Did more voluntary at the dogs home took 3 dogs out one at a time. First one was Max from last time. He didn't seem to want to go far. Next I was told only bigger dogs were left needing walking so I said that I'd like to take one of them a walk as I have no experience at all with bigger dogs yet. I got to take a Staffy called Red that only needed a short walk as he is prone to having fits but is on medication to control them, I kept an eye on him all time hoping he would be ok. I'd been told he didn't like other dogs but we passed a few fine though I didn't let him near them he ignored them. Last was another Staffy older one who I was told again didn't like other dogs and the staff made sure there was no dogs near before bringing her to me and walked her outside before giving me the lead. This got me alerted to maybe a difficult dog, but we didn't pass any dogs while out and the few she passed at the home she ignored so maybe the staff were over cautious with her or maybe she is aggressive with some dogs.
Its got me thinking how I would deal with any dog that may have a fit or become ill when walking if I start a business. I had a dog before that had a fit twice so I have dealt with it before its not very nice but afterwards I read up on it and learnt the dog isn't aware of anything while having the fit and there isn't much you can do other than make sure the dog is kept safe while having the fit.
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