Does your dog ever go through a day without a walk? - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T12:30:59Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/does-your-dog-ever-go-through?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A304648&feed=yes&xn_auth=nowhen we had our first setters…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-01:865021:Comment:3068012010-04-01T20:21:32.232Zalison dixonhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/alisondixon
when we had our first setters 30 year ago it was when we were having our children , we had 5 children in 6 year so it was a very busy house. jenny and keira were very much part of the family and maybe werent walked every day as much as they should have been but they certainly didnt suffer because of that. our children were brought up with walking dogs and picnics, fresh air and walking in all weathers - lots of wonderful memories.
when we had our first setters 30 year ago it was when we were having our children , we had 5 children in 6 year so it was a very busy house. jenny and keira were very much part of the family and maybe werent walked every day as much as they should have been but they certainly didnt suffer because of that. our children were brought up with walking dogs and picnics, fresh air and walking in all weathers - lots of wonderful memories. Thank you all for your suppor…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-04-01:865021:Comment:3066732010-04-01T11:13:57.865ZLouise Perryhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LouisePerry
Thank you all for your support and kind words. It is really interesting to hear what we all do in certain circumstance and helped loads . My son is on the mend and Reuben back to his morning walks. I have been doing mainly one walk a day( two if I can) but it really depends on other commitments. Also I hope to start college for 3 days a week in sept and thought it kinder not to have Reuben reliant on a second walk as it will be even trickier to do then. I deliberately deferred my college plan…
Thank you all for your support and kind words. It is really interesting to hear what we all do in certain circumstance and helped loads . My son is on the mend and Reuben back to his morning walks. I have been doing mainly one walk a day( two if I can) but it really depends on other commitments. Also I hope to start college for 3 days a week in sept and thought it kinder not to have Reuben reliant on a second walk as it will be even trickier to do then. I deliberately deferred my college plan to concentrate on Reuben and my sons first school year and get them both settled. Come September I will need to then work out dog and childcare help, yikes!<br />
Oh Ossian, I have taught Reuben to distinguish/names of his ball and cuddly dog through clicker training. I started with a target stick and then progressed. I am really impressed with the clicker and will get some of the Karen pryor training books/DVDs as I am hooked. It's been fab watching Reuben really think! Louise your a great dog mom a…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-30:865021:Comment:3062822010-03-30T22:13:18.861ZSue and Cashhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SusanLoconsole
Louise your a great dog mom and an even better child mom! My first two setters were when my kids were babies and toddlers. Those dog didn't have me to themselves like my last two have. They missed many a day of walks and play because of the little ones and mine had numerous surgeries and illness that meant the dog had to take a back seat. They survived and were wonderful dogs regardless of that. I have the time now that my kids are grown and nearly grown to give to Cash. We spend now about 2…
Louise your a great dog mom and an even better child mom! My first two setters were when my kids were babies and toddlers. Those dog didn't have me to themselves like my last two have. They missed many a day of walks and play because of the little ones and mine had numerous surgeries and illness that meant the dog had to take a back seat. They survived and were wonderful dogs regardless of that. I have the time now that my kids are grown and nearly grown to give to Cash. We spend now about 2 hours at in the woods hiking daily. But that is all he gets. I don't do twice a day, I work part time. Sometimes we can take a walk down the block and back in the morning but rarely. They adjust to what they get. I am sure Reuben will survive…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-30:865021:Comment:3062602010-03-30T19:49:22.209ZCatherine Carterhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/CatherineCarter
I am sure Reuben will survive 2 days without walks.....don't feel guilty about it! You love him very much and do everything you can to give him the best of life........I would welcome any new owner to one of my puppies to be as dedicated as you are , Louise!
