30/07/2026
"But I have to walk them together." 🙄
That's probably the biggest objection I hear.
"I just don't have another hour."
Fair enough.
The good news is you probably don't need to find one.
Many of my clients simply change how they use the time they already have.
One dog heads out for a 30 minute walk.
The other stays home and enjoys a scatter feed, a frozen food toy, some sniffing around the garden, or another enrichment activity.
Then they swap.
Nobody misses out.
One dog gets your complete attention. They've probably been craving that.
The other gets time to sniff, explore and decompress.
Then they both get the same opportunity.
For many reactive dogs, 30 minutes of having you all to themselves is worth far more than an hour spent competing for your attention.
Don't get me wrong, exercise is important. But for reactive dogs, staying under threshold is just as important. One without the other doesn't always help.
If you're already walking your dogs twice a day, the same idea applies. Instead of two shared walks, try two shorter solo walks with each dog. It doesn't necessarily mean more time, just using that time differently.
If you can, split that 30 minutes into two walks for your reactive dog.
You get more training opportunities.
More chances to work around different triggers.
And you're often more focused than trying to squeeze everything into one long walk.
There's another benefit people don't often think about.
Your non reactive dog finally gets to enjoy a walk without constantly being influenced by another dog's emotions.
Sometimes that's the walk they needed.
How do you make walking multiple dogs work?
