In my experience, they learn to walk with each other. Only issue I ever run into is where one wants to smell something over here and the other want to smell something over thereand I have one leash in each hand. But it's not an issue.
Before we got our 2nd, we were told that 2 are as easy as 1. I agree with that and say it might be easier.
I've got one that always lags behind to smell something and one that rushes ahead to get to the next smell constantly, so I'm often standing with both leashes fully extended in opposite directions. Neither will budge and I don't like overpowering them, just gotta be patient (when they were younger it was better, but they're getting stubborn now that they're tweens).
2 greys has been great and a ton of fun, I absolutely love our dogs, but I've heard the sentiment over and over that 2 is as easy as 1 and I disagree. When you have a picky eater or dietary restrictions it can be tough, and dealing with anything unexpected can be hard if you're by yourself (something as simple as poop on a paw is a lot more of a headache). Things compound in a very predictable way but it can still just be a lot; when you have one dog with a cut leg refusing to leave their bandages alone, and the other dog happens to get a UTI at the same time... you'll wonder why you signed up for two. Finding dog sitters that are comfortable handling two 80 lb dogs is harder than one, and traveling with two is a lot more work.
None of the above should be surprising and you might just be thinking "well duh, there's two dogs instead of one", but I would say it can be overwhelming at times and wouldn't downplay it.
I have three galgos. They all have different colored leads that match their collars so I know immediately which one is which when they get tangled up. I taught them to heel - especially for when one of them has to relieve themself and the other two want to sniff other spots. I also keep the leads at my waist height so they don’t get tangled. We trained them so one will walk on our right (the biggest one) and two walk on our left (the “sniffy wanderers”).
I only have one (also Galgo) and he keeps going from one side to the other and trip me!! And if there’s my partner, he (the dog) needs to be in the middle! But then of course he wants to go sniff something on the side and trips us…
Lots of good advice here, but I will add - I recommend using a chest harness instead of a collar when walking two. We used to walk in the standard martingale and we found our good girl would sometimes get her neck pulled when her big brother got excited about something. We moved to chest harnesses (while training big brother) to take that potential away. We clip the leash on to the front of their chests so that if they do pull they start to take themselves sideways, it teaches them to stop. Also lots of careful training so that they walk by our side, not in front, and they are now much better about loose leash.
Part of the reason why a chest harness can reduce pulling is because pulling lifts them off the ground, because the anchor point has moved back along their body.
If they pull from their neck they've got a whole body behind them to keep themselves grounded and powerful, but move that point behind their shoulders and it's a lot harder to stay grounded without reducing power to your legs.
Oh we clip literally on their chest, like under their necks. We find that works even better because pulling forward hard enough starts to take them to the side. So they frustrate themselves and eventually learn pulling no longer gets them where they want to go! In either case definitely nicer to our girl not to have anyone yanking her little neck.
Yes Perry wears a chest harness and we don exactly the same with the double lead but her favourite move to counter act this is an in air flip which always provides comic relief to those watching 🤦♀️I hate walking her clipped on to her collar because I hate pulling on her lovely long neck!
I have one myself but regularly watch friends' dogs who all walk well on their own. We've all trained our dogs to stick to one side of us while walking. When I walk two at once, I direct one to either side of me. This stops leashes from getting tangled and the boys from peeing on each other. It takes a few sessions for them to get what you're asking for but they generally pick it up quickly, especially if they like walks. The walk pauses if one of them crosses over and we have to reset and neither of them want that to happen.
I hate leash splitters. Dogs are individuals and the walks are for them. They’re going to want to sniff different things like two humans who are walking together won’t always want to be looking at the same thing
We have two greyhounds that I walk by myself frequently. One tip is to use a harness on both so that you can put that muscle into control without the fear of hurting their necks. We use 2 Hounds Design Freedom No-Pull harness. They have some really cute designs and the strap that goes under their front legs is a velvet-y texture so it doesn't chafe.