I am sure Reuben will survive 2 days without walks.....don't feel guilty about it! You love him very much and do everything you can to give him the best of life........I would welcome any new owner to one of my puppies to be as dedicated as you are , Louise! Well done julie, would you li…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-30:865021:Comment:3062542010-03-30T19:30:10.714ZLouise Perryhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LouisePerry
Well done julie, would you like a medal ?Sorry to be rude but I found your post to be a tad on the harsh side and pointless.<br />
All I can say is that you have obviously been very lucky that in all circumstances you have been able to take your dogs out.<br />
I totally agree that our dogs need their daily walks for many reasons and I have done this up until my little boys Ill health struck. Since weds Reuben has missed two days of walks as I wasn't able to get a sitter for my son. On the other days…
Well done julie, would you like a medal ?Sorry to be rude but I found your post to be a tad on the harsh side and pointless.<br />
All I can say is that you have obviously been very lucky that in all circumstances you have been able to take your dogs out.<br />
I totally agree that our dogs need their daily walks for many reasons and I have done this up until my little boys Ill health struck. Since weds Reuben has missed two days of walks as I wasn't able to get a sitter for my son. On the other days people have kindly helped out and I have been able to take Reuben out. Reuben had survived two days of no walks and I have played, trained etc with him whilst also nursing my son. I am shattered, not much sleep and quite frankly am more worried about my son than reubens possible boredom levels. I have owned Irish stters for…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-30:865021:Comment:3062132010-03-30T17:32:38.980Zjulie carrhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/juliecarr
I have owned Irish stters for 39 years and have never NOT taken them out twice a day. I cannot imagine how bored they would be if not taken out
I have owned Irish stters for 39 years and have never NOT taken them out twice a day. I cannot imagine how bored they would be if not taken out Karen Pryor is your best expo…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-26:865021:Comment:3046482010-03-26T19:56:12.540ZOssianhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Ossian
Karen Pryor is your best exponent and have a look in places that have training vids etc.<br />
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Its fairly wide spread nowadays.<br />
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dont worry about "wasting clicker" on tricks. The whole idea is to use the clicker and set off with a goal in mind but if another interesting behaviour appears you can use the click to formulate that. A dog that works on clicker even on little tricks to begin with will be more receptive to training altogether
Karen Pryor is your best exponent and have a look in places that have training vids etc.<br />
<br />
Its fairly wide spread nowadays.<br />
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dont worry about "wasting clicker" on tricks. The whole idea is to use the clicker and set off with a goal in mind but if another interesting behaviour appears you can use the click to formulate that. A dog that works on clicker even on little tricks to begin with will be more receptive to training altogether It rains a lot where I'm from…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-26:865021:Comment:3046442010-03-26T19:17:39.979ZTiffany Cookhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TiffanyCook
It rains a lot where I'm from so we've perfected indoor fetch, and play a game of chase where we open all the rooms in the house and run laps. We use it when its just too nasty outside to go for a walk, and it seems to work ok. Although nothing is as good as playing fetch on a hill outside!
It rains a lot where I'm from so we've perfected indoor fetch, and play a game of chase where we open all the rooms in the house and run laps. We use it when its just too nasty outside to go for a walk, and it seems to work ok. Although nothing is as good as playing fetch on a hill outside! Hi Louise,
I've had a couple…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-26:865021:Comment:3046022010-03-26T18:00:28.808ZNicky Vangalishttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/NickyVangalis
Hi Louise,<br />
I've had a couple of occasions where I couldn't walk my 6 month old Ollie (mainly due to a dodgy knee injury of my own!) but he was fine. Lots of 'hunt the treat' and games have kept him well occupied. It's not like you don't usually walk him so just take him out a bit longer and he will sleep like a baby when he comes home. We've just discovered a cricket ground which backs onto our park has just been opened up to dogs so it's great it's like a giant back garden across the road from…
Hi Louise,<br />
I've had a couple of occasions where I couldn't walk my 6 month old Ollie (mainly due to a dodgy knee injury of my own!) but he was fine. Lots of 'hunt the treat' and games have kept him well occupied. It's not like you don't usually walk him so just take him out a bit longer and he will sleep like a baby when he comes home. We've just discovered a cricket ground which backs onto our park has just been opened up to dogs so it's great it's like a giant back garden across the road from us, so we just go in there and the other dogs just run with Ollie which is great socialisation and it wears him out! After half hour he's wiped. Love it! Hi Susan, luckily we have an…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2010-03-26:865021:Comment:3045992010-03-26T17:45:36.142ZLouise Perryhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LouisePerry
Hi Susan, luckily we have an area from dining room to lounge for nice long ball rolling! Done lots of that today! Then we all snoozed in lounge, lovely ESP as been up for two nights withy little boy.
Hi Susan, luckily we have an area from dining room to lounge for nice long ball rolling! Done lots of that today! Then we all snoozed in lounge, lovely ESP as been up for two nights withy little boy.