Hello,
I went through the threads when I first joined a couple of weeks ago and saw a thread on dogs that pull on their leashes. This has been the main issue I'm working on with my dog, and now I can't find that thread. (I thought I bookmarked it, ) Anybody recall a thread that has good info on this problem? I try to take her for a long walk each day, about an hour, along with 2 shorter walks, about 20 minutes each. On the long walk, she will pull for about the first 20-30 minutes, then she starts to get tired and the leash goes slack. I will tell her easy, and give her treats randomly at this point.
My trainer is on vacation right now, and I can't remember what she said to do other than stop and let the dog hit the end of the line. Then turn around and walk the other direction a little bit. This isn't working, I think she thinks it's a game.
In all, I consider myself lucky. She's normally a calm dog, does the basics, and just needs a bit of consistency in her life. Not bad for a dog we picked up from a rescue organization. Now if I can get her interested in fetching a ball. She'll fetch the rope, but has no interest in a ball.
Thanks in advance.
I went through the threads when I first joined a couple of weeks ago and saw a thread on dogs that pull on their leashes. This has been the main issue I'm working on with my dog, and now I can't find that thread. (I thought I bookmarked it, ) Anybody recall a thread that has good info on this problem? I try to take her for a long walk each day, about an hour, along with 2 shorter walks, about 20 minutes each. On the long walk, she will pull for about the first 20-30 minutes, then she starts to get tired and the leash goes slack. I will tell her easy, and give her treats randomly at this point.
My trainer is on vacation right now, and I can't remember what she said to do other than stop and let the dog hit the end of the line. Then turn around and walk the other direction a little bit. This isn't working, I think she thinks it's a game.
In all, I consider myself lucky. She's normally a calm dog, does the basics, and just needs a bit of consistency in her life. Not bad for a dog we picked up from a rescue organization. Now if I can get her interested in fetching a ball. She'll fetch the rope, but has no interest in a ball.
Thanks in advance.