How do I stop my dog pulling on her leash?

Answer 1

Try getting a gentle leader for her. You can get one at petsmart. I would take her with you when you get it so you can get the best size for her. Don't pull back when she pulls with the gentle leader on.

Answer 2

Tugging on a leash can cause arousal and lead to leash or barrier frustration.

Stop walking when your dog pulls. You dog won't be getting what she wants. Stay still until your dog turns to look at you. When she looks at you, the leash will be slack. reward her by moving again in the direction she wanted to go.

She'll soon figure out she doesn't get to go anywhere when she pulls, and she gets to move when she doesn't.

If she refuses to look at you, start taking steps backwards, it is called Penalty yards.

Good luck and avoid the Dog Whisperer like the plague to dogs he is.

Answer 3

Try being a tree when she pulls. Stop moving. When she figures out she isn't getting anywhere, she'll look at you, which causes the leash to slack up. Reward her with a treat then move forward again.

You can also try something called a Sense-ible harness. It is a simple harness that really stops pulling. It works beautifully on my pitbull.

Answer 4

Not all, but many dogs respond well to the use of a training collar, called a prong collar. Mny think they look cruel (I did). But, when used properly, they are much less harmful to the dog than a choker. They pinch the dog's skin when either they pull, or you 'rein' them like a horse. My dogs quickly learned how to avoid the pinch!
(I have a Rottweiller, & a large shepherd-bull mix.) The Rottie was a big puller, and the Halti-collar had helped, but not to the extent that the prong has! I recommend searching for instructions on how to use the prong collar on the internet. (I read that autopsies were performed on lots of dogs --some of which had only chokers used on them, others who had had only prongs. The chokers had caused tracheal damage a whole lot more than the prongs. That's easy for me to believe, after seeing how my dogs have responded to the prong. Now I enjoy our walks, even with both at the same time!

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Answer 5

omg ! my dog does this.. hes 4 though.. and a fully grown german shepard so its even funnier seing him do it because hes like a big baby.. whenever we go for walks he swats the leash with his paw andwraps is around his front leg, then waits for me to walk away far enough for ot to get tugged, and he unties it. its a little game he plays. its ok tho, hes just having his fun.

Answer 6

a sharp tug and no then make her sit and while shes learning give her a treat then slowly phase the treats out. she'll catch the drift. If it gets worse read up on it or consult a vet.

Answer 7

I use a Sporn collar/halter on my dogs.
Does not stop them from pulling entirely but they don't pull near as much as they did before.
http://www.sporn.com/product_info.php?products_id=28

Answer 8

Watch the show called "The Dog whisperer".

Answer 9

i pull mine back just a bit not to hurt him n tell no n dont pull he listens to taht over my father yelling at him not to pull

Answer 10

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