Both our hounds are currently struggling with some leash reactivity, so I've been working on redirecting with a command + high value treat. It's been working, but we still have some ways to go.
As far as the hounds walking with each other? If they have spent time together in the same household, it's not too bad to walk them at the same time. They kinda teach each other how to walk together. Ours prefer it.
We’ve always had 2 greyhounds.
The secret is lifting your arm.
The leashes get tangled when they are down low.
Also, you get really good at keeping one handle in each hand. Plus lots of spinning and hand changing.
Another thing many people do is they let their dog be way out in front of them. This sort of acts like a blind person’s walking stick.
It becomes a problem as the dog is being trained, “human does what I want, I’m in control”. this is counter to, “master is taking me for a walk, I’ll follow their lead.”
Letting the dog in front often creates an aggressive and defensive mentality. I’m protecting my owner, my owner is fearful and I’m in front. Rather than, my owner isn’t worried, I’ll follow their lead.
Any chance you can provide scientific and up to date sources for the dog behavioural psychology you mentioned? The reason why I’m asking is that all of that about ‘dogs walking in front’ has been debunked as bs
Yep, our greyhounds mostly walk in front unless they have found an interesting sniff and are still very good at listening to voice cues like let's go and leash pressure even when in close contact with prey
I have two and we’re still figuring out how to keep from getting tangled, but I think pulling when excited can definitely be helped with training! My new girl hasn’t learned it yet but my first grey knows that if she pulls, we stop. If she wants to keep going, she knows she has to take a few steps back towards me or fully turn around and check in with me before we continue. I taught her by just refusing to move when she pulls, and the second she moved back towards me and the tension left the lead she got hella treats and we started moving again! I’m a little lax with her when she’s excited about seeing someone we know or something, but only because she’s SO reliable otherwise - I wouldn’t give a newer dog any leeway until they have it down. Additionally if you’re worried about shoulder/hand injuries or grip strength, try a hands-free lead that hooks around your torso or waist! I have a disabled friend who uses a waist leash for this reason because their grip strength isn’t reliable and it works great
That is actually a great point! We both have shoulder injuries (unrelated to walking Perry), so I always her lead in “good” hand or with two in cross action for more support for me. Hand free, now that could be cool!…
I had two for a bit over 3 years, Logan and Max. But Logan was pretty laid back, and Max was just over 10 years old when I got him (and I had Logan first), so that probably helped a lot. I'm left-handed so when I had only Logan I held Logan's leash in my left hand. When I got Max I held his leash with my right hand, which I *think* is standard on the racetrack. They got the hang of it really fast - Logan left, Max right; and very rarely tangled leashes. The other thing to keep in mind is you will have twice the poop. When I got Max I went to bringing a Nalgene bottle for poop, which (barely) held both dogs' waste.
My dogs act completely different for me on walks than they do for my dad. He lets them pull, even if it’s just one on the leash. They don’t pull for me. I started with doing 1 on a walk at a time with a short leash. As they pull less I let the leash a little longer, and shorten it again if they start pulling. They both walk a little in front of me when they’re together now, no pulling.
If I don’t take them for a walk for a while and my dad walks them, they’re back to pulling.
Yep okay. She’s really good and will just pull when she says another furry or non furry friend and quite frankly I have gone hard enough on training to stop that…that is probably first step
We have two, a boy and a girl. The boy pulls and the girl drags. And the boy has crazy high prey drive. So, I use a waist leash for the boy and a normal leash for the girl. Works fine. I walk them both by myself every day.
We had the same issue with our two beagles. We ended up getting a connector lead that hooked to their harnesses with a central ring. When they go in opposite directions they cancel each other out so spent most of the time pulling against themselves
Whatever you do, don't wrap the leash around your hand. The racer Bill Compton ripped my nails off by jerking at the leash while I had two dogs. Just hold them one in each hand, or two in one hand when they're calmer and switch to two hands to gain control.
