Dog Training, Health and Products By Zoey Dog!!

Easy Walk Harness  

Zoey Dog 

            I’ve got this new best friend who moved in next door to me.  She’s black and white and got the neatest eyes.  They’re bright blue, almost crystal looking.  Before Maya, I had never seen a dog like that before.  

          Maya loves life so much! She runs and plays, and she doesn’t bark too much.  Instead, she whines and yodels in this high-pitched voice.  We get to play together pretty often, and we have the best time.   

          Her owner doesn’t take her on too many walks, so we usually get together to play in the backyard.  One play day, Maya told me she was kind of jealous that I get to go on walks with my owner everyday.  Hers won’t ever take her anywhere.  It seems that Maya pulled really badly on the leash and dragged her owner everywhere.  He had to take her in the car the other day, and I got to see first hand how badly she pulled on the leash, almost walking on hind legs.   

          Why not just not pull on the leash, I thought? It seemed like an obvious answer, but one day when my kids were watching a television show, I ran to the screen and barked back and forth between the television and the kids.  “Yeah, yeah.  They look like Maya, “ said the older boy.  I sat there and watched the whole program with the kids.  There were lots of Mayas in the program, and it was very icy and snowy wherever they were.  The dogs were all connected to each other and pulled a small sled and person behind them.  They called them ‘sled dogs.’  

          The next day I told Maya I had seen dogs like her on television, that the program had called them ‘sled dogs.’  She gave me a sheepish grin and said, “Of course I’m a sled dog.  I’m a husky!” I found out that’s why she had a hard time not pulling on the leash when on a walk.  Huskies love to run, and they are used to running out in front of someone.   

          During one of our play sessions, my owner gave Maya’s owner the name of our dog trainer.  She told him that she thought he could help out with Maya’s pulling and to give him a call.   

          A few weeks had passed without me getting to play too much with Maya.  School was starting again after a long hot summer, and everyone was very busy.  My owner had taken me for a walk down to the bus stop to see the kids off that morning, and I was startled to see Maya a short distance away.  I had never seen her on a walk before, let alone so calm.   

          After the kids were on the bus and pulling away, my owner caught up with Maya and her owner.  Maya was wearing something around her chest for the walk.   

          “I see you got a harness,” my owner said.  

          “It’s not just any harness,“ Maya’s owner said.  “It’s a special kind of harness called an Easy Walk harness.  It helps Maya learn not to pull so hard.”   

          Maya looked so happy that I got caught up in playing with her and missed some of what they were saying, but I guess the trainer really helped out.  He explained that since Maya was a sled dog, it was only natural for her to want to pull.  This special harness helped encourage her not to pull anymore.  I could tell it was doing its job well, and Maya was so excited to be out walking with her owner.  He hadn’t taken her walking in well over 6 months until getting this harness and talking to the trainer.  He thanked my owner and said we should have another play date soon, but I suspect we’ll be taking some walks together too, especially now that Maya has her special harness and is walking better.  I’m really looking forward to that!