Working the deltoid

Ever heard the phrase one step forward, two steps back? That is what raising a puppy amounts to. You count your small successes as huge triumphs, and try not to get bogged down in the setbacks. Today has been a great day - at least I am telling myself that! The girls and I had some early success with walking on a double lead leash, the first few weeks. Not perfect mind you, but better than I had expected early on. But the past few days have been a nightmare. Snicki has decided that she needs to continually be on the grass. This essentially ends the walk, because she cuts off Skittle in the process, and Skittle comes to a screeching halt. Momma gets completely frustrated, and the rest of the walk is much the same. Tonight I came upon a solution.

Two normal leashes just don't work right now. Snicki manages to zigzag no matter what I do with her leash. So, at the end of our midday walk today, I got frustrated and took the double lead extension off, put Skittle on the normal leash, and Snicki on just the extension. As it turns out, the extension is the perfect length for teaching Snicki! Tonight I was able to keep her on my left side, although about 60% of the time she was pulling one way or the other. But it worked! Skittle was a happy camper, walking along on my right side, and Snicki was chugging along on my left. The double lead extension is basically the length of a leash, folded in half, and the two ends have the clips. I was able to attach those two ends together, and just hold the loop in the fold. Presto! Now Snicki can learn to walk close to me, and on my left side :)

The one drawback? I need to come home and get the weights out to work my right arm. Otherwise my left delt will be much more defined from holding Snicki in place, and away from the zigzagging :)