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Out of the Blue
[Apr 07, 2010, 10:11 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

I encountered a snag yesterday in my efforts at keeping Hudson the Wonder Dog's occasional dog-aggression curbed using a muzzle. She's not wild about wearing it, but tolerates it for the most part, and it has definitely helped prevent scuffles, but with temperatures around here hitting the 80s lately (we have a brush fire alert today - you'd think it was southern California, or something), the muzzle is impeding her ability to properly pant in the heat. I realized this when I saw her running along with her tongue poking out through the end of the muzzle trying to cool off. I guess I'm going to have to keep her on a leash on really hot days.

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Re: Out of the Blue
Apr 7, 2010, 10:44

Blue

Re: Out of the Blue Apr 7, 2010, 10:44

Apr 7, 2010, 10:44

Blue

I don't think a leash is the end of the world, Blue.

Certainly not... but one of the goals of taking them out to the doggie trail is to get exercise, and she would certainly get more of that trying to keep up with the Gunnar-man's pace, which can reach well above 30 mph, versus walking with me at 4 MPH. And worse, Gunnar, who needs no such restraint, will not leave our sides if Huddy and I are walking together, so it impedes each of their exercise.

I'd like to be able to take them out after dusk on hot days, but two hunting dogs off the leash around the time that all the good prey become active seems like a recipe for a different form of disaster.

Stephen "Blue" Heaslip
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