On our walk this evening Echo had some issues. He and Buddy were walking side-by-side and life was grand. Buddy and I took off in front and Echo started pulling constantly even with correction. We turned around to walk back past them. Echo settled down and the dogs passed without incident. Echo then wanted to follow us in the other direction, requiring more correction.
We repeated this exercise for about thirty minutes. Half way through, I took control of Echo. I think he was a little more compliant walking with me, but there was still an issue. This only happens with Buddy, so as we mentioned in the past, we need to break/lessen the dependency. We will try to limit their time together and a month of separation may be beneficial.
After nail trimming, Echo was lying down by us in the living room. Buddy was either lonely or bored because he kept bringing toys out to Echo. Echo would grab the toy and Buddy would return a minute later with another. Buddy didn't want the toy because he brought it straight to Echo. Oi Vei!
Note: Echo walks perfectly fine by himself or passing other dogs.
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