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Originally Posted by typerk His neck will be fine, you aren't walking him correctly. He is never to walk in front of you and the minute he goes after someone you give him a quick snap of the leash as a correction. If it escalates you physically put him on his back and hold him there for a few seconds. But that leash correction will solve every single problem you have with him outside. You actually should go a few weeks where you let him do absolutely nothing but walk beside you, don't let him sniff the ground or anything until you want him to.You don't need puppy school at all because puppy school does no good if he isn't respecting you as the pack leader.
Walking our dog correctly solved all the problems she had with barking and getting distracted and even looking at other dogs and