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Dog Lead Pullling - Quick Tips
Lead pulling - products to help | quick tips | training notes
A FREE Pawsability - How to stop your dog pulling and walk nicely to heel - training note is available with the gentle leader and halti-harness - but here's some hints and tips to keep you on your feet for now.....
- Break the pulling habit - Is your dog already a committed lead puller? If you do have a pulling dog, breaking the habit is half the battle - after all - practice makes perfect! That's where halters such as a Gentle Leader or harnesses like the Halti-Harness come in useful. If your dog is already a committed puller, then every time they get to pull whilst you're not actually training, is really working against your training. Not all harnesses and halters are the same - harnesses where you attach your lead to the shoulders simply help the dog to build up their pulling muscles. And, some halters are too easily pawed off the nose.
- Momentum gives a dog more force allowing them to pull harder on the lead. The first step then is to teach your dog to stop pulling whilst you're standing still. Then to stop him pulling as you take one step, then two, and so on. Simply stand still and wait for him to stop pulling, then praise him.
- Have you ever taught your dog that walking to heel is a "nice" thing to do? Use clicker training to lure him to your leg and teach him that heel is a nice place to be.
- Start at the beginning - if your dog jumps about madly in the house when you go to get the lead, then you need to teach him to be calm and sit nicely before putting the lead on. Excitement also increases energy and gives your dog the ability to pull harder on the lead. Again, clicker training is excellent to teach him to be calmer.
- Harnesses and halters are training aids - they help to break your dog's pulling habit, and that's half the battle. Then you can train your dog to walk to heel, and prevent them getting the opportunity to pulling on the lead. Every time your dog gets to pull on the lead in the middle of your training program, they are getting a chance to perfect the pulling habit and reducing the effect of all your hard training work. The Gentle Leader is great for dogs who don't mind anything around their noses and the halti-harness provide a really different and effective method of control.
