Paw Walks and more Videos
Videos by Paw Walks and more. Dog walking and more Servicing the Warkworth NZ area Vet Nurse Certified Helping tails wag 🐾
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This lovely lady walks on her leash so well with no pulling, so her reward for that is she gets to sniff! This will help motivate her to keep walking on a loose leash. Benefits of letting your dog sniff on walks when they are beside you- 🐾environmental enrichment 🐾 mental stimulus 🐾 reduces stress 🐾using it as a reward when they make the choice to walk beside you 🐾 dogs sniff 5-10 a second, that's a great work out for those nasal muscles too Now I'm not saying stop and let your dog sniff EVERYTHING. If a dog pulls me to get to a scent they get directed in the opposite direction because pulling does not get rewarded. But it is crucial to let them read the local newspaper, so they can get the information about their surroundings. -Staci Lemke, CPDT-KA, RVT explains that sniffing is how dogs gather and process information to interpret the world. “Imagine someone taking you to an art gallery, then blindfolding you. You wouldn’t get much out of it, would you? I imagine that’s how it is for dogs that are rushed along on walks without the opportunity to stop and sniff,” she says.