Walkies with Ryo

Took Ryo out for walks and a few dinners with us. He's not quite used to hanging out with humans while we eat, and we want to work on getting him used to cafes and restaurants. He's quite timid when he's outdoors with us. Sounds scare him. Even Choya's presence can't completely calm him down. 

However, with just five walks, he's gotten a lot better with adapting to high traffic areas. We go to quieter cafes and restaurants with a wider expanse of space to get him used to it all. We might make a barfly out of him yet. Haha.

Ryo is quite the sweetheart. He prefers me to walk him over the man. Hahahaha. He can be quite a puller if he suddenly is spooked by something. And he's always being spooked. But he has also learnt fast when I'm holding the leash. I don't stand for pulling. Loosh lease walking works well when he isn't too frightened of say, bicycles, cars, lights, sounds, weird things. I realized that he's scared of the dark/ or the night. I keep him on a short leash and close, and reassure him at various points.

Ryo doesn't fancy all dogs, and does growl in reaction to dogs coming closer. I keep that in check, and I'm not shy about telling owners with enthusiastic dogs not to approach because he isn't friendly. I also don't hesitate to call out owners who let their dogs off the leash in his vicinity and those dogs tend to be completely shit at recall, ill-mannered and crazy. The small dogs are the worst, and their owners are the main culprits.

Ryo is capable of walking right by other dogs, if the other owner knows how to keep their dog(s) in check. He prefers to interact with dogs his size or bigger, but even then, the vibes are dicey. I can kinda pick up on it though, so I instinctively know if a meet would go quietly and quickly. Most times, I'd like to be civil, ensure Ryo is calm, and firmly stroll past dogs who're also sharing the path. The same goes for Choya too, since she generally ignores most dogs, and she prefers not to stop and schmooze.