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I agree with Bluebells on cutting slack when outdoors. Outdoors is a new world to him, many strange and interesting smells, just the air alone excites them, then add sounds he's not use to, he just wants off to explore.

I ran into the same thing with my guy that I adopted when he was 2 1/2 years old, born and raised in the city, now he lives in the country. When I got him he walked perfect on leash because he was leash trained by prev. owner, now he had a back yard and few leash walks. I trained all commands voice and hand signals, he was excellent in the house, no distractions. Came a point I wanted him to know where he lived in case he ever got out of the house, so out we go, that trained leash walk was gone, all he did was pull pull pull, I allowed it because there were new smells on this walk, wild animals, other dogs etc. The commands he was perfect with in the house was thrown to the winds, terriers have tunnel like hearing when they are focused on distractions. We walked our wooded community then back to the house. The next day I take him out again, this time we will work on his pulling. When he started to pull I stopped and turned around, finally got him to the sit command and gave him a treat then walked 5 to 10 feet, the pulling started, I turn around again, get him in the sit position, when he sits, I reward and start to walk, this went on for 10 minutes, we never made it to the next house. The idea is to let them know as long as they pull they will not get far.

Training terriers should be 5 to 7 minutes, longer then that they get bored

and cannot focus on you anymore.

Outside leash training more time is needed, but shouldn't exceed 15 minutes. when he pulls stop and turn around, put him in the heel position, this may take time to gain his attention reward as soon as he gets into the heel position, then start walking, he pulls, you turn around and repeat the heel process. Consistency is key in training.

He is doing fantastic for 6 month old indoors. My kid is now 8 years old and every night at 8PM is treat time. Because all commands are not used daily, before my guy gets that treat, I put him through all him through all commands and tricks using hand signals only then he gets his treat.