Training your dog to walk on the leash – The Online Dog Trainer
hi there doggy Dan here from the online
dog trainer this video is all about
helping you get to grips with walking
your dog on the leash this is a Content
consultation this is mr. Kane he’s a 5
year old
mixed breed dog and you can see before
he even leaves the property he’s already
pulling he’s already taking control of
the walk and it’s very subtle and it’s
something which happens in a lot of
situations that your dog is actually
running the show they’re in charge
inside the house and when you pick up
the lead they simply carry on taking
control making decisions
remember the pack leader leads from the
front so if your dog thinks they’re in
charge then that’s what they’re going to
do now if you see how he is now and
you’ll see in a second you’re going to
see me walking mr. Kane in exactly the
same place look at the difference in
energy his tail is down it’s not under
he’s not fearful he’s not scared I
haven’t corrected him compared to here
he’s far more confident and bolshy
headstrong pulling he’s making all the
decisions and taking no notice of his
owner so that’s where being the pack
leader has this very subtle effect it
calms the dog down and calming your dog
down on the walk before you even start
is something I’m going to touch on right
here so before you even get outside of
your property you need to be kind of in
control of your dog and that’s what I’m
doing with dear mr. Kane here he’s
trying to pull me down the steps and I’m
saying no hang on boy I’m in charge I’m
just gonna wait there until he calms
down and there are 2 options basically
you either wait or you can decide it’s
not going to happen and just take the
lead off put your dog inside and sort of
postpone the walk but mr. Kane’s
responding well and all I’m going to do
is walk down the steps he tries to drag
me to the gate and I say nope I’m in
charge you follow me and it’s it’s easy
to do this in your own garden in a calm
environment that’s where you should
start it rather than trying the
straightaway on the street once mr. Kane
is walking nicely in that area we
progress to the garden and she’s good at
the garden we more when we move towards
the gate and then we open the gates and
we walk in and out of the gates you can
see I’ve moved my car because my dogs
are in the back of the car it was just
too much distraction and it’s just this
calm repeating keeping your dog in that
calm state saying to them follow me
follow me but you can see if you rush
this bit then you end up with that far
more excited headstrong
who’s making decisions whereas when I
stop dear mr. Kane stops it’s beautiful
the crazy thing is it’s actually not
rocket science it’s not tricky it’s not
complicated anybody could do this you do
have to be the pack leader inside the
house though for it to sort of have the
effect that I’m have it’s having on mr.
Kane here you can see there it’s not
about yanking on that lead there’s a
couple of little touches and and that’s
all it needs now what I’ve decided is to
help mr. Kane’s owner we’re going to put
on a slightly different device because
that collar is not the easiest thing to
train a dog on so we’ve put a special
harness on him where the harness
actually clips on underneath his chin
it’s not clipping on his back and here’s
the first time he’s walked on his new
harness you can see the effect it’s
having now yes mr. Kane’s tails under
but it will come out very very quickly
he’s just not me it’s just new this
feeling on his body it’s a it’s a case
of choosing the right device for every
dog every dog is different but what I’d
suggest is that this device is a pretty
good fit for deer mr. Kane he’s calmed
down and once he gets the hang of it
you’ll see his tail come up and you’ll
be very happy walking on his new harness
so there you have it here’s mr. Kane
just a few minutes earlier pulling his
owner down the street pulling her
shoulder out of its joint absolute
nightmare dear boy though few minutes
later with me happy as can be you see
dogs can change whatever your situation
it’s just understanding what you’ve got
to change and then they’ll walk nicely
on the leash
of course becoming the pack leader is
all part of that so go to my website the
online dog trainer calm
