OK, day three of dog-sitting my dad's lab and daschund. Attempted to take them for a walk. I didn't think the little one would go for a walk under any circumstances, as I've tried to walk him in the past, but he actually likes to walk with the lab-- but only with the lab present. I put her up, and he refused to leave the driveway.

The lab was horrible. They told me to walk her with a prong collar, which is what she used at an obedience school she went to. These cause pain to the dog when they tug at the leash, right? This dog was SCREAMING the entire time, non-stop high-pitched barking exceptionally loud, pulling extremely hard. I made her stop a few times, but she would immediately switch back on into full screaming-while-choked-with -steel-barbs mode the instant I took a step forward. I didn't yank on her leash, she just choked herself.

I think she did better the first time I walked her because I ran with her for a few minutes to help her get some energy out before slowing down to a (rapid) walk. I didn't want to do that this time since they had just eaten. But I'm pretty tempted to just let this dog be a veal the rest of her life. Sadly the little one will have to be too.