Try walking him with a leash around your home or backyard before venturing further outdoors.
Not exact matches
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Walk the dog
with a slip collar and on a short
leash, but
try to stay relaxed so that the
leash is not tight.
Once your puppy or dog understands that being next to you is rewarding,
try walking around the room
with a loose
leash.
She is learning how to
walk on
leash, although she often
tries to start a game of tug
with the
leash.
Then just build from there,
try to
walk with her in house on the
leash, when she pulls just stop, tell her to come and let her sit next to you; then continue.
We sent them an over-exuberant eleven month old Aussie that was more than happy to totally ignore me when I called her and eager to
try to drag me wherever she wanted to go when I
tried to take her for a
walk; they brought us back a well - mannered, yet lively and playful dog that comes when she is called,
walks with me off
leash without a problem, and stays wherever I ask her to stay for extended lengths of time when needed.
The one
with the dog that's straining at the
leash and hacking away while dragging their human along for the ride as they
try to smile when people ask the dreaded «Who's
walking who?»
Some cats can be trained to
walk with a harness and
leash, but this is not something to
try for the first time the day of the trip!
He seems okay
with her when I have her on a
leash walking her around the yard, but the minute she
tries to play or if she runs around, he is right on her.
If it gets so bad that there is a tug of war happening every time you attempt to
walk,
try spraying the lower end of the
leash with a bitter type spray (available at your local pet supply shop) or wrapping the
leash in tin foil (have you ever chewed on it...?)
When your dog is barking at people or other dogs on the
walk, you could
try a flick of the
leash to indicate to the dog that you are not pleased
with his behaviour versus the approaching person or dog.
Is he constantly tripping you up, or starting to play tug - o - war
with the
leash when you're
trying to
walk him?
Before
trying to hike
with your dog, you should be sure your dog knows how to
walk on a loose
leash.