how to stop pulling?
all of sudden baden has been pulling me around so hard my arm is sore when i get home. when he first started doing it i got him the mesh sporn no pull harness(the one that tightens under the legs) and it worked great but he figured out how it works so now he will pull just enough where it dosnt tighten much on him but he can still be ahead. i tried praising for him walking nicely but then he will get excited and run ahead and then continue to pull. if i stop he will lay down and not want to budge and when he does get up he runs ahead again. i have tired giving a quick jerk on the leash and he will respond and then walk ahead.
i have also tied walking him on his normal buckle collar with less success. he just pulls as hard as he possibly can and like i said if i stop or turn around he will just lay down and refuse to move. is he testing my leadership? also would a martingale collar stop this weird behavior or he is too young (5months)
other than that hes been a very good boy. me and my husband are very proud of him :)u like my bow? hehe
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Permalink Reply by Diane on
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Have you ever tried using a gentle leader (?) we had good success with it (after trying a couple other things). Of course he isn't very fond of it ;->
I can't believe how big he has gotten already!
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on
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me either! lol i swear he gets bigger everyday. he already weighs 20pounds!
i do have one from teddy(R.I.P) but its pretty big on him and im not sure if i wanna use that on him just yet. its a good suggestion though :)
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Permalink Reply by Lemmy Winks on
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Good fitting collar, leah, head high shoulders and back straight.
The second he steps passed where you want him to be, spin right back the other way, "heel" in stern voice and a quick firm pull and walk 5-8 steps then do it again ( but back into the direction you were going). Move/spin quick.
The moment he's in the area you want: "good heel! good boy!" but keep moving. Everytime he pulls ahead, do it again.
This worked with my coonhound, the first time it took 15 mins before we got out of the drive way, and I was dizzy but he rarely pulls anymore, and when he does I do it once and no problems.
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Permalink Reply by Priscilla, CARLY, and Frankie on
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Rebecca i used the clicker treat method on Frankie the minute he did it right.. Hes done pretty good.. Now that hes been through and passed the Delta training hes very good.
Some are harder to break than others lol, im still working on Carly and she is over 2 !!
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congrats by the way! i bet u must be very proud:) i do have a clicker so maybe that will work too. spin in a circle and then click when hes walking fine
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i will have to give this a try. im sure the neighbors will be laughing at us as the moment we set out the door he pulls to get to the end of the drive way
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Permalink Reply by Lilo Bandit & Koda's mom Shannon on
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Stirlings advice is spot on. Harnesses can encourage pulling, use a slip collar or good fitting collar placed high on the neck just behind the skull. Not only does this give you better control, the actions Stirling describes stops pulling and teaches your dog to really watch you and pay attention to where you are going. This is how I trained my Corgis and they are constantly glancing towards me to make sure they know what I want them to do.
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i used a harness for teddy when he was alive but he was never a puller so thats why i always liked them but baden is the compete opposite so now i realize why no one recommends them.
i have never been a fan of slip collars as i have seen the damage they do over time and also just about every dog that comes into vet office where i work has one and they are gagging and wheezing but it dosnt stop them from pulling at all. but i do like martingale collars as they are limited to how tight they can get so the dog cant escape but isnt hurting its self
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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I agree with Stirling, just head the other way as soon as he pulls. At first you may not get far because of having to go back and forth but it does work (unless you have a dim witted doberman that was allowed to pull for the first 6 years of her life grr)
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Permalink Reply by Julia on
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This is the Easy Walk Harness. It has worked a miracle with my "impossible" rescue spaniel, who apparently never learned to walk on a leash. Since the leash attaches at the chest, a pulling dog will just pull himself in front of you. But, more importantly, it changes the feel of the leash on the dog. Rather than tension on the collar, which makes the dog react by pulling back, the pressure from this harness is different. My spaniel didn't even try to pull the first time I put it on him. A miracle! Now I can walk the corgi and spaniel together. Even with one hand. We use these on our shelter dogs, but I never had the experience of a "before and after" trial until I put one on my own naughty dog. This is a GREAT harness.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on
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Julia, thanks for posting the info and photo. I passed it on to a friend with a 9 month old giant breed pup that had just asked me this same question yesterday :-) His work does not allow him to go to obedience classes and this will definitely help on his early morning walks.
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i am really thinking about giving this a try. i have seen lots of dogs benefit from this and maybe it will work for baden. but i am wondering if it will fit well on a corgi
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