is a walk, it will be waiting by the door for sure. But it will need to obey all its owner’s commands regarding sitting and being quiet and calm before it gets to wear the collar. So that’s one obedience lesson already down pat.

Next, once it is out on the streets, the puppy or the young dog (this step may take time to work on adults) will need to be shown that the owner-handler decides the route. How? Be unpredictable! Cross the street, go round a lampost or a bench, inspect some bushes, go on and off the pavement or sidewalk, etc. The walker will need to make the route unpredictable so that the dog will want to focus on its walker, instead of focusing on whatever disrupts its bored fancy, which can end up in the dog dragging the human. When it starts behaving contrary to its manners, stop, command it to sit, wait for calm, then start out again. This is actually one tip not only found in havanese training, but practically in all dog training guides.