A question for those with more than one dog

[luvofallhorses]

I walk them seperately because I have 3 big dogs and a small dog.
I probably could walk Rocky & Ginger together, though.

[Jadapit]

I walk all three of mine together. Diamond and Ebony to my right, Jada to my left. I've had so many people stop and tell me what a good work out that must be. One guy told me I needed a sled. Lol.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

If Eric comes along, I take the corgis and he takes Adele. If I'm by myself, I take the corgis together then Adele separately. Del's a big puller so if she's with the other 2, they all go really fast and it's way too much for me to handle. Del walks slower when I walk her alone.

[My Peanuts]

I walk them seperately because I have 3 big dogs and a small dog.
I probably could walk Rocky & Ginger together, though.

Right, the only reason walking my pack works is because they are all between 19-24lbs . So weird since we didn't plan it that way

[Cinder & Smoke]

LOL, ALL TOGETHER AND IT'S MADNESS!

... for about a block and a half I took all four, it really wasn't bad,
but the non-splitter couple got tangled with the splitter couple.

We told some Tails about the FurKids, their frequent house guests, and our
"experiences" with our many Y-Thingies and Couplers ...

Cinder & Smokey learned how to manage their Y-Thingie pretty early in the game -
after experimenting with passing on opposite sides of trees, posts, and fire hydrants ...
they've learned to "take turns" as "lead dawg"; and #2 usually abides with #1's choice
of the passing side for fixed objects. We're still "working on" Dad's legs!

Along came Bowser, and even though he was severely challenged to keep up
owing to his somewhat "abbreviated" legs ... he gave the Big Guys a good run for their money.
Sadly, his Degenerative Myelopathy has worsened to where he has difficulty keeping up with C&S;
so he now "skips along" on his own leash, while C&S romp along on a Y-Thingie and often drag the common leash. It does get "interesting" when I have to hold
both the pair and the Bowz ... we can "braid" a nice trio of leashes!

The real PHUNN has been with our "guest dogs" ... anything from a MinPin (Heidi) to
neighbor Cali and her "brother" Zig, a generously-sized Labby mix; to huge
Foster Mutt Blackie/Hobo.
We have managed to walk ?? through the Big Lake Parks with FIVE in tow at a time!

[Husky_mom]

we don´t go on walks.........



it´s like we are in a marathon!!! LOL

I used to always "walk" my huskies together and have the same issue of tangling leashes and switching sides constantly...... now I "walk" one by one......wonder why??

one time I got tangled in the leashes and the cute puppies of mine decided to take a sprint.....with me still tangled!!......

[Cinder & Smoke]

... it´s like we are in a marathon!!! LOL

One time I got tangled in the leashes and the cute puppies of mine decided to
take a sprint ... with me still tangled!!

And your point was ... ??

"Still Tangled" ... but were you (more or less) still UPright?

"Tangled" is a way of life - we can manage that with ONE Dawg!
"Tangled but Still Moving" shows some skill ...

"Tangled, Sprinting, and still able to Holler" "STOP, or I'm Gonna KILL You!!"
displays world-class Dawg Walkin Talent!

[charlestongirl]

Oh I could NOT leave one dog inside and take one out! They would cry and feel so bad! I would too! Noooo. In fact, if one has to go to the vet, even though it's a HUGE hassle I will take them both. I can't take one out and not the other, no matter where it is. So we go together.

[Husky_mom]

"Tangled, Sprinting, and still able to Holler" "STOP, or I'm Gonna KILL You!!"
displays world-class Dawg Walkin Talent!

aww, thank you Phred!!..... you just made me smile.......LOL

[pessimisaurus]

Wow Im amazed so many of you can walk your dogs together!!

First off, I usually dont walk my dogs, Alki gets most of her exercise by running in the yard and Brock at the dog park. But when I do it is rarely at the same time. The reason is because Brock & Alki are both reactive on leash, meaning if they see another dog when they are leashed they whine/bark/etc, become very anxious, and would aggress if the dog came near- however when they are leashed next to each other often redirect their anxiety on each other! I have walked them together a number of times though, usually at night with less chance of running into another dog, and have done well. Ive become good at hearing/spotting on coming dogs before them and will move aside, or duck behind a car until the dogs pass. That was when I lived downtown though, now that Im in the suburbs more it would prob be more challenging since there are tons of dogs left in front yards that bark and fence fight, etc (why I never leave my dogs out back unattended....).

However there are some places I can take the 2 of them together. Ive been to a number of parks where I can have Alki off leash playing fetch so shes completely disinterested in the other dogs, and just keep Brock distracted and that works perfectly. Or I only take them out with a friend so we each have a dog. I imagine Ill be able to walk Brock and Royal together though because Royal wont be reactive. Brock & Alki were rescues and essentially came that way. lol My dogs are a lot of work!

[M&M's Mommy]

I walk Mocha & Muffin together. Missy doesn't get walked. She got all her excercise chasing balls & playing fetch, plus she doesn't like other dogs (she would bark her head out when she sees other dogs)

[lizbud]

I am able to walk two dogs at the same time, but I don't walk MY two
at the same time. Their personalities are so different that I walk them
differently.

[Kfamr]

I walk 2 at a time. Sometimes 1 at a time if I feel like 4 walks.

I've walked 3 at a time and did fine, I just feel safer only doing two.

[Danegirl2208]

I walk both at the same time....they walk very nicely on lead, so there are no issues.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I walk them all separately. It's just easier that way for various reasons. When I get my Toller I'll probably walk her and Tango together eventually, but until then, I'll continue to take them separately.