How do I leash train my 8 week old puppies?

Question

I want to leash train my almost 8 week old pups. I have the leashes and the collars/harnesses. Now what do I do??? They just sit and look at me. If I take the leash off, they run around just fine but I think it's important to have some control over them as I live in an apartment and don't have a yard. I also live in Taiwan.

Answer 1

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best time to teach your dog about the leash is when he is a puppy. How to train a puppy for leash usage try the following advice. With a buckle collar and a leash that isn't heavy begin with your puppy wearing it for ten to thirty minutes, three times a day for a week. A puppy should be allowed to just drag it around the house or yard or you can attach the end of the leash to his favorite toy or another already trained dog. Your puppy will probably whine, scratch at the leash, step all over it or try to chew it but be patient and ignore the complaints. To stop the chewing, spray a chewing deterrent all over the leash before play time.

After your puppy has become accustomed to dragging the leash pick up the end and lure him to walk by your left side with a toy or some other enticement.

As with any dog training the key factors for success are rewarding the appropriate behavior and avoiding the inappropriate. To help your dog learn that pulling his leash just doesn't get him what he wants.


You are going to have to not follow when the leash is tight and he is trying to pull you. This might mean that you will have to stop walking your dog for a little while but this is better than reinforcing his pulling habit. Since pulling has worked for your dog up until now, training him otherwise will not just happen from one day to the next. It will take repetition, practice and lots of good yummy treats. Here are some other helpful tidbits for teaching your dog to walk with a loose leash.

* Walk quickly and turn constantly which will cause your dog to pay more attention to you since he doesn't know where you are going to go. The more often you change direction the more he will have to stay focused on you.
* After you become accustomed to walking quickly and turning often, watch for the moment when your dog turns to follow you, click and treat when he catches up to you.
* You might want to stop walking for a couple of seconds after clicking to let your dog understand what he did right. Make sure that the treats are highly motivating to help keep his attention focused on you.
* Always begin practicing something new in a distraction free environment and progress to including more distractions once you dog begins to understand and perform what it is you are trying to teach.

For these exercises you can attach a six-foot leash to your waist or belt. This will allow your hands to be free to click and treat for correct behavior. What you want your dog to understand is that pulling doesn't get him what he wants; in fact, it makes you go the other way.

* The quicker you walk the more your dog will have to stay focused on you and where you are going.
* Using the clicker and treats will help your dog to understand faster than any other device exactly what it is he is doing right. Make sure to always mark the action of him being next to you when leash walking with a click and treat. This will help to reduce the amount of time necessary to teaching good leash behavior.

Your dog has learnt over time that pulling is the way to get around and if you hope to end this habit you will have to use lots of repetitions and lots of delicious treats. You want your dog to choose the treat more than over pulling. Use new ideas and make your training times fun and before you know it your dog will be walking calmly by your side. Adding Lenght to your walks

Answer 2

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Answer 3

At 8 weeks they are still too young to train on a leash, wait at least a month and use a reward system and not abuse when they behave as you want them too, they will soon learn.

Answer 4

Not possible till it's 6 to 8 MONTHS old.

If you want a dog, you have to put with puppy for a year or so. If you want a kitten, you have to put up with a cat for life!

Answer 5

They are TOO young for that....at least wait till they are six months old. that is a very young age to walk them

Answer 6

Take a choker lead.

Answer 7

leave them alone til they're older!