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**LindaSmithXV** · 11-05-2010, 07:33 PM

I wouldn't recommend it but that's just me, there's too many cons over pros if you look at the neg and pos aspects of it. Especially with a breed that's known for being DA. Hopefully we all know about Redirected Aggression and its more likely to happen when one dog is always in the other ones space. When for what ever reason it does happen, you now have to try and separate and secure 2 dogs with only one leash. You can pretty much forget about it if you're approached by a stray dog and a fight breaks out. Now its three dogs fighting instead of just 2, good luck breaking that up before any serious damage occurs with break sticks or not.

Just as what was stated before even if nothing bad happens its harder to correct the right dog. If they're not responding to verbal commands then a leash correction is out of the question.

I tried it a few years back with 2 of mine on one of those couple leashes. My male redirected on to my female. Even though there was no broken skin or blood shed when I separated them,...I won't do that again. Now that I have 2 males I don't walk them at the same time at all through my neighborhood. If for what ever reason I decided to they would both have their own leash. Yes,...there's still the potential for redirection but I have way more control over the situation. If not there's 2 of us and each one has a dog or I just walk'em one at a time.

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If that's the way you want to go, I would use 2 short leashes you could connect to the ring. That way one can be removed and still secured at any time.

11-05-2010, 07:33 PM	#9
LindaSmithXV Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	I wouldn't recommend it but that's just me, there's too many cons over pros if you look at the neg and pos aspects of it. Especially with a breed that's known for being DA. Hopefully we all know about Redirected Aggression and its more likely to happen when one dog is always in the other ones space. When for what ever reason it does happen, you now have to try and separate and secure 2 dogs with only one leash. You can pretty much forget about it if you're approached by a stray dog and a fight breaks out. Now its three dogs fighting instead of just 2, good luck breaking that up before any serious damage occurs with break sticks or not. Just as what was stated before even if nothing bad happens its harder to correct the right dog. If they're not responding to verbal commands then a leash correction is out of the question. I tried it a few years back with 2 of mine on one of those couple leashes. My male redirected on to my female. Even though there was no broken skin or blood shed when I separated them,...I won't do that again. Now that I have 2 males I don't walk them at the same time at all through my neighborhood. If for what ever reason I decided to they would both have their own leash. Yes,...there's still the potential for redirection but I have way more control over the situation. If not there's 2 of us and each one has a dog or I just walk'em one at a time. ---------- Post added at 10:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 AM ---------- If that's the way you want to go, I would use 2 short leashes you could connect to the ring. That way one can be removed and still secured at any time.
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