Two year old male heals until distracted and then pulls your arm off. Takes five minutes to get him focused again.
2007-11-28 04:57:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
You will have better sucess with a dog pulling on a leash if you use a gentle leader, a gentle leader takes control of the nose nose, which equals you have full control over your dog without having to use any strength what so ever. It is efficient and it is safe better then using a pinch collar which could result in your dog getting hurt especially if you are unsure of how to use it properly.
Good Luck.
2007-11-28 05:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
About three months ago I was talked into a 9 month old boxer. Yea! Boxers become manageable at about 10 years. I took her to training and she recommended using a Haltie collar. When you use the haltie, it puts pressure on the nose and you get immediate attention. I was reluctant at first, but it works very well. There is no pain involved, just pressure on the nose. When she paid attention, she was immediately rewarded with a dog treat. When I used the pressure on the nose, I yelled OUT really loud. She now associates the word out with staying by me. It doesn't take long...just until the dog is 10. LOL Actually I used the Haltie for about three weeks Now she is a very good walker and she has to be because I have been going to the chiropractor for a month or better because the yanking pulled my elbow joint and my left hand became numb. I am now fine and so is the dog.
2007-11-28 08:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Since you already have him heeling, he just needs to work up to heeling with distractions of varying difficulty. If you take him to places with no distractions and he heels well, then you can step it up a level to a place with some distractions. When he is ok there, then you can move on to places with more distractions.
Instead of physically forcing him or jerking him with a leash, you can get his attention back with his favorite squeaky toy or special treats. If you can see the distraction before he does, you can anticipate his behavior and react to it immediately by making him pay attention to you right then. He learns that it is a good thing to pay attention to you even when there are interesting things going on around him.
2007-11-28 05:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try training the heel on a choke collar under many circumstances with distractions.
2007-11-28 06:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Freckles... 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
One of those "self-steering" leashes may work. It looks like a halter, but the lead wraps around their nose in a way that when they lunge the lead keeps their head where it is and they end up in a nice little curly-cue wrap. They learn pretty quickly that if they don't want to end up looking really stupid that they need to quit lunging and stay by your side.
2007-11-28 05:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Saddle him up! get on, and let the wind take you both on journeys to exotic places, if you don't mind an unpredictable mystery tour. I can picture you both now, with silly grins on your faces but your dog has taken a very ridiculous route through the most hostile cacti covered pieces of desert for miles you are now getting prickly heat in more ways than one, but still you smile.
That dog you have tamed from the wild appears to have turned into an armadillo and this is just too strange........
I could go on but I don't want another violation for being different. Your twit and his pals just reported 2 of my questions from weeks ago. you may recall the ones.
2007-11-28 06:24:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
I've had great success with a nylon "choke" collar. When I'm about to give my new pup a command (sit, come, easy, here, whatever words you use...) I give a quick, gentle, yank to get her attention, she immediately looks at me. In your situation you'll have to be looking ahead for possible distractions.
2007-11-28 05:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by reynwater 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I've had this problem with my Border Collie. She has a bad knack for dropping her head when we begin heeling. I just recently tried a prong collar for the first time (with rubber tips) and it has worked wonders. You do need to make sure you use it correctly tho, so be sure to consult your trainer on this method.
2007-11-28 05:00:42 · answer #8 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
a nice walking tool such as a Sensation Sens-ible harness is a good management tool. with time and practice, you can transition back to a flat collar.
2007-11-28 05:00:30 · answer #9 · answered by no qf 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