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06-05-2011, 01:31 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Holland, MI
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| Romeo refuses to walk on a Leash/Harness So, my little boy Romeo thinks he is such a badass that he can outright refuse to walk when I put him on a harness.. he will literally just sit there and not move.. and look at me like i'm stupid.. I try to get him excited by trying to run or call his name but he still refuses to move. I've even tried just putting the leash on his collar to see if he would walk then and he still wouldnt. I take him to a park by my house where there are trails that go thru the woods and he'll follow me the entire time but its because ill let him go without putting a leash on him... but of course I dont want to just let him go free without a leash by roads.. and it'd be nice to not have to DRIVE to the park to be able to walk him back on the trails... any suggestions?
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06-05-2011, 02:32 PM | #2 |
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| I would love to see Victoria Stillwell get my Becca to walk on a lead...she is 5 yrs and NOTHING has worked...she refuses, no treat or toy can change her mind.. I stopped trying and she goes in the stroller or I carry her while the others walk..but never Becca...I hope you can train yours...I gave up...I perfer to carry 3 pounds of Yorkie then fight with her...and live with her attitude when she is pissed off....live is better for all if Becca is happy. |
06-05-2011, 03:07 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | My Pixie is 5 1/2 and will not walk on a leash. If I drop the leash she will walk. If I pick it up she stops instantly. I have tried everything and she won't budge. I am glad to know I am not the only one with a little diva. lol
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06-06-2011, 07:19 AM | #4 |
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| Does he have an absolute FAVORITE treat?! Something really good. Chicken, cheese, etc. Put some on a stick and while you're walking, hold it out so the dog has to walk or move forward in order to get it. Or you could teach the dog 'touch' so you could use a clicker stick also... Victoria Stillwell has used this often. You could also try simply throwing the treats forward so he goes to get them. Also have him have the leash on all the time... even in the house, just let him drag it around. Eventually he will HAVE to move. And he will realize it's not that bad. First teach him to LOVE his harness before even trying to walk. Here is an example: I would definitely get a hold on this now... you don't want a dog that refuses to walk. How unfun is that? I think any dog can be trained how to walk on a leash, some just take more time and patience and positive reinforcement than others. I started watching an 8 week old Rottweiler puppy and it took him 6 weeks of walking every day to get him to finally learn how to walk on a leash. We couldn't let him get away with it because we knew one day he'd be entirely too big to carry, LOL I have seen puppy mill dogs who have never even seen the grass or any part of the world except a cage learn how to walk on a leash so I know you can get your little Yorkie to do it!! Good luck!!!
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06-06-2011, 07:28 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia
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| My Tessie use to do this when she was younger, she would just sit down, but then when I got Hobbes he didn't care so she started walking on the leash to follow him. Calvin doesn't care he will walk on a leash. but Sassy doesn't like it and likes to fight with Tessie if we are walking so like you said to keep peace and not deal with her attitude I pick her up and carry her. Sure is hard giving into a 6 lb terror.They are never outside without a leash.
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06-06-2011, 08:06 AM | #6 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| I have the same problem with Lexi. I thought maybe the breeder or someone had done something to her since we bought her at 5mo. of age. When you put the leash on her, she freezes. She will not budge. She is overweight and I have to get her started on this because I want to put her on the treadmill, since I am unable to walk her. Keeping fingers crossed. |
06-06-2011, 09:36 AM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Middlesbrough, UK
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| oh god the trouble i had with bella trying to get her to walk on the lead was a nightmare she just would not move! people would look at me and laugh! it was so annoying lol but i just kept going out a lil everyday and now she loves going out on walks just persistance is all i would say and it will work i thought i would never be walking bella hehe
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06-06-2011, 10:04 AM | #9 |
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| My ZoE is the exact opposite. I can't move her harness or leash without her getting excited, because she associates it with something she likes...going out somewhere, a car ride, seeing people, etc. It's trained me to put it away when I first get home & not just drop it on the table to be put away later, cos it just causes all kinds of commotion.
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06-08-2011, 09:57 AM | #10 | |
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BTW, only took Maddie about a week before I moved from inside the house to on our back patio with a loose leash and then into the yard and then me holding the leash around the house/ yard and then FINALLY moving out the front door. I still get so proud of her because I know how much of her courage she has to tap in to for these tasks that come so natural for Monkey!
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06-09-2011, 07:23 PM | #11 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Berkeley, CA
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| I second BRITSTER's reply. My very sensitive yorkie pup was adamant she was not going to walk on a leash. First, I spent a lot of time getting her used to the harness - just in the house and the yard. Then I added the leash - huge setback, so she just wore it all the time. I took her out in my front yard with her favorite high value treat. Nothing. I could cover the sidewalk in it, she wouldn't move. Finally, I decided to involve the other dogs. My partner took the two poodles out on a leash, and I took the yorkie. The poodles went sled-dogging down the block, and my partner stopped them about 12 feet ahead of us. I waited the puppy out, and she eventually made a dash to join them (reward, reward, clap, high pitched happy sounds) - then we did it again. After about an hour, we'd walked one block. It was exhausting. But that was it. We turned around and headed home, and that only took about ten minutes. I started walking her with at least one of the trained dogs and she got used to that. Next step, I took her out by herself. She managed. We're still working on making walks fun - instead of a chore - but she is walking on a harness and leash and I know she's safe out there.
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06-11-2011, 06:31 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Crewe
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| My 10 week old Yorkie puppy will not walk on a collar. Whenever we put it on her she would just flip around and scratch it, and throw a huge tantrum if you attached a lead to it. We bought a fleece lined harness from doggames.com: The Leading Dogs Site on the Net and it solved all of our problems with her. Apparently it acts like a body wrap and calms the dog down, and it seems to have that effect on Lola. Plus it's really cute Also walking her with other dogs worked wonders. I took her out with the neighbours dog (well behaved miniature poodle and she was as good as gold, just following the other dog. I'm going to carry on doing that until she is comfortable to walk on her own.
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