Loose Leash Training Tips
Loose leash training is another one of the important and very useful basic dog commands. Walking the dog can be a nightmare if this skill is lacking; it becomes a war of pulling, dragging, weaving, choking, or chasing.
Teaching your dog to walk calmly on a loose leash will make your walks a happy experience for both of you.Loose Lease Walking Tips:- Put a buckle or snap collar (not a choke collar) on your dog with a 4 to 6 foot leash (not a flexi-leash). Make sure the collar fits well and that you adjust as your dog grows.
- Give a command the dog recognizes as going for a walk such as “let’s go” or “let’s walk”.
- Start walking and every time he pulls, turn in the other direction and say “let’s go” the moment his leash tightens.
- You’ll probably have to repeat many times, but don’t be discouraged if you don’t get very far at first. Make sure not to yank your small dog or you can inadvertently hurt him.
- As soon as he’s moving on a loose leash, give him a small treat and praise him.
- If you start out in the house or yard you may have to be patient when he regresses a little when you move to a more distracting environment and he’s faced with people, other animals and cars.
- If your dog is having trouble with this command you may want to try a head collar since the dog has to follow where you lead with this type of collar. Just make sure you get the right size.
- BE PATIENT AND CONSISTENT WITH YOUR LOOSE LEASH TRAINING
Remember that there’s more than one way to train your dog and every dog learns differently. If one training method isn’t working, just try another one. Learn how the professionals train walking on a loose leash here.
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