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Maximo · 08-21-2010, 08:46 AM

Check out this thread for some ideas: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...h-pulling.html

I used the method described by Chattiesmom and Quicksilver to cure Maximo of pulling. Instead of just changing direction whenever he started pulling, I made him follow me in all kinds of crazy patterns. We don't have sidewalks, so this was easy to do on our quiet street where we usually walk. I moved in crazy-eight patterns, crisscrossing the street, moving forward and backward. Max had no choice but to follow and focus on me.

For your other training, try a new reward and reserve that reward only for this specific type of training. When I introduced fresh chicken, Maximo went nuts. Once you have established the ability to follow commands outside, give the reward only intermittently.

Hope some of this helps.

08-21-2010, 08:46 AM	#2
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,041	Check out this thread for some ideas: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...h-pulling.html I used the method described by Chattiesmom and Quicksilver to cure Maximo of pulling. Instead of just changing direction whenever he started pulling, I made him follow me in all kinds of crazy patterns. We don't have sidewalks, so this was easy to do on our quiet street where we usually walk. I moved in crazy-eight patterns, crisscrossing the street, moving forward and backward. Max had no choice but to follow and focus on me. For your other training, try a new reward and reserve that reward only for this specific type of training. When I introduced fresh chicken, Maximo went nuts. Once you have established the ability to follow commands outside, give the reward only intermittently. Hope some of this helps.