Loose leash walking
Hello all,
I was just wondering how long it took you guys to master the loose leash walking.
I'm talking about the type where the dog is loosely walking right next to you.
Any tips and tricks?
Kenji is 5 months old and he's pretty curious when we're walking him out in public.
I was just wondering how long it took you guys to master the loose leash walking.
I'm talking about the type where the dog is loosely walking right next to you.
Any tips and tricks?
Kenji is 5 months old and he's pretty curious when we're walking him out in public.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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The best suggestion I can give is that when Kenji starts pulling or walking away from your side you quickly turn the other direction and he will follow. Kenji is still young but this helps and you're in control not him! It will take some time. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Alex on
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Ah okay. So it is normal for a pup to be curious as he is walking around?
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Permalink Reply by Beauty and the Beast on
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Tried million times, does not help. He'll just pull the other direction. I might have to spend at least 30 minutes on one spot, turning around back and forth.
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Permalink Reply by Cindi on
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This is good. Just remember to be silent when you do it. Don't say anything. Just turn the opposite direction and go until he pulls again and turn the opposite direction again. If you add verbage, the dog learns it as a command and it defeats the purpose of the training method.
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Permalink Reply by Mel K on
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I don't agree with this. It takes a very short amount of time for a dog to 'catch on' and I've found that by not offering a starter 'sound' it makes it much longer the it needs to be for them to figure out. That said, I don't use the same 'sound' each time. Just something to get their attention. As soon as they figure it out I drop the sound.
I've done this with my own dogs and my clients dogs when I taught obedience, never once had a dog that relied on the sound.
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Permalink Reply by Cooper, Nora, Grady, Izzy & Jax on
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two words: Gentle Leader
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Permalink Reply by Sky and Lyla on
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I used the Gentle Leader on my Aussie, he hated it so much he refused to take walks. I also had the problem Beth mentioned where everyone thought it was a muzzle. I got so sick of people saying "is he going to bite me?" The same company also makes a no pull harness called Easy Walker that was recommended to me by a trainer, and I like it. It does help with the pulling. I use it from time to time in high-excitement situations, or when someone other than me is walking the dogs. But I personally am working on getting a nice "with me" without the help of the harness, so I don't use it often except in the previously mentioned situations. It can be a great tool though if you are not concerned with getting the perfect heel (it's important to me only because of all the off-leash work mine do when we practice/compete in the dog sports).
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Permalink Reply by Sunni A. on
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I second that, the Easy Walk harness from the Gentle Leader brand is awesome. Eddy never tugs on it. We're teaching him "Walk Nice"+treat command when he starts to pull or walk away or lag behind, and it's training him to keep one eye on us. I left the harness semi-loose by advice of the shopkeeper. He said that way, it's always comfortable- until the moment he tugs. If it's tight all the time, then tugging won't make it that much tighter. Now when we take him out on a collar, we're working on the "walk nice" thing, and he's even been pulling less on the collar (but got a long way to go).
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The Easy Walk harness is an excellent tool. When dogs will not respond to the Gentle Leader, or they are dogs with loose facial skin (like cockers), the Easy Walk usually does the trick. One must remember, though, it is a tool not a cure all. And you must learn to keep your dog close to you while you walk. Just last evening I put an insane lab in one and immediately the woman had control of her dog for the first time since she owned her (about 7 months!).
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Absolutely normal...he has to learn about the world...makes him a better dog so some time spent learning about everything and then some "training but you will need to figure out how to let him know what you want (exploring/training). My experience for me is that a plain leash works the best so that they learn what you want and (sorry) but a gentle leader just helps control the pulling...but I see people use them all the time.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Jack had such bad leash manners by the time he was old enough to walk properly that I started over and taught him to walk next to me loose, in the house, using treats, before transferring those lessons to a leash. It took quite a while. He's not 100%, but usually unless he's really excited he'll trot along next to me. He's more inclined to lag behind because he wants to sniff than to pull.
Maddie came to us already leash-trained, so I can't really say about how she was trained.
I've known people who used a gentle leader with success. However, it looks a bit like a muzzle and some people see it and assume the dog's a biter, which can change how they react to your dog. You also need to be careful not to pull the head up at a funny angle. I've never used one myself.
BTW, once your dog is fully trained, he should be able to walk to heel with no lead at all; the leash becomes a safety tool rather than a training one. With Corgis' big necks and powerful front ends, a leash correction with a flat buckle collar probably really won't make a big impression. I think most of the show people use some sort of slip lead, but you need to be careful and if you aren't used to one I would only start to use it under an instructor's direction.
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