puppy dog question,I have just rehomed an 8month old Springer spaniel cross labrador,?

Question

except for one thing she is terrible walking on a lead,she really pulls,has anyone any tips please,thank you.

Answer 1

Whenever he/she pulls, stop very quickly and march in the opposite direction. Do this whenever pulling occurs....dogs do NOT like this.As soon as he/she pulls, turn opisite direction.

Answer 2

Take some treats with you, keep the puppy on a short leash close to your side. Start walking slowly, pat your leg and say "stay close", give lots and lots of praise as well as a treat when she walks beside you. When she tries to pull, stop immediately. It would help if she knew how to sit here so you could tell her to sit. When she's calm, in a cheerful voice, tell her stay close and walk again. Give her lots of praise and a few treats for correct behaviour and stop dead the second she pulls. She'll soon discover that her walks are fun if she stays with you. You do need to give her a bit of latitude because she's a high energy puppy, but she can definitely learn not to pull.

Once she has the hang of it a bit and still pulls some, give her a correction via a short, sharp jerk on the leash, or if she's really not paying attention, turn about face quickly and keep going in the opposite direction.

If you can find somewhere to take her that does clicker training, you have a dog who would very likely respond really well to it. Dogs who learn through clicker training, remember much longer and learn very quickly because it's all based on positive reinforcement,

Haltis are a tool people use, but their dogs are never trained, only restrained, and they don't develop much of a relationship with their dogs because they just don't put the time into it. If you work with your dog, the trust is there and you'll have a dog who's much more of a companion.

Answer 3

Use a Halti (around the muzzle) or a harness which may not work as well. You may want to consult a trainer is this a serious problem but you also have to consider that this is a energetic puppy. Both of those breeds are usually energetic and sometimes stubborn. My advice is when you walk make you go in the direction you want to go and do not let him take the lead. If he makes a "break for it" as in taking a very hard pull, give him a slight correction with a tug on the lead and go on again about your walk. A short lead may also help with this.

Answer 4

The pulling is because you have not shown her to stay at your side. The puppy's head should never be any further than your knee while walking. She should walk with you, not on her own.

To stop this problem, there are several ways. Don't use the "jerking" method. It can cause damage to neck bones and structure.

Just take one step at a time until she learns that you will not walk unless she is right at your side.

I place the dog next to me. I start walking and if he gets ahead of me, I stop walking until he backs up and stands at my side. This can take several minutes of standing, the first few times, but then the dog gets the idea why you aren't going anywhere and quickly corrects itself. With time, the stopping stops, and the dog continues at your side. When it pulls forward, and you stop, always say "heel" and the dog will associate that word with the command to go to your side.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Whenever he/she pulls, stop very quickly and march in the opposite direction. Do this whenever pulling occurs....dogs do NOT like this.As soon as he/she pulls, about turn.

Answer 6

Get a Halti harness, or a chest harness can work with some dogs, but I have had better luck with a Halti.

Answer 7

USE A HARNESS AND WHEN SHE PULLS QUICKLY PULL HER BACK AND LET GO AS SOON AS SHE PULLS ALMOST

Answer 8

I don't know.