I have a 5 month old Enlish Springer Spaniel and i have never been able to walk him on the lead without him pulling so hard on the lead that he practically chokes himself, but he doesn't learn if he stops pulling he won't choke, i've tried turning and walking the other way but he just leaps ahead, i've tried stopping altogether, he stops but then as i walk on again he gallops off again, i've also done the up and down the garden thing with treats and he does it perfectly but as soon as we get out the gate he's off and if he does come to heal for a split second i say good boy and offer a treat straight away but he's not interested he just wants to leap ahead again.
Please any advise will be much appreciated as it's got to the point where i don't want to walk him as i don't want him to keep choking himself the whole time we're out
2007-10-27 11:06:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Thank you all so much for your answers and really good advise, i will look into buying a Halti collar and most likley some dog training classes if not for him then for me :-)
2007-10-27 11:27:43 · update #1
Get a harness.
It won't choke him and you might be able to controll him better.
2007-10-27 11:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by Ameliaaaaa (: 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I also have a Springer Spaniel (Belle) and she had this problem and I solved it by making her sit and stay for a few minutes every time she pulled. This takes patience but believe me it works. Springers are very intelligent dogs and make the connection very quickly. Hope this works for you.
2007-10-27 11:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have a Boston Terrier that chokes himself badly, so I started using a harness. He still pulled pretty hard with the regular harness so I went and got him the "Anti-pull" harness. The thing works great...stops him immediately if he tries to take off after another dog, or a bird, or squirrel, or person...lol...whatever gets his attention. I've been using this harness for about 5 yrs now, and he's so used to having to put it on to go out, he lifts his own legs into it~ LOL It's the Yuppie Puppy Anti-pull harness, and Wal-mart has it for under 10 bucks.
2007-10-27 11:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by songlismom 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is easy. The neck is the strongest part of a dog so don't worry about hurting it. You "must" have a 7 foot "leather" leash with a chain choker collar. The leather is very important because when you tug on the leash, the dog gets the signal to slow its gate . Its the sensitivity of the leather leash. The choaker gets the dogs attention and commands. Start out with simple things like heal and sit etc. Get a book on dog training commands and you will have no problem at all.
2007-10-27 11:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by maur911 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Springers are lovely but headstrong.
Use a "choke chain" instead of a fixed size collar, make sure that you fit it correctly so that is not constricting when the dog is not pulling.
Training classes - soon or it will be too late!
2007-10-27 11:19:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can do what we did with our Springer. He use to do the same thing and it drove us nuts. We switched him over to a choker collar and sure he choked himself a few times. But let me tell ya after a few times of that he soon learnt not to pull so hard and was a pleasure to walk OR if you don't like the choker idea...there is lots of harnesses out there you use.
2007-10-27 11:17:34 · answer #6 · answered by beaglersonthego 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i had the same problem with my 8 month old jack russell i got him a harness and a springy lead i also got a extension lead to clip on to it because i found it was to short.the springy lead worked really good cause when he pulled the lead absorbed the shock and made it hard for him to pull but it does not hurt you arm like norm leads do. it helped a lot i think you should give it a try.(i brought mine from a petwise pet store.) good luck
2007-10-27 11:23:29 · answer #7 · answered by Jade P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my springer fred had this problem when the same age as yours he is 4 yrs now and walks lovely for me, i didnt bother with halters girddles hurdles chokers brokers or smokers , i simply took a small bamboo cane and each time he pulled he would get a crack with the cane !!! only gentle and told to sit , it took a good few weeks but now he wiil walk without a lead with heavey traffic nearby .
2007-10-27 21:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi, if you find an answer that works could you let me know!! i have a cocker spaniel and have tried every lead, collar and halti going. he's now 2 and still pulls on everything i try.
good luck
2007-10-28 01:00:15 · answer #9 · answered by julz 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you should ether get a harness because it will not hurt or Coke them . But also some dogs need that so get a choker they will learn pretty fast. Take him for walks every day ether with one of these on and he will finally start listening. I really hope this information worked.
2007-10-27 11:23:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it all comes down to dog pyschology im afraid your dog believes he is the alpha male and has to lead 'the hunt' or walk ! a harness is not the answer, these are placed on a dogs strongest part of his body ! a halti or gentle leader is the answer its works on the same principle as a lead rein with a horse, if you control his head you control his body ! but you also need to reinforce you status as pack leader in the long run ! hth :-)
2007-10-27 11:14:46 · answer #11 · answered by buffyfan71 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