We are working on the same thing with Katie Scarlett. I have a 4 foot leash for now with her and a comfy harness. Whenever she gets ahead of me and I feel a tug, I stop dead in my tracks like our trainer said to do. Until she makes eye contact with me and lets slack on the leash, we stay. It is really helping us. She is almost to the point now to where she will catch herself if she starts getting ahead of me. She will slow down or stop and let me get in line with her. Good luck to you!
And I know I read somewhere (can't remember if it's YT or in a book) but you want to be careful of mulch. Some mulch is toxic to dogs. I do not let Katie Scarlett go near any kind of mulch because I do not know what kind it is. I'm sure someone can give you more specifics on that. I know I read that somewhere and I am thinking it was on here.
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