I love hiking with my 2 year old Spinone Italiano. He is mostly well behaved. Sits to have leash put on and taken off. Runs off trail but always seems to keep a pretty tight circle around me. He will turn on a dime when called.
When he was a puppy I used to encounter some wild behaviour after exercise, particularly swimming. Lately I have experienced wild eyed behaviour again and always when time to put leash back on. It seems like natural reaction to wanting to play more but uncontrollable. Sometimes after short walk or after long walks if he has not found other dogs to run with. He does not run off but grabs leash and twists and turns to not have it put on. Since he does not run off, I eventually get leash on but he remains wild for another minute or 2. We have done leash training and he is difficult but does heel but not off leash.
I have a training collar but have only used it to train yard boundaries and has worked great. Wondering what an alert will mean to him when on trail.
Hoping for some ideas.
When he was a puppy I used to encounter some wild behaviour after exercise, particularly swimming. Lately I have experienced wild eyed behaviour again and always when time to put leash back on. It seems like natural reaction to wanting to play more but uncontrollable. Sometimes after short walk or after long walks if he has not found other dogs to run with. He does not run off but grabs leash and twists and turns to not have it put on. Since he does not run off, I eventually get leash on but he remains wild for another minute or 2. We have done leash training and he is difficult but does heel but not off leash.
I have a training collar but have only used it to train yard boundaries and has worked great. Wondering what an alert will mean to him when on trail.
Hoping for some ideas.