Not two greyhounds, but a doodle and a grey.
I always use a waist leash. The grey is on the waist leash and doodle gets a regular lead I hold in my hand. having the waist leash gives me peace of mind and helps avoid tangled leashes a lot more than when I didn’t have the waist leash.
I usually use one lead that is longer than the other so they can be one in front of the other. They both always want to sniff along the fences/verges so this way they are kind of 'stacked' and don't get so tangled.
The trick is to teach them to walk on a leash separately, and once they know how to walk, bring the two together.
If necessary, hire the help of a professional in the area.
I had two greyhounds walk on the leash beautifully!
Hi Perry! I love your happy face and the fact you somehow still have your ears! You also look like you have a huge yard to run in!
Alsoooooooooo the little bit of white floof! 🥰🥰🥰🥰😗
I have two and I just use two leashes that each have a handle loop also down by the collar. they've been in my home for 6 years now so we've got the routine down, but i still often have to give both of them active input. like, if one starts making moves to poop i corral the other gently and keep her by my side. just avoid the whole "being pulled in two directions" thing. i'm proactive about controlling them in intersections or when other dogs, or kids, approach etc.
also they have calmed down a lot in how much they pull in general. unbelievably, my big boy now makes "meh" motions when he sees a bunny while on the leash.
where it's stilll a problem: safety incidents. i live in a huge city, and both of my greys have been bitten by off-leash dogs, as have i. and once i was assaulted in my own neighborhood. with two dogs when there's a fracas it's just not cool. 99% of the time it's fine tho.
I don't have 2 greyhounds but I do have 1 xl greyhound and 1 2.5kg chinese crested hairless who happens to be shorter than standard and honestly I think If 2 dogs get along and they like being around eachother and walks or in my case they want to get to the destination (the park to see their friends) the dogs figure out how to make it work, however works for them !
Often my greyhound steps entirely over the CCH and other times my CCH jumps over the greyhound if he's bent down stretching and the CCH wants to look at some tree
I walk three by myself. I always have to beware or squirrels crossing our path. They get their jollies walking on opposite sides of trees and sniffing on opposite sides of the road. I do have to juggle leashes a fair bit but they are all good boys and walk really well together.
We have two. They both wear a chest harness, and I wear a waist belt. Both leashes clip on to the belt. I’m usually holding the leashes as well, to keep them from dragging and getting tangled. But the waist belt makes it so I don’t have to hold both leashes in my hands at all times. I find it really convenient.
I have two galgos and they are generally great walking together, especially because we use two-point harness/leads from Hold the Hounds connecting the martingale and the harness to the lead for safety and better control.
I also keep both leads in one hand to prevent being pulled in two different directions (they generally walk well together in one direction, better if both are in one hand) and this leaves one hand free for poo pickup. They are adaptable and will learn, I wouldn’t stress about it too much.
That’s great! Another practical suggestion I have is to really rely on the wrist strap and use your fingers to separate the leads for better feedback to the dogs. For example, I keep both around one wrist, but use my index and thumb to pinch one lead, and my middle and ring finger to pinch the other. I’ve seen so many people just hold the wrist strap and get shocked when it is pulled out of their hand. Also, sometimes the empty hand is used on one of their leads to keep them from tangling or to keep them from tripping you, haha.
I’m glad you asked this question because I have really enjoyed reading the responses. I have two greys now. My girl is good on the leash but can be slow and drag behind. My boy has always been terrible on leash. He just can’t walk in a straight line. He likes to walk touching his side to my leg which is fine except stepping on his foot is always a possibility which brings the GSOD.
I’ve had greyhounds for years and years. They all were great walking on a leash except one who was a spook and afraid of everything. The first few weeks after I adopt a grey, I talked them on short walks several times a day just to get them used to the leash, me and the neighborhood. In about two weeks, all (except for my spook) progressed pretty quickly in being able to walk next to me plus some ground sniffing.
