23/01/2024
Lead Walking!!!
One of the biggest issues I come across as a dog trainer is pulling on the lead!
Well here are some of my top tips….get ready!
🐶First thing get a good lead! Not a tiny short one & not a super long one….6ft is perfect! It’s the Goldilocks of leads for me!
🐶When your dog pulls - get ready for this - STOP!
🐶Most of us keep walking, looking like superman arm outstretched, cursing our dog because we feel our arm is coming out of our socket!
🐶Don’t call them..don’t pull back on the lead - just stand there & WAIT!
🐶When your dog comes back towards you, so turns back in to you then & only then move forward
🐶The longer your dog has pulled the more of a habit this becomes, the longer the habit the harder to break so this takes time & patience!
🐶One of my biggest tip- Most dogs are more chilled on the walk back home so for 2 weeks suck up the pulling to the park etc BUT on the way home practice the above!
🐶Now the biggie!!! When your dog is walking beside you or at a level YOU like - reward that behaviour with something yummy!!
🐶The more dogs get rewarded for the stuff we like them doing the more they do that behaviour!
Now I have LOTS more tips for loose lead but I can’t give them all away so if you would more info contact me for some 121 training for you & your dog!
Good Luck!!