Dog Sniff Walks: Turn a walk into a one-hour psychological massage
Fifteen minutes of sniffing is more effective than half an hour of running.
Dogs have dozens of times more olfactory receptors than humans, so sniffing is equivalent to reading the news for them. A fifteen-minute walk that allows for free sniffing, a brisk run that's more emotionally draining than thirty minutes.
Specific method: Use a long rope of more than five meters, let it decide the direction independently, and only stop and wait when it is tightened. Don't push him all the way, and don't suddenly pull him away while he's sniffing.
This type of walk can significantly improve dogs with separation anxiety, over-excitability, and inattentiveness. Many behavioral problems are just an unreasonable amount of exercise, rather than insufficient exercise.
In urban environments, avoid areas densely populated with junk food and foreign objects, and pay attention to food-picking behavior. Training the “leave” command with high-value snacks is more effective than pulling on a leash.
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