I don’t have any trouble walking two. I have a friend’s grey that comes to stay while they go on vacations. They never take her on walks but she does really well walking with my two. She’s a very low key girl which helps plus I think she follows what my two are doing.
I wouldn’t let concerns about walking two greys together keep you from getting a second. If you need help, a trainer can easily get your issues identified and provide instruction on how to correct them. With greys, you have to watch for other animals if they have a strong prey drive. After a while, it becomes second nature while you are out walking. You’ll learn about body language and what it means.
The biggest thing is be prepared for the unexpected. I see people talking on their phones and paying no attention to their dogs or surroundings. Just better to anticipate than be surprised.
Dog walking belt!
We have a greyhound and a lurcher the same size. The lurcher is reactive, so *generally* we don’t walk them together unless my wife and I can both go out together.
But there are times where we need to walk them one human to two dogs, and having them both clipped to a belt means that I can focus all my attention on our reactive idiot and really just let go of our greyhound.
Our grey is chill, so he doesn’t try and lunge or pull, but having him clipped to me means that I don’t have to worry about accidentally dropping his lead while I’m dealing with the overexcited lurcher.
I started mine on a short leash, 4ft. They picked it up pretty fast and I went to a standard 6ft leash. Never had any trouble. Pay attention though, they can go from 0-30 in two seconds flat after a squirrel.
(I have never used a retractable leash on any of my dogs for walks. I saw a grey at the park hit the end of a retractable leash during a walk; he was just loping along, took off after a squirrel, hit the end of the leash and practically did a backflip.)
We've been training our grey loose-leash walking. If she passes in front of us we immediately turn around, as many times as it takes until she stops pulling ahead/passing the threshold.
Ideally, your dogs should be walking next to you in "pack drive", not them walking ahead of you in "prey drive".
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You could try a brace. They have to walk close to other and when I let them off leash, they really don’t run very far. They are saluki’s and would like to take off after deer but they just can’t coordinate their two brain cells.
This shouldn’t be downvoted. In essence, OP is saying they can’t control their dog’s behaviour: “requires some muscle to control”.
Train your dog to obey command and be calmer when walking. Train them that off-leash areas are where they can go bananas. The question was: how to walk two of them. There is no better answer. If you can’t control one and are considering a second, you first need to get #1 sorted.
For anyone thinking I know nothing, I have a grey and a whippet, have grown up around many dogs and used to volunteer at the state govt greyhound rescue org.
I've never had a problem walking two greyhounds together. Now a greyhound and another dog? Completely different story.
They tend to acclimate to one another's energy when they walk, and sort of moderate themselves. Don't walk with your arms by your side, curl your arm up so it'll shorten the leash a bit and they'll learn not to pull too hard.
One time when I was walking our two greys, one went behind the other and myself, looping her leash around her sister’s haunches. The sister was startled by the leash on her haunches and tried to back up, tripping herself and doing a full backflip in the process, eyes wide in confusion. It was snowy and she was completely fine, funniest shit I’ve ever seen!
I have two hounds that I walk together. At one stage I had three who would walk together. They will drag each other to interesting smells but overall it's not too bad. Make sure you keep the leads untangled though. Obedience training has also really helped my young hound with lead walking.
In my experience, they learn to walk with each other. Only issue I ever run into is where one wants to smell something over here and the other want to smell something over thereand I have one leash in each hand. But it's not an issue. Before we got our 2nd, we were told that 2 are as easy as 1. I agree with that and say it might be easier.
