04/07/2025
๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐....
Walks can go so much better if you do one thing better, but if you really want to excel, you can layer them with some other little gold nuggets....
โญ ๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ. If you see them getting hyped, stop, go and do something else, or sit down. You don't have to yell, talk to them, or even look at them when they get excited; simply stop and wait for them to settle. The less emotion you give this, the faster success will come.
Dogs understand cause and effect. Whilst your dog potentially has years of practice of this excitement, they can absolutely get better if you're patient and you're actually consistent.
If you're in a rush, then don't do this because you'll get cranky and stuff it up - when you're retraining a dog's emotional response, you need to have the time to do it.
โญ ๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ - just stay on your property and walk in the yard or driveway if that's as far as you can go. Over time, you expand your walk. Your dog will cope with not going for an actual walk until you get this sorted. You can do some trick training or scent training (see youtube for videos) to drain their brain if necessary.
โญ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ - The very second your dog pulls and you extend your arm to allow them to get to where they want to go, you've trained them to pull. Plant yourself, do not give them a cm. Get their attention, walk backwards/turn in the opposite direction, and praise for good work. Rinse & repeat 1,000 times to undo all times you let them do it.
๐ฌ ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป'๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ, then get a training tool and learn how to use it. We recommend a dog trainer to help you through the process. If you really don't even want to do the learning or pay for help then I recommend buying a K9 Bridle/Canny Collar and get your dog used to it - because you don't want to take the time to train your dog, they're probably gonna flip out when you start using but *sigh* they'll get used to it over time.
๐ Get a trainer, save up for it, it's a worthy investment. In Sydney, we recommend K9 Instinct, they're pros at teaching pet parents how to walk their dog.
