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Originally Posted by Maximo  How long does he stop when he does this?
First, when you go walking, never show any annoyance or aggravation when he does this. When I am aggravated with Max, he shuts down and communication is lost.
Keep your feet pointing forward in the direction you want to move at all times. Do not turn to face him. Say, "Let's go" with enthusiasm (or some other key phrase -- always use the same one). Lightly swing the leash (if it isn't taught), but don't tug at him. If he doesn't move, ignore him and stand there with your feet pointing forward. If he still doesn't move after 15 - 20 seconds, try "Let's go" again.
Do not pick him up.
Don't worry about looking silly. I have walked in circles and crazy patterns while training not to pull. My neighbors probably thought I was nuts. |
Thanks for the tips. Most of this I do, keeping the leash always relaxed and saying "let's go". I think that I am probably getting frustrated and he is feeling it cause I will say let's go many many times. He even will do it on occasion when we walk with the neighbors dog despite the fact that she is just strolling along at a great pace in front of him, or beside him. I understand he needs to sniff and I give him plenty of opportunity to do this as well, it's just when he throws on the breaks and just refuses to move. I guess I will try more patience tomorrow. I guess I am probably making it worse as I expected a dog who gets walked as much as he does to be a great walker by this age.