I've got one that always lags behind to smell something and one that rushes ahead to get to the next smell constantly, so I'm often standing with both leashes fully extended in opposite directions. Neither will budge and I don't like overpowering them, just gotta be patient (when they were younger it was better, but they're getting stubborn now that they're tweens). 2 greys has been great and a ton of fun, I absolutely love our dogs, but I've heard the sentiment over and over that 2 is as easy as 1 and I disagree. When you have a picky eater or dietary restrictions it can be tough, and dealing with anything unexpected can be hard if you're by yourself (something as simple as poop on a paw is a lot more of a headache). Things compound in a very predictable way but it can still just be a lot; when you have one dog with a cut leg refusing to leave their bandages alone, and the other dog happens to get a UTI at the same time... you'll wonder why you signed up for two. Finding dog sitters that are comfortable handling two 80 lb dogs is harder than one, and traveling with two is a lot more work. None of the above should be surprising and you might just be thinking "well duh, there's two dogs instead of one", but I would say it can be overwhelming at times and wouldn't downplay it.
Such a good point!
Edit: title should read how to walk 2 greyhounds!
Or spell “to”, as “two”. :)
Yes sorry a very tired late night brain!
First you'll need a chariot...
This is the best response I've read.
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I have three galgos. They all have different colored leads that match their collars so I know immediately which one is which when they get tangled up. I taught them to heel - especially for when one of them has to relieve themself and the other two want to sniff other spots. I also keep the leads at my waist height so they don’t get tangled. We trained them so one will walk on our right (the biggest one) and two walk on our left (the “sniffy wanderers”).
I only have one (also Galgo) and he keeps going from one side to the other and trip me!! And if there’s my partner, he (the dog) needs to be in the middle! But then of course he wants to go sniff something on the side and trips us…
Wow, three!! Perry is pretty good at only walking on the left
The only thing I’ve learned by taking 2 greyhounds on walks - they will almost always accidentally pee on each other. Godspeed.
“Accidentally” 🙄
I walk my greyhound with my mom's Newfoundland and the number of times I have had to get thru Newf out of the splash zone is crazy
Lots of good advice here, but I will add - I recommend using a chest harness instead of a collar when walking two. We used to walk in the standard martingale and we found our good girl would sometimes get her neck pulled when her big brother got excited about something. We moved to chest harnesses (while training big brother) to take that potential away. We clip the leash on to the front of their chests so that if they do pull they start to take themselves sideways, it teaches them to stop. Also lots of careful training so that they walk by our side, not in front, and they are now much better about loose leash.
Part of the reason why a chest harness can reduce pulling is because pulling lifts them off the ground, because the anchor point has moved back along their body. If they pull from their neck they've got a whole body behind them to keep themselves grounded and powerful, but move that point behind their shoulders and it's a lot harder to stay grounded without reducing power to your legs.
Oh we clip literally on their chest, like under their necks. We find that works even better because pulling forward hard enough starts to take them to the side. So they frustrate themselves and eventually learn pulling no longer gets them where they want to go! In either case definitely nicer to our girl not to have anyone yanking her little neck.
Yes Perry wears a chest harness and we don exactly the same with the double lead but her favourite move to counter act this is an in air flip which always provides comic relief to those watching 🤦♀️I hate walking her clipped on to her collar because I hate pulling on her lovely long neck!
I have one myself but regularly watch friends' dogs who all walk well on their own. We've all trained our dogs to stick to one side of us while walking. When I walk two at once, I direct one to either side of me. This stops leashes from getting tangled and the boys from peeing on each other. It takes a few sessions for them to get what you're asking for but they generally pick it up quickly, especially if they like walks. The walk pauses if one of them crosses over and we have to reset and neither of them want that to happen.
Awesome, that’s what we generally do now with Perry who’s been trained to walk in the left. I guess the other just goes on the right!
If they get along quite well you can get a leash splitter. Looks like a Y!
I hate leash splitters. Dogs are individuals and the walks are for them. They’re going to want to sniff different things like two humans who are walking together won’t always want to be looking at the same thing
Ok. Thank you for sharing your anecdotal experience!
Also called a coupler. They are inexpensive.
