Dogs » Pulling on lead advice
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This question is related to: Saara the dog | Age: | 1 year |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Breed: | german shepard cross |
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| Neutered: | Yes |
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Pulling on lead advice
Hi everyone,
The latest edition to my family, is constantly pulling on the lead whilst out. We bought her a nose harness from pets at home, the harness was set up by a staff member, however she (dog) has worked out how to take the harness off whilst out. My question is does anyone know how to stop her pulling or know of a different harness to use. the one we have is:
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/halti-dog-head-collar-by-the-company-of-animals-37019
Thanks again
18/2/12 Answer this question
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Chicco
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Dealing with rottweilers and often taking strange males into my home that do not have lead manners then I come across this a lot.
You can use the head collar but you are best off buying a "halti training lead" which has a clip either end. This then can be clipped onto the halti with one clip and the collar the other... which gives a double ended control. This helps. However this is a temporary training method and not an overall result.
However the very best thing is to invest the time and effort into teaching the heel position in the first place.
To do this don't worry if the dog get NOWHERE for a few days. You start the walk and the second she gets ahead of you then you turn around and go the other way. EVERY time. If she wants to spend her whole walk going 100 yards up and down the road then so be it. She will learn that she gets nowhere if in front of you.
If you can invest the time and effort there is also "the umbilical cord method".. whereby you clip the lead to your waist while indoors and the dog has no choice but to follow you wherever you are... and when not then they are confined to crate if possible or small room if not.
All training takes time and effort but is worth it in the end. Please ask again if you need more help.
18/2/12
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stuart
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thank you Chicco.
As she is a year old it will take time to get her out of the bad habits that she has got into. Just persevere and in time she will get better. You will need to be assertive but in a calm way whenever you are out with her.
18/2/12
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Chicco
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Forgot to mention NILIF... google it and use this method to whatever degree necessary but it is a good silent rank reduction programme that is very useful with headstrong dogs...
lol... I know all about them....
21/2/12
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