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Originally Posted by Marhcarter  Victoria Stillwell ("It's me or the Dog") suggests walking the dog alone to start (if you have a 2nd dog) and every time she starts to pull, stop, turn around and start walking on the other direction. She pulls, stop & repeat. Continue to do this as many times as it takes for her to realize pulling accomplishes just the opposite of what she wants. Victoria says that the neighbors may think you are crazy, but that it works. Like everything else, consistancy is the key. Do this on every walk untiil she doesn't pull any more. (I watch way too much tv...but it makes sense)  |
Looove Victoria! Up until this week, I only had Sam out in our own yard. Now that he is used to the leash, we have started real walks, and practicing Stillwell's method. The first day, it took us 15 minutes to travel about 50 yards. He's picking up on it really quickly. He will still pull gently, but doesn't lunge or jerk near as much as in the beginning.
Last night we walked 1/2 mile, and it only took 30 minutes, lol.