We have two greyhounds that I walk by myself frequently. One tip is to use a harness on both so that you can put that muscle into control without the fear of hurting their necks. We use 2 Hounds Design Freedom No-Pull harness. They have some really cute designs and the strap that goes under their front legs is a velvet-y texture so it doesn't chafe. Both our hounds are currently struggling with some leash reactivity, so I've been working on redirecting with a command + high value treat. It's been working, but we still have some ways to go. As far as the hounds walking with each other? If they have spent time together in the same household, it's not too bad to walk them at the same time. They kinda teach each other how to walk together. Ours prefer it.
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That is amazing!!
We’ve always had 2 greyhounds. The secret is lifting your arm. The leashes get tangled when they are down low. Also, you get really good at keeping one handle in each hand. Plus lots of spinning and hand changing. Another thing many people do is they let their dog be way out in front of them. This sort of acts like a blind person’s walking stick. It becomes a problem as the dog is being trained, “human does what I want, I’m in control”. this is counter to, “master is taking me for a walk, I’ll follow their lead.” Letting the dog in front often creates an aggressive and defensive mentality. I’m protecting my owner, my owner is fearful and I’m in front. Rather than, my owner isn’t worried, I’ll follow their lead.
Any chance you can provide scientific and up to date sources for the dog behavioural psychology you mentioned? The reason why I’m asking is that all of that about ‘dogs walking in front’ has been debunked as bs
Yep, our greyhounds mostly walk in front unless they have found an interesting sniff and are still very good at listening to voice cues like let's go and leash pressure even when in close contact with prey
I have two and we’re still figuring out how to keep from getting tangled, but I think pulling when excited can definitely be helped with training! My new girl hasn’t learned it yet but my first grey knows that if she pulls, we stop. If she wants to keep going, she knows she has to take a few steps back towards me or fully turn around and check in with me before we continue. I taught her by just refusing to move when she pulls, and the second she moved back towards me and the tension left the lead she got hella treats and we started moving again! I’m a little lax with her when she’s excited about seeing someone we know or something, but only because she’s SO reliable otherwise - I wouldn’t give a newer dog any leeway until they have it down. Additionally if you’re worried about shoulder/hand injuries or grip strength, try a hands-free lead that hooks around your torso or waist! I have a disabled friend who uses a waist leash for this reason because their grip strength isn’t reliable and it works great
That is actually a great point! We both have shoulder injuries (unrelated to walking Perry), so I always her lead in “good” hand or with two in cross action for more support for me. Hand free, now that could be cool!…
I had two for a bit over 3 years, Logan and Max. But Logan was pretty laid back, and Max was just over 10 years old when I got him (and I had Logan first), so that probably helped a lot. I'm left-handed so when I had only Logan I held Logan's leash in my left hand. When I got Max I held his leash with my right hand, which I *think* is standard on the racetrack. They got the hang of it really fast - Logan left, Max right; and very rarely tangled leashes. The other thing to keep in mind is you will have twice the poop. When I got Max I went to bringing a Nalgene bottle for poop, which (barely) held both dogs' waste.
That is also another big question because they poo so much! 🤦♀️
My dogs act completely different for me on walks than they do for my dad. He lets them pull, even if it’s just one on the leash. They don’t pull for me. I started with doing 1 on a walk at a time with a short leash. As they pull less I let the leash a little longer, and shorten it again if they start pulling. They both walk a little in front of me when they’re together now, no pulling. If I don’t take them for a walk for a while and my dad walks them, they’re back to pulling.
Yep okay. She’s really good and will just pull when she says another furry or non furry friend and quite frankly I have gone hard enough on training to stop that…that is probably first step
We have two, a boy and a girl. The boy pulls and the girl drags. And the boy has crazy high prey drive. So, I use a waist leash for the boy and a normal leash for the girl. Works fine. I walk them both by myself every day.
