Dog owners all agree that it is good to take a dog on walks. The rationale behind this fact is not often explained, though. It is a fact that walking a dog is healthy - it provides exercise for both the dog owner as well as the dog - but the benefits of dog walking extend beyond cardiovascular.
Many people today do not walk their dog correctly. A common sight is a person hanging onto the end of a leash with a dog at the other end, pulling and wandering whichever direction he decides to go. Some dog owners proclaim that their dog simply enjoys having a training collar pulled tight throughout the entire walk. These dog owners are not walking their dog - the dog is walking them.
According to Cesar Millan in his book Cesar's Way [Crown Publishing Group, 2006], dogs have a migratory instinct within them that the daily walk helps to satisfy. At the same time, the exercise of having the dog walk on a slack leash will reinforce the owner as the pack leader. The importance of being a pack leader is not to dominate the dog, but rather to ensure that the dog listens to the owner and behaves appropriately in all circumstances.
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Dogs needing regular exercise are best entrusted to the care of their owners.
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