Yesterday I bought a dog choker chain, but it’s not for him. I bought it to lock my bicycle up when out and about.

Brownie is a rescue adoption, I don’t know how he was treated before we got him, but I can clearly see that he knows what a dog choker chain is.

Brownie is a very good boy and doesn’t need a dog choker, I literally only bought it to lock my bike up with a combination lock.

Anyone have any advice? Or is he just gonna have to get used to the occasional sound of chain clatter and ultimately realize it’s not for him?

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    4 months ago

    Today, for the first time, I tested him for how trustworthy he is off the leash.

    Aside from the brief moment he started to chase a stray cat, he totally listened to me and went back upstairs, with no leash.

    Choker chain has never been a thing in our care, but leash and collar has been.

    Today, Brownie showed me that he can be mostly trusted without a leash.

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        4 months ago

        How old is he? LOL, we don’t know for sure, we just guessed him at 3 years old last year when we rescued him, so going by that initial estimate, he’s about 4, I guess…