My friend's HYPER DOG constantly PULLS on the leash during WALKS. It can't be good for him. Suggestions?

Answer 1

we have a dog that is hyper at times...we got him a harness (that goes around his mid section)...that way when he walks it doesn't pull at his neck

Answer 2

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/uwPmA

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

the dog needs good training. The most important thing is that the owner have the proper tools and techniques , and the patience and persistance to train the dog properly.
We got a 1 year old hyper dog and my 14 yr old daughter is soley responsible for the training. We used a video that has been extraordinary and my daughter has done a wonderful job following the instructions to the letter and consistantly working with the dog for 15 -20 minutes a day. Now the dog can take walks with anyone and she is always on her best behavior. Even when she wants to be hyper, she is easily calmed using techniques taught in this video.
The teacher in the video is an award winning police dog trainer - Phillip Paris. He shows the techniques using large and small dogs.
The video is called "The Obedient Minded Dog"
I have looked at many dog training books and videos and this is the one I highly recommend.
Unfortunately it is a little spendy but we got ours from the library- watched it over a few times in the two weeks that we could have it- (you can always renew or check it out again to refresh) and used the techniques picked up every day for 15 -20 minutes a day.
Here is website and other information:
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I hope this helps, it has been a sanity saver for us!

Answer 4

I know a dog that did that too. It is not persay really bad for the dog, b ut it is not the best for him.the worst thing it will do is ruin the leash. It also, if you don't do anything teach the dog more bad habits. One thing you can do, if you take the time,is everytime he bites the leash sit him down, gentily put your hane over his noes and grab lightly between his teeth. If you do this right he will drop the leash. If that is to complecated, each time he grabs the leash, take it off and make him wait till he calms down.When he is ready put the leash back on and start over. Hope that helps!

Answer 5

The dog needs training and exercise. The owner needs training.
Look at Petco/Petsmart, they usually offer basic training classes.

Teaching a dog to walk properly on a leash is very important.... it's also good for the dog's psychology as he needs to know he's not alpha... and when the dog is pulling, he's showing who runs the show.

Answer 6

Have them try a GENTLE LEADER. We have a Springer Spaniel who pulled so hard on the leash that she bruised her windpipe. We got the Gentle Leader and now we can walk her every night! She is just fine on the GL, but when I tried the other day to not use it, she pulled and pulled again.

Try it, it has worked for my dog, my mom's and a friends.

Answer 7

Along with good training from a professional your friend can use a pincher collar . Don't let the name scare you , it is very humane and doesn't harm the dog if used properly . Be gentle but firm with the dog . A frightened dog will not learn . Give lots of praise for good behavior and understanding for not so good behavior .

Answer 8

heve your friend hold the leash above the dog so it has to stay beside them. whenn it trys to pull lift up just enough to keep it from pulling. [dont pull legs off teh ground that can hurt it.] practice with the dog everyday and it will learn not to pull.

Answer 9

Okay a great way to fix this problem is leash training.

Here are a few things you can do:

1.) Here is the easier way to train him not to pull on the leash with out extensive training:

Okay so when you go on your walk and the dog leaps ahead of you all the way to the end of the leesh and starts to pull. Immediately stop in your tracks and dont give him any slack to go further. When he stops pulling against the leash then give him more slack and start your walk again. If you repeatedly do this he will learn that when he starts pulling against the leash it will get him no where at all and he will will calmly wait for your to catch up or you give him more slack. This has worked quite well for my puppy and my neighbor's dog also.

2.) Okay this is the more comlicated way to get your neighbor's dog to stop pulling. But he and you will have a better walk since he wont walk around you and twist and turn all over.

The best place to start would be in his house. If you start outside it will be too distracting for him. Once inside put the leash and collar on him like you were fixing him up for a walk. Next get a bag of treats and do a few tricks to warm him up and let him know that you have treats to give. Pick up his leash and pretend your on a walk. Position him so that his body is standing to your left. Keep his leash kind of firm so that he stays in that area beside you as you walk. Praise him every few moments or so with treats or praise or pats on the back when he stays beside you. Of he wanders off or trys to lure him back with treats. Continue to walk him around the house and make sure he stays to your side. (The treats and praise help him to stay next to you so these are important to have.) After a few days of practicing this try and give him less treats or praise. And go longer periods of time without them when he is beside you. This will eventually lead up to when you dont have to treat him anymore. After you think he is comfortable with staying at your side and knows he is supposed to stay there when on his leash try adding a few distractions. Like have someone walk in front of you and the dog a few times and have little kids scream and shout. This will prepare him for being outside. Since outside has many distractions he is going to need a lot of practice. Once you think he is ready to go outside, take him on a walk. Do exactly what you have been doing inside. Let him know you have treats and make him stay on your side with treats and praise. Once he gets the idea again he should catch on. When he starts to wander off lure him back with treats and praise. Eventually he will get the idea and you wont have to constantly praise him and treat him. It will become a regular thing to both of you and you will both enjoy walks better when you walk at the same pace and you arent constantly tugging on his leash when he smells something. Both of you will enjoy walks better.

Also a tip is to keep is leash tightened when you first start the training this will prevent him from straying off. As he gets better give him more slack.

I hope these training tips help you out.and your neighbor. The first tip I stated would probably be the best to try first since it will be easy to teach and your dog can still sniff around as he pleases. Good bye and Happy Holidays!

Answer 10

He needs to take dog to obedience school. Use a choke chain. Call the dogs name before he gives it a good tug.

Teach the dog first to sit and stay and heel. Call and tug. The dog will learn. Professional training will help.

Answer 11

girl i got a puppy hes way way hyper so all i do is put the dog leash around is tummy and bring it up and tie the frist part of shoes and go 4 the walk:P