walkies and tantrums

[Julie Marie]

hi folks, i am finding it a bit of a problem walking my benny who is 3 months old. My 7 year old and I love to walk him and look at the countryside/seaside and local flowers etc however my four year old is a nightmare and gets bored and moans and refuses to walk and has tantrums etc etc etc. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I have to take him with me for walks cos i am a single mum so i was trying to think of things to occupy the four year old so he enjoys himself.

I would also like to find a toy that cockers love to chase so he gets loadsa running n exercise before the tantrums set in. I have a couple of balls on rope and just normal tennis balls but he gets bored of them quickly.

Any ideas??  

ps how old are puppies when they have better bladder control etc. Ben is still having a few accidents inside.                    

[Jay.doyle]

Hi there,

We are complete novices as we have only had our cocker for 1 week, and he can't go out yet!

But have you tried the activity ball, where you can put treats inside? I have bought one today from the local pet shop for £6.99, put some puppy treats inside (which he can't get out unless you make the hole large enough) and it has kept our puppy occupied for hours!!! Might be worth a try.

Good luck

Jason, Alexis & Simba                    

[Surfing Spaniel]

Hiya
I guess I'm lucky as my 4 yr old is at school. When she does go for walks with Dylan (hes 18 weeks old) we go to the park so she can play & then take the dog for a run. On Sunday we took the dog to another park, this time my daughter was occupied by collecting conkers. I guess pine cone collecting would keep her happy as well, she loves doing things like that. I think with young kids you forget that the simple things keep them playing for ages, I'm just sat here thinking Sunday might be a good day to go kicking some autumn leaves lol.
Hope this helps                      

[Jenney]

Hi Daisy,

I don't have any kids just a boyfriend (v v similar! :-) We bought Jake a football on a rope which has rapidly become both his & Roger's fav toy! Just an idea at least your boys can join in a game of football with Benny then!