I have a 4 mo. old puppy, that I have attempted to walk before, but everytime I do, he flips out, literally. I took him to the soccer park and he was flipping and flopping and at one point in time, he was letting me drag him while he lay on the ground. I dragged him for about 3/4 a mile (my arm is killing me!) At the end of it all, it scraped some of the skin off his pads. What can I do to solve this problem and will his paws be okay??
2007-03-15 05:42:31 · 15 answers · asked by Grace Lines, Inc. T 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
You should be reported to the humane society and have your dog taken away. JMO
2007-03-15 05:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by W. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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/6ljiI
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.
2016-07-18 17:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off.... a 4 month old pup should not be expected to walk on lead like an adult dog.
Second off.... It was completely WRONG of you to drag him. He may not ever want to walk on a leash because of that. Who could blame him for flipping out?!
You need to be waayyy more patient with him, he is just a young pup. Give him time. He will (if you havent already scared him too much) learn how to work properly on a leash.
Maybe you should sign up for an obedience course. Not only will it teach him general obedience but it will also show you how to properly train your dog.
Good luck... BE PATIENT!!
2007-03-15 06:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by Abby_Normal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the rest, that you shouldn't have dragged him for that far, you should have picked him up, instead.
When teaching a puppy to walk on a leash, the last thing you want, is for him to associate it with pain.
Put the leash on him, and let him walk around the backyard (or other safe enclosed area) without you holding onto the leash. Let him get used to it.
If he ends up just having a true fear of the leash (I have a dog who is that way), then you can try harnesses, since sometimes it's the pressure on the neck that scares them.
You can't FORCE a puppy to walk on a leash. It'll take patience, and try to associate it with good things.
2007-03-15 05:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a common problem for dogs that are not leash trained.
Let him wear the leash around the house for a few hours. Then pick it up and walk with him around the house. Then around the yard. Then out of the yard but not around others. Then go anywhere. You may need to bait him with treats during the training to keep his focus on you not the leash or his surroundings. I have some other training ideas on my website burdicklabradors.com helpful links page under training.
2007-03-15 05:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by gary b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The leash question is very common on Yahoo Answers. I suggest you do a search with the keywords "leash puppy walk" or something like that and you will find many, many answers. **It's not a good idea to drag your puppy ON SO MANY LEVELS! At any rate, I copied and pasted the link to the best answer I found. If it doesn't work --even if it does-- I think you should do a search like I suggested. Good luck!:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiugJJpd3fsb4qsYHdM7F.YjzKIX?qid=20060906202342AAgnzkk
2007-03-15 05:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by LakeviewChitown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK it was not fair to drag a dog that far comon sense should have told you to pick him up, but i understand it was a mistake and you wont do it again, so try taking him to dog training classes there are experts there and they will give better advice than anybody on here and you might meet some friends to give you advice but dont tell anymore people about how far you dragged him.Oh and his paws will get better but dont dragg him again.
2007-03-15 06:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by woohootoodles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring him to an enclosed area. Let him walk with the leash. Get him used to it. Hold leash and coax with treats to get him to walk with you. First couple of times out bring treats. Just little ones and continually give to him while walking. Eventually he will see the leash as a reward not punishment. Good Luck
2007-03-15 05:49:37 · answer #8 · answered by AJC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't imagine that you thought it was okay to drag the dog that far..
You need to teach the poor thing to walk on a leash. Dogs don't just know how to walk nicely on a leash.. They naturally want to check things out, and aren't used to being controlled...
2007-03-15 05:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by DP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding?
Are you related to the sub humans that drug a black man behind a pickup truck until he died a few years ago?
How would you feel if you were terrified and someone put a rope around your neck and pulled you along faster than you could walk?
What is wrong with you?
2007-03-15 06:04:06 · answer #10 · answered by raz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while your puppy is in the house leave the leash attached to his collar or harness. this allows him to get use to the leash when you leave the room and he follows you quietly pick up the lead and let the puppy lead you. eventually you will be leading him
2007-03-15 05:50:01 · answer #11 · answered by princess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