Yesterday I bought a dog choker chain, but it’s not for him. I bought it to lock my bicycle up when out and about.

Brownie is a rescue adoption, I don’t know how he was treated before we got him, but I can clearly see that he knows what a dog choker chain is.

Brownie is a very good boy and doesn’t need a dog choker, I literally only bought it to lock my bike up with a combination lock.

Anyone have any advice? Or is he just gonna have to get used to the occasional sound of chain clatter and ultimately realize it’s not for him?

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    He’s a rescue, curious what breed you think he is?

    He’s registered as a Dachshund on the animal shelter’s best guess, but I figure him as some sort of mix, somewhere between Dachshund, Beagle, Terrier… 🤷

    Edit: He’s 21 pounds and one banana wide (172mm)

    • seitzer@piefed.socialEnglish
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      3 days ago

      From the grainy pic I can only guess some sort of healthy terrier-mix. If there’s some dachshund in him you can tell by the stubornness ;) We had two of those, with a gay poodle as companion. That was a funny pack.

      • over_clox@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Today, for the first time, I tested him for how trustworthy he is off the leash.

        Aside from the brief moment he started to chase a stray cat, he totally listened to me and went back upstairs, with no leash.

        Choker chain has never been a thing in our care, but leash and collar has been.

        Today, Brownie showed me that he can be mostly trusted without a leash.

        • seitzer@piefed.socialEnglish
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          3 days ago

          I have to come back to the training, because that’s exactly my point. You don’t have to test trustworthiness when your dog is properly trained. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I’ve seen too many owners who don’t understand that concept. Give your dog the right set of rules and he will love your little pack. It does not mean to teach them submissiveness!

          Btw, how old is he?

          • over_clox@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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            3 days ago

            How old is he? LOL, we don’t know for sure, we just guessed him at 3 years old last year when we rescued him, so going by that initial estimate, he’s about 4, I guess…

      • over_clox@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Oh he’s not quite stubborn, but if you try to play fetch with him, he’s just gonna look at you stupid like why did you throw that?

        LOL, aside from Brownie’s glitches, he’s a perfect pet and house guest. He’s a keeper, I just don’t want to scare him ya know…