hi all
i have a similar problem as have 4 dogs ages 12 years - 3,7 and 10 months. My 12 year old GSD is trainedbut getting the 3 pups to do anything is a nightmare. Walking them separatley is difficult as they scream when one goes and the others are left. It is a real unpleasent experience to go through.
Also l have 2 of the pups that are of a similar size on harnesses attached to a coupling, as one of them is a Yorkie and chokes even with a halti on and the other a Jack Russell does a similar thing. It was our vet that suggested using harnessess. Unfortunatley they pull for England!
I can see that individual training is the key and so l had better get some earplugs.
By the way the tennis court suggestion is a good idea if you have a park nearby. You can rest assured that your other dogs is not going to be dog napped inside there.
One thing that puzzles me is that when l trained my older dog - it was suggested that you get his attrention by callin his name and then saying sit. When you want 4 dogs to sit at the same time should you maybe say pups sit or dogs sit, so it is best not to use their names to get their attention. Just wondered as 4 dogs out for a walk have a lot to do keeping up with each other and sniffing. Surely you can't call all 4 by their names to get their attention and then say sit in an emergency situation.
Just want to know what others do in a situation like that.
PS i think that l may have posted somewhere on the Kindom forum a while back - but can't find my post so please forgive me if l have not replied to any posts. I just have not had the time to get on here. Mo
