Does your dog pull on the lead? do you want a calm and enjoyable walk
When using positive reward based training, consistency is key to getting your dog to walk nicely on the lead and the effort is well worth it.
Why it might not be working – What was your dog bred to do? Are they a hunting or working breed they have an outward focus? picture your spaniels, border collies and huskies. for example Do they find pulling naturally reinforcing? Is the environment more rewarding than being with you? Is your dog struggling with emotions? Fear? Excitement? impulsiveness? Unless we address the underlying issues training may not work
We don’t just teach loose lead walking – We need to teach impulse control, calm behaviours, frustration management so they can learn how to learn and proximity training. And build duration gradually.
We should always set our dogs up for success. Calm behaviours before we leave the house is important. For example, having good doorway manors even before we leave the house so they don’t explode into the outdoors.
Dogs learn to be persistence and if we don’t train consistently the dog will learn that if he keeps pulling we will eventually give in and the more we practice, the sooner the dog will learn what we expect from them through clear but kind instruction, the better,.
Sometimes its hard as life is busy and sometimes we just need to get somewhere but there are certain management techniques we can use to differentiate between training mode and not.
Rewards – We don’t work for free so we should we expect the dog to? We look at what motivates the individual and let them choose what they want to work for. Is it a food type? Is it the way the reward is delivered? A toy? affection? Rewarding at the right time is important.
Equipment…..Collar? Harness? What type? Extender lead? Short lead? Long line? We can advise you on what works and what doesn’t.
There are many different exercises to teach the value of the dog being next to us as part of our one to one dog training, puppy training classes and various dog training courses.
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