Leash Pulling?

Question

My Husky is 7 months old & likes 2 pull on her leash & I wanna get her 2 stop B4 she gets in2 a habit of doing it when she is stronger

PLZ don't say a trainer.

Answer 1

It is common for puppies (even seven month old ones) to pull. Huskies are pullers by nature. The best way to train your larger pup is to keep her at your side. The easiest way to do this is to start your walk with the leash short and next to your side. When she starts pulling stop walking. When you feel the resistance stop on the leash start your walk again and ask her to "heel" she will pull again. You will have to work with her daily and stop each time the pulling begins. With my dog, I actually had to reverse direction when he pulled. He got tired of not going forward and he started heeling so I would not stop walking. If your dog is too excited at the beginning of the walk, tire her by running or playing ball with her before you start your walk. She will behave better if she is a bit tired. It is a long process, but you will be happy you stuck with it. Both of my smaller dogs walk nicely on a leash with no pulling.

Answer 2

Though a trainer will help greatly - here's how you do it yourself.

First I don't recommend the halti or gentle leader. They are head harnesses and though they control your dog they also distract your dog and takes it's focus away from you. They also DO NOT train your dog not to pull so when it's off the leash or on a different collar your husky will pull anyway.

DO NOT use a choke collar either. Those apply even pressure against the throat and cause serious damage to the trachea and esophagus.

What worked great for my Golden Retriver and English Setter was a prong collar. Yes they look mean and horrible but despite how they look they actually are the best. They correct the dog in the most natural way. They mimick the alpha dog in correction (nipping at the throat or chest). It doesn't hurt or cause any sort of discomfort.

All you have to do is put your husky in sit by your side. With the prong collar and LOOSE LEASH start walking forward. Make sure the leash is loose, enough to let your husky pull forward.

Don't let your husky apply pressure, do not drag or apply pressure constantly - it defeats the purpose of the collar.

As your dog is walking and then starts pulling turn suddenly and give a slight tug (called a correction). Continue to walk, when your husky starts pulling turn again and give a correction.

Make sure to use the command either heel, let's go, walk, etc. You're training your husky onto the word so eventually you can not only never use the prong collar again but switch back to the flat collar you will also be able to walk your husky WITH OUT a leash!!

It doesn't take very long but does take maintanence just like any other training.

Good Luck

Answer 3

The way I've always trained my dogs not to pull is by keeping the leash short but a little on the loose side to start with and the dog by my left side. Start walking forward while you say "easy" or "heel", depending on how formal you want to be. When the dog starts to pull, reverse direction while saying the same word you used when you started walking. (Make your 180 degree turn to your right so that the dog has to walk around you.) Keep doing this until the dog gets the idea. Then reward the dog with a walk, reversing direction and reiterating the command "easy" or "heel" each time the dog pulls on the leash. Whenever your dog is not pulling, remember to tell her what a good dog she is in a very enthusiastic voice. Good luck! Like I said...this worked for me more than once!

Answer 4

use a choke collar when training a large breed dog to walk on a leash and the advice you have been given below is very good, walk with a shorter leash and keep him by your left side and say heel when he pulls, eventually he will tire of pulling away from you. You should give him food treats when he starts responding to heel and walks by your side on his own without pulling. always praise him when he does what you want but let him know you are in charge, no yelling no hitting.

Answer 5

First, teach her to sit on command. Then, when she is walking and being good, praise her in a happy, high pitched voice, almost a "gushy" whimper (don't laugh - it works with dogs) Every time she pulls, lower your voice, and then make her sit down. This will take some time, so don't get discouraged.

Answer 6

You do realize you have a sled dog, one that was meant for pulling. Right? Use a prong collar and make sure it is fitted the right way otherwise it will not work. Visit this site it show how to properly fit a prong collar as well as some training information that you can use.
http://www.leerburg.com/equip.htm#prong

Answer 7

Try luring her with a treat beside you. If she is too distracted, get a head halter (Gentle Leader's are great) and learn how to use that. It deters pulling as well as other negative behaviours and is a great training aid!

Answer 8

keep pulling your husky back on your leash he will stop keep doing it ontil he stops

Answer 9

If you don't say trainer you need one.