Train your dog to STOP pulling on leash
loose leash walking or in other words no
pulling on leash here you can see I am
walking down the street with my two dogs
and both of the leashes are slack there
is no tension in the leash and both dogs
are calm and relaxed and doing what they
like to do look around and sniff
when you follow a dog on a tight leash
you are actually training the dog to
pull this is because they are getting a
big reward for tugging you along behind
they get to move forwards not only is
pulling uncomfortable for the owner but
is uncomfortable for the dog as well
a dog that pulls on leash is more likely
to come over aroused on walks because of
the tension on their neck or chest
causing them to bark and lunge at other
dogs and people by walking on a loose
leash dog learns to control their
impulses and behave in a relaxed and
calm manner this is max at Chihuahua
he’s giving a demo on what pulling on
leash looks like he’s not looking back
once and pulling ahead getting to where
he wants to go without a care in the
world what I’m doing behind him I mean
nothing to him
here’s one game you can play drop a
treat and walk ahead as the dog catches
up click them before they get to and
reinforce them in the position you like
them to be so drop the treat at the back
of your heel or feed them back behind
your leg what to do if the dog pulls the
dog pulls ahead and the leash becomes
tense simply stop encourage the dog back
by petting your leg or making the kissy
noise take a couple steps back and when
they’re in a nice loose leash continue
walking forwards if the leash becomes
tense again just simply continue doing
the backing up another technique is as
the leash becomes tense you simply turn
around and go the other way
don’t forget to click your dog when you
see them walking perfectly also practice
stopping and clicking them for staying
with you if they rush ahead no click
here’s a training tip practice indoors
first where there’s no distraction you
want to build a strong foundation on the
behavior of being next to you is the
best place to be if you do your homework
and practice in your yard and in your
house first before you hit the street
your dog will be more likely to be
attentive to you another technique is
don’t go for the walk that you usually
do where your dog habitually pulls
instead practice walking back and forth
back and forth in front of your house
not only do you become very
unpredictable in the direction that
you’re going which can make your dog
much more attentive but your dog no
longer knows which way is forwards
therefore they’re less likely to want to
pull ahead the great thing about this
technique is you’re not forcing your
dogs to stay with you you’re building
being next to you as a wonderful place
to be so that even wanting to drop the
leash your dogs want to stay with you
and in those positions that you’ve
reinforced them for staying
