Posted by iris2 on September 20, 2004, at 13:21:32
In reply to Re: Walking the Dogs, posted by Shadowplayers721 on September 20, 2004, at 0:16:26
> I just got a dog. She is a large dog too. I believe she is part pit bull and part lab. Anyway, my question is in regards to the walking. She eliminates a large amount. So, what do you use for pick up? Should I carry around a poop a scoop and the bags with me. When I walk her, I cross my fingers that she has gone in our backyard. I use a metal two part shovel and scoop thing to deposit her feces in the garden. Nasty subject, but I do need to know what to do on the walk. I don't want neighbors to get ticked at me.
Everything fallsfall said and:1) One suggestion I read in a training book was that you take your dog out to where you want it to go first every time until they get used to going in that particular place. You said you wanted your dog to go in your backyard. So take it to the backyard until it goes. Then after the dog eliminates take it for the walk. It could be at the same time or at another time. As long as the dog learns that he/she is supposed to go in your yard and that the walk is not to eliminate but for fun and exorcise.
2) If you are walking and have to carry the bag, say it goes in your backyard and you decide to continue the walk after that: I bought a cheap nylon fanny pack and put the bag in that so that I do not have to carry the poo bag the whole time I am walking the dog. And it can be thrown right in the washer if or when it gets too dirty.
3) I also have a small trash can with a lid in my garage that I use only for this purpose. That way I can close the lid and bag it all up in the bag in the can on trash day and it does not smell so much.
Have fun with your big "guy",
irene
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