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Squish is scared of the long line/harness combo. He did all right the first day or so, but he becomes visibly deflated when I strap the harness on him, he freezes if the long line touches his legs and he refuses to run after a ball on the long line - even if it's only a few feet.
*sigh*
what I'm doing for now is just putting him on the line, making sure it's not wound round any legs, walking away from him and calling him for sausage (which he's doing remarkably well still). I'm hoping once he gets a good physical sense of exactly what his limits on the long line are he'll start to use them instead of gluing himself into the heel position as soon as I clip it on.
any suggestions or insights would be MOST gratefully received.
*sigh*
what I'm doing for now is just putting him on the line, making sure it's not wound round any legs, walking away from him and calling him for sausage (which he's doing remarkably well still). I'm hoping once he gets a good physical sense of exactly what his limits on the long line are he'll start to use them instead of gluing himself into the heel position as soon as I clip it on.
any suggestions or insights would be MOST gratefully received.
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