Our dog was very difficult to walk when we first got her. All she wanted to do was chase bunnies and squirrels but she is very good now.

Too much walking with the little one might change that. I kept asking my daughter "where are we going" and she would reply "we are following the dog". To which I replied "she is just going to walk us to the park" and my daughter of course said "ok".

So in the end they both got what they wanted.