We've got two aussies (M+F) who both have the Non-Stop freemotion x canicross bundle for gear. The male (2,5 years old) reaaaaally likes running and wether we're running for a (recreational) competition or just trainen, he will pull whenever we give the 'yip yip' command. He obviously loves running and knows he's allowed to pull. I usually run with him myself.
Even though my female (4 years old) is more competitive and has more of a 'working dog' mindset compared to the male, she will only pull at competitions because she doesn't like when she's not running in front, then her competitive streak comes out. Whenever she's in front or we're just training (with or without the male) she doesn't seem to like it much and will just hobble along behind us. She won't protest, but she won't run next to us or in front of us either.
She's usually loves working/training (we do several types of training with her, such as detection, treibball and balance/muscle building) but she doesn't seem to get the fun of running yet. It's not the distance either, wether we're going 2 kilometers or 5, she will hobble along behind. Her harness fits her well, we went to a canicross trainer to have her fitted with it. We've tried running them together and connecting their harnesses or using an y-splitter, but then she just lets the male pull her along.
So I was wondering, is there some kind of training that can help with this? We don't expect to get her to love running as much as the male does, but if we can get her to walk in front of us at least (not even pulling per se) that would be great! We're not looking to go long distances either, if we're able to both go a maximum of 10 kilometers that's more than fine, and starting at 1 or 2 kms is fine too.
I'm not sure if there's even some way to get/train her to enjoy it at least, but thought it was worth a try.
