mellowmary
New member
Look, I get it. Walking your dog by my dog, who is continually posted up in our front window and will bark at yours seems like the perfect training opportunity. I see your treat pouch and prong collar. I know you’re just trying your best.
But damn. Maybe we can keep it to once a day? I’d prefer not to have to close my shades. But I’d also prefer for my 8 week old baby to not get woken up by the ensuing bark war.
It’s super clear that this is for training and not just a casual walk. And I know they have every right to be outside, and that if my pup is going to sit by the window, l need to deal with her seeing things that are outside. She’s come so far on her counter conditioning, to the point I usually can’t tell there’s another dog outside until they’ve been there lingering for awhile and she starts her low bark. I’ve tried to run outside and talk to these neighbors to see if we can set up a schedule (or even have the dogs meet and do training together outside at a field that facilitates decreasing distance), but they speed off when they see me heading toward my door!
But damn. Maybe we can keep it to once a day? I’d prefer not to have to close my shades. But I’d also prefer for my 8 week old baby to not get woken up by the ensuing bark war.
It’s super clear that this is for training and not just a casual walk. And I know they have every right to be outside, and that if my pup is going to sit by the window, l need to deal with her seeing things that are outside. She’s come so far on her counter conditioning, to the point I usually can’t tell there’s another dog outside until they’ve been there lingering for awhile and she starts her low bark. I’ve tried to run outside and talk to these neighbors to see if we can set up a schedule (or even have the dogs meet and do training together outside at a field that facilitates decreasing distance), but they speed off when they see me heading toward my door!