My dog won't walk.?

Question

I have a three month old Maltese who HATES being on a leash. She firmly plants her butt down and won't move an inch. This is my 12th dog, and the first time I've ever seen this behavior. Is there a way that I can take her for walks along with the other dogs without dragging her 11/2 pound body along the sidewalk?

Answers that actually help me would be nice.

Wow, I appreciate all of the feedback

Here's what I've already tried/done.
-I hold all the dogs with the leash up at the neck.
-She won't take treats by hand - I have to put them in her bowl and she eats them in her own time. Yep, she's an oddball.
-I've tried leaving the leash on her while I'm home, she will just lay there for hours and hours. Eventually, i have to go somewhere and i take it off.
-I have already tried the choker type collars.
-She loaths her collar. I make her wear it around the house. She has to get used to it, but thats not going to help the walking situation.


She's learning a lot faster than the other dogs I've had, but i just can't seem to get her past little nothing things.

Answer 1

I like what heather said!

Try driving a block from home, and then walking her back..sometimes they will go toward home, better than away..

Leave the leash on her in the house when you are home to supervise that she doesn't get hurt..then, while she is indoors, tug on her leash, and give her a treat..in a few minutes, pull her a bit, while calling her, and reward her for even moving an inch..do the leash training in your home, where it is less frightening..

Don't ever drag her by the leash..that just shows her that she is right in being frightened by it, or hating it....
If she remains stubborn, but I don't think she will, you might want to switch to a harness..

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I've had 2 poodles who have done this exact same thing. When a dog won't walk on a leash there isn't much you can do about it except take it slow. Don't demand the dog walk with you. Start slow; put the dog on a leash and let it roam in the yard for a few minutes. Or just sit outside with you pup and let it wander the length of a 6 ft leash. The gradually move up to very very short walks and make them longer each time you go out. You can also try encouraging her with treats. If she sits when u try to walk her walk the slack out of the leash and bring out her fav treat and get her to come to you. Most likely by using these techniques she will begin to understand what you want her to do when the leash goes on. Age is another factor in determining the readiness of a pup to leash train. My 7 mo old standard poodle refused to walk on a leash until he was just over 5 months old and I had to let him set the pace until he figured out what to do. A couple of times around the block once he realized he wasn't being punished and he has excellent leash manners.

Answer 4

you can train her to love walking next to you.
first of all stop pulling at her
second: do not let her food be available 24-7, give her two meals a day and remove leftover after 15 minutes
third find something she loves, really loves!, like cheese or boiled chicken breast and cut it into pea size cubes for treats
fourth put her leash on and give her a treat, hold the next treat just far enough away that she has to take a step to get it. praise ("yes") and treat. After three or four steps like this just hold out your hand, she will probably move toward it, "yes" and give treat with the other hand keep doing this, but ask her to take more and more steps before each treat. Then start to straithen up so you gradually stand more and more erect - after several lessons you will be able to walk her with only the occassional treat. Then you can fade out the treat completely.

If she has a long history of hating the leash you might have to get her used to that first with lots of praise and the special fantastic-only-for-leash-walking-treats. Sometimes the first step is to get a completely new and different leash. Especially if you have been pulling, popping and jerking at the leash, so that she find it punishing to wear it, because the wearing of the leash in her mind is connected to the pain of getting jerks on the leash.
go to www.clickertraining.com to get a fuller explanation (the above is a bit modified, on the website is the full version)

Answer 5

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/wtT3M

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 6

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/trainingdog

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 7

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Bye

Answer 8

HAving her wear the leash indoors or outdoors without holding it -- but keeping an eye out she doesn't get tangled and hurt -- will help her become accustomed to the lease.

you might enhance her "lease experience" by calling er to you - adn then --- picking up the lease- applying some tension -- to get her attention -- that then give her something "good" -- a scratch in her favorite place, a treat -- and then release the lease.

Over time -- Increase the duration of the tension -- and try picking it up and walking just a bit before giving her a treat

Answer 9

Okay, here's some prety good instructions on how to train a pup to walk on a leash.
http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/training-a-puppy-to-walk-on-a-leash.html

How To Train Your Puppy
To Walk On A Leash

Step 1
This first step can begin as soon as your puppy arrives at his new home. All it involves is getting your young pup familiar with and comfortable wearing a collar. A simple light weight buckle collar is ideal for this task. Place it on your puppy when you feed him or as you are playing, this provides a bit of a distraction from the collar. He'll probably roll around trying to dislodge it, or try his best to scratch it off. When he is doing this it is important that you don't take it off him. Wait till he has settled down and forgotten about it before you take it off.


Step 2
Once your puppy is happy wearing his new collar, it is time to introduce the leash. Same thing again here, you just want to get him comfortable with the leash, and to show him the leash is not to be feared. Any light weight, thin leash is fine for this step. You can buy your puppy a fancy leather leash after he is properly leash trained if you choose. All you need to do is clip the leash onto his collar, let him check it out and drag it around the house (always under your supervision). He'll forget about it after a while.




Step 3
Now that your puppy is comfortable in his collar and with the leash, it is time to pick up the other end of the leash. Make these first leash training sessions short, sharp and fun. At this early stage you will probably find that your puppy loves to follow you around everywhere, use this to your advantage. To start with just walk around the house with the leash in hand, and your puppy trotting along side you. When he is walking along on a loose leash give him plenty of praise, petting and even some treats. When he strains on the leash, stop immediately. Don't yank him back over to you with the leash, just call him back over to you and praise him when he comes. Never ever keep walking when your puppy is pulling on the leash, this only rewards his behavior and reinforces the habit. Your puppy has to learn that when he pulls on the leash, he gets nowhere. If he wants to continue walking, it has to be by your side on a loose leash. The same rule applies if your puppy sits down when you are walking. Don't yank him forward towards you, just call him over and reward him when he arrives. Then set off walking again with your puppy by your side.



This method of training a puppy to walk on a leash is suited to very young puppies, it requires no pulling from you or your dog. The result is a nice loose leash hanging down between you and your dog. All it takes to achieve this is to follow the above steps, then apply some patience and persistence.



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