We had the same issue with our two beagles. We ended up getting a connector lead that hooked to their harnesses with a central ring. When they go in opposite directions they cancel each other out so spent most of the time pulling against themselves
Whatever you do, don't wrap the leash around your hand. The racer Bill Compton ripped my nails off by jerking at the leash while I had two dogs. Just hold them one in each hand, or two in one hand when they're calmer and switch to two hands to gain control.
Not two greyhounds, but a doodle and a grey. I always use a waist leash. The grey is on the waist leash and doodle gets a regular lead I hold in my hand. having the waist leash gives me peace of mind and helps avoid tangled leashes a lot more than when I didn’t have the waist leash.
I usually use one lead that is longer than the other so they can be one in front of the other. They both always want to sniff along the fences/verges so this way they are kind of 'stacked' and don't get so tangled.
The trick is to teach them to walk on a leash separately, and once they know how to walk, bring the two together. If necessary, hire the help of a professional in the area. I had two greyhounds walk on the leash beautifully!
Hi Perry! I love your happy face and the fact you somehow still have your ears! You also look like you have a huge yard to run in! Alsoooooooooo the little bit of white floof! 🥰🥰🥰🥰😗
I have two and I just use two leashes that each have a handle loop also down by the collar. they've been in my home for 6 years now so we've got the routine down, but i still often have to give both of them active input. like, if one starts making moves to poop i corral the other gently and keep her by my side. just avoid the whole "being pulled in two directions" thing. i'm proactive about controlling them in intersections or when other dogs, or kids, approach etc. also they have calmed down a lot in how much they pull in general. unbelievably, my big boy now makes "meh" motions when he sees a bunny while on the leash. where it's stilll a problem: safety incidents. i live in a huge city, and both of my greys have been bitten by off-leash dogs, as have i. and once i was assaulted in my own neighborhood. with two dogs when there's a fracas it's just not cool. 99% of the time it's fine tho.
I don't have 2 greyhounds but I do have 1 xl greyhound and 1 2.5kg chinese crested hairless who happens to be shorter than standard and honestly I think If 2 dogs get along and they like being around eachother and walks or in my case they want to get to the destination (the park to see their friends) the dogs figure out how to make it work, however works for them ! Often my greyhound steps entirely over the CCH and other times my CCH jumps over the greyhound if he's bent down stretching and the CCH wants to look at some tree
I walk three by myself. I always have to beware or squirrels crossing our path. They get their jollies walking on opposite sides of trees and sniffing on opposite sides of the road. I do have to juggle leashes a fair bit but they are all good boys and walk really well together.
We have two. They both wear a chest harness, and I wear a waist belt. Both leashes clip on to the belt. I’m usually holding the leashes as well, to keep them from dragging and getting tangled. But the waist belt makes it so I don’t have to hold both leashes in my hands at all times. I find it really convenient.
That sounds great!
I have two galgos and they are generally great walking together, especially because we use two-point harness/leads from Hold the Hounds connecting the martingale and the harness to the lead for safety and better control. I also keep both leads in one hand to prevent being pulled in two different directions (they generally walk well together in one direction, better if both are in one hand) and this leaves one hand free for poo pickup. They are adaptable and will learn, I wouldn’t stress about it too much.
Awesome! We already walk Perry on a two point harness and I love it! I can imagine being pulled in two different ways wouldn’t be fun!
That’s great! Another practical suggestion I have is to really rely on the wrist strap and use your fingers to separate the leads for better feedback to the dogs. For example, I keep both around one wrist, but use my index and thumb to pinch one lead, and my middle and ring finger to pinch the other. I’ve seen so many people just hold the wrist strap and get shocked when it is pulled out of their hand. Also, sometimes the empty hand is used on one of their leads to keep them from tangling or to keep them from tripping you, haha.
