Walking Without A Fuss - Dog Leash Training
When bringing home a puppy for the first time, it is tempting to want to 'baby' it, since it is so small and cute. However, this will lead to a spoiled and untrained dog in the long run with many different behavior problems that are much more difficult to retrain once the dog is older and the patterns are established.
Dog leash training is one of these issues. Training a dog to a leash is much easier when the dog is a puppy, and is therefore small and easy to handle. When a dog is older, it is much more difficult to train it to the leash since it is physically much more able to pull the owner around and cause problems.
Steps
First let the puppy get used to wearing a dog collar. First thing that a puppy would do after being introduced to a collar is scratch it, roll around, and use a lot of different means just to remove it off his neck.
It is going to be complicated to watch this whole procedure but you have to control yourself and remember that you are not to remove the collar until the time that the puppy has relaxed and becomes preoccupied with something else. This way, he would realize that no matter what behavior he shows he can not have the collar removed and that his collar can come on or off any time.
The next step in dog leash training is to do the same sort of process with the leash. The leash should be attached to the puppy's collar and the puppy should be able to drag it around with him while he is playing.
Soon enough, he will forget the leash, just as he did the collar, which is when the owner will be ready to move to the next step. One important safety precaution with this step is to never leave the puppy unsupervised while dragging the leash around, in case he gets caught on something.
The final step is for the owner to train the dog to be comfortable having someone hold the end of his leash. The owner will need to walk around the house while holding the dogs leash. The leash should stay loose between the owner and the puppy so the dog is always by the owners area. If the dog tries to pull his owner, the owner must stop walking and call the dog so the god will be on the owners side again.
As soon as this happens, it would be safe for the owner to start walking again just as long as the puppy stays at the said where the lash is hanging freely. The puppy must be commended from time to time if he is doing well so that he knows that it is pleasurable walking that way.
Dog leash training is one of these issues. Training a dog to a leash is much easier when the dog is a puppy, and is therefore small and easy to handle. When a dog is older, it is much more difficult to train it to the leash since it is physically much more able to pull the owner around and cause problems.
Steps
First let the puppy get used to wearing a dog collar. First thing that a puppy would do after being introduced to a collar is scratch it, roll around, and use a lot of different means just to remove it off his neck.
It is going to be complicated to watch this whole procedure but you have to control yourself and remember that you are not to remove the collar until the time that the puppy has relaxed and becomes preoccupied with something else. This way, he would realize that no matter what behavior he shows he can not have the collar removed and that his collar can come on or off any time.
The next step in dog leash training is to do the same sort of process with the leash. The leash should be attached to the puppy's collar and the puppy should be able to drag it around with him while he is playing.
Soon enough, he will forget the leash, just as he did the collar, which is when the owner will be ready to move to the next step. One important safety precaution with this step is to never leave the puppy unsupervised while dragging the leash around, in case he gets caught on something.
The final step is for the owner to train the dog to be comfortable having someone hold the end of his leash. The owner will need to walk around the house while holding the dogs leash. The leash should stay loose between the owner and the puppy so the dog is always by the owners area. If the dog tries to pull his owner, the owner must stop walking and call the dog so the god will be on the owners side again.
As soon as this happens, it would be safe for the owner to start walking again just as long as the puppy stays at the said where the lash is hanging freely. The puppy must be commended from time to time if he is doing well so that he knows that it is pleasurable walking that way.
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