Kids walking dogs alone

[Anonymous]

Jesus teens and tweens are perfectly capable of walking a damned dog.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a very reasonable chore for a teen or tween. Maybe they're not good at it, but they'll get better.

+1

Sheesh is this our level of coddling kids now? That teenagers can’t walk dogs? If you’ve got a strong, aggressive dog, okay, but just a clueless kid getting tangled with the occasional runner? Talk about low stakes!

This kind of attitude is why so many college kids have anxiety now. They aren’t given any responsibilities or space to grow and learn in the real world.

The crying 13 year old will learn and do better, and then will be better prepared when actually problems crop up in his life.

You can give kids responsibilities but make sure they can handle it. I've seen kids walking dogs and they clearly cannot handle it nor want to.

DP. The way kids learn how to handle problems is to encounter them and then handle them. It's good for kids to struggle walking the dog. They'll figure out how to do it better. If they don't struggle because they aren't allowed to walk the dog, they didn't learn anything.

No, you need to teach kids how to handle dogs, not just hand them a dog and tell them to figure it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesus teens and tweens are perfectly capable of walking a damned dog.

Agree. And dogs should be trained on how to properly go for walks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm seen that too. We don't ask our 13 year old to take any responsibility with the dog as it was our choice to get it. They offer and do help but their choice.

This kind of catering to children is absolutely absurd. You're doing them no favors, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very reasonable chore for a teen or tween. Maybe they're not good at it, but they'll get better.

+1

Sheesh is this our level of coddling kids now? That teenagers can’t walk dogs? If you’ve got a strong, aggressive dog, okay, but just a clueless kid getting tangled with the occasional runner? Talk about low stakes!

This kind of attitude is why so many college kids have anxiety now. They aren’t given any responsibilities or space to grow and learn in the real world.

The crying 13 year old will learn and do better, and then will be better prepared when actually problems crop up in his life.

You can give kids responsibilities but make sure they can handle it. I've seen kids walking dogs and they clearly cannot handle it nor want to.

DP. The way kids learn how to handle problems is to encounter them and then handle them. It's good for kids to struggle walking the dog. They'll figure out how to do it better. If they don't struggle because they aren't allowed to walk the dog, they didn't learn anything.

This is ridiculous. The kinds of problems that can occur have high risk…dog getting hit by car, lost, someone getting bit because dog was startled or another unleashed dog approaches it. The kids should be taught how to walk the dog and handle issues, but until they are capable of managing them they need supervision. Obviously the dog needs to be trained as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very reasonable chore for a teen or tween. Maybe they're not good at it, but they'll get better.

+1

Sheesh is this our level of coddling kids now? That teenagers can’t walk dogs? If you’ve got a strong, aggressive dog, okay, but just a clueless kid getting tangled with the occasional runner? Talk about low stakes!

This kind of attitude is why so many college kids have anxiety now. They aren’t given any responsibilities or space to grow and learn in the real world.

The crying 13 year old will learn and do better, and then will be better prepared when actually problems crop up in his life.

You can give kids responsibilities but make sure they can handle it. I've seen kids walking dogs and they clearly cannot handle it nor want to.

DP. The way kids learn how to handle problems is to encounter them and then handle them. It's good for kids to struggle walking the dog. They'll figure out how to do it better. If they don't struggle because they aren't allowed to walk the dog, they didn't learn anything.

This is ridiculous. The kinds of problems that can occur have high risk…dog getting hit by car, lost, someone getting bit because dog was startled or another unleashed dog approaches it. The kids should be taught how to walk the dog and handle issues, but until they are capable of managing them they need supervision. Obviously the dog needs to be trained as well.

A 13 year old can figure all of this out. If given an opportunity.

You are infantilizing teenagers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a very reasonable chore for a teen or tween. Maybe they're not good at it, but they'll get better.

+1

Sheesh is this our level of coddling kids now? That teenagers can’t walk dogs? If you’ve got a strong, aggressive dog, okay, but just a clueless kid getting tangled with the occasional runner? Talk about low stakes!

This kind of attitude is why so many college kids have anxiety now. They aren’t given any responsibilities or space to grow and learn in the real world.

The crying 13 year old will learn and do better, and then will be better prepared when actually problems crop up in his life.

You can give kids responsibilities but make sure they can handle it. I've seen kids walking dogs and they clearly cannot handle it nor want to.

DP. The way kids learn how to handle problems is to encounter them and then handle them. It's good for kids to struggle walking the dog. They'll figure out how to do it better. If they don't struggle because they aren't allowed to walk the dog, they didn't learn anything.

Absolutely. This is a great approach in all sorts of situations, such as learning to drive.

What could go wrong?

[Anonymous]

I walk in my local park every morning. Since school let out there has been a flood of teens walking the family dog alone, I guess it's a summer chore? Parents, they are not good at it.

The thing I see most often is a smaller teen struggling to hang onto a relatively large dog (Aussie, Doodle, etc) who is lunging at other dogs. Your kid is scared; one boy this morning had tears. Thirteen year olds are not big enough to handle these dogs when they get going.

The other common one is the bigger teen ignoring his dog on a long leash. He is taking up the whole path, tangling runners, stressing the kids with reactive dogs. Share the park, please.

If you see the same kid/dog every day having major problems daily, follow the kid home, knock on the door, and speak directly to the parent about what you've witnessed. I highly doubt you are seeing multiple teens with these issues daily. Or, just myob.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I walk in my local park every morning. Since school let out there has been a flood of teens walking the family dog alone, I guess it's a summer chore? Parents, they are not good at it.

The thing I see most often is a smaller teen struggling to hang onto a relatively large dog (Aussie, Doodle, etc) who is lunging at other dogs. Your kid is scared; one boy this morning had tears. Thirteen year olds are not big enough to handle these dogs when they get going.

The other common one is the bigger teen ignoring his dog on a long leash. He is taking up the whole path, tangling runners, stressing the kids with reactive dogs. Share the park, please.

If you see the same kid/dog every day having major problems daily, follow the kid home, knock on the door, and speak directly to the parent about what you've witnessed. I highly doubt you are seeing multiple teens with these issues daily. Or, just myob.

I am definitely not stalking a kid home, what?