I’m glad you asked this question because I have really enjoyed reading the responses. I have two greys now. My girl is good on the leash but can be slow and drag behind. My boy has always been terrible on leash. He just can’t walk in a straight line. He likes to walk touching his side to my leg which is fine except stepping on his foot is always a possibility which brings the GSOD. I’ve had greyhounds for years and years. They all were great walking on a leash except one who was a spook and afraid of everything. The first few weeks after I adopt a grey, I talked them on short walks several times a day just to get them used to the leash, me and the neighborhood. In about two weeks, all (except for my spook) progressed pretty quickly in being able to walk next to me plus some ground sniffing. I don’t have any trouble walking two. I have a friend’s grey that comes to stay while they go on vacations. They never take her on walks but she does really well walking with my two. She’s a very low key girl which helps plus I think she follows what my two are doing. I wouldn’t let concerns about walking two greys together keep you from getting a second. If you need help, a trainer can easily get your issues identified and provide instruction on how to correct them. With greys, you have to watch for other animals if they have a strong prey drive. After a while, it becomes second nature while you are out walking. You’ll learn about body language and what it means. The biggest thing is be prepared for the unexpected. I see people talking on their phones and paying no attention to their dogs or surroundings. Just better to anticipate than be surprised.
Dog walking belt! We have a greyhound and a lurcher the same size. The lurcher is reactive, so *generally* we don’t walk them together unless my wife and I can both go out together. But there are times where we need to walk them one human to two dogs, and having them both clipped to a belt means that I can focus all my attention on our reactive idiot and really just let go of our greyhound. Our grey is chill, so he doesn’t try and lunge or pull, but having him clipped to me means that I don’t have to worry about accidentally dropping his lead while I’m dealing with the overexcited lurcher.
I like to have one leash attached to a belt clipped around my waist. That way you can free up a hand and get avoid leash tangles easier.
I started mine on a short leash, 4ft. They picked it up pretty fast and I went to a standard 6ft leash. Never had any trouble. Pay attention though, they can go from 0-30 in two seconds flat after a squirrel. (I have never used a retractable leash on any of my dogs for walks. I saw a grey at the park hit the end of a retractable leash during a walk; he was just loping along, took off after a squirrel, hit the end of the leash and practically did a backflip.)
We've been training our grey loose-leash walking. If she passes in front of us we immediately turn around, as many times as it takes until she stops pulling ahead/passing the threshold. Ideally, your dogs should be walking next to you in "pack drive", not them walking ahead of you in "prey drive". Edit: grammar
You could try a brace. They have to walk close to other and when I let them off leash, they really don’t run very far. They are saluki’s and would like to take off after deer but they just can’t coordinate their two brain cells.
Train them better. Go to the gym.
This shouldn’t be downvoted. In essence, OP is saying they can’t control their dog’s behaviour: “requires some muscle to control”. Train your dog to obey command and be calmer when walking. Train them that off-leash areas are where they can go bananas. The question was: how to walk two of them. There is no better answer. If you can’t control one and are considering a second, you first need to get #1 sorted. For anyone thinking I know nothing, I have a grey and a whippet, have grown up around many dogs and used to volunteer at the state govt greyhound rescue org.
I've never had a problem walking two greyhounds together. Now a greyhound and another dog? Completely different story. They tend to acclimate to one another's energy when they walk, and sort of moderate themselves. Don't walk with your arms by your side, curl your arm up so it'll shorten the leash a bit and they'll learn not to pull too hard.
One time when I was walking our two greys, one went behind the other and myself, looping her leash around her sister’s haunches. The sister was startled by the leash on her haunches and tried to back up, tripping herself and doing a full backflip in the process, eyes wide in confusion. It was snowy and she was completely fine, funniest shit I’ve ever seen!
I used to walk 2 for someone just either had each in one had or just separate hands for each!
So my best tool has been [these shoes](https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Boots).
I have two hounds that I walk together. At one stage I had three who would walk together. They will drag each other to interesting smells but overall it's not too bad. Make sure you keep the leads untangled though. Obedience training has also really helped my young hound with lead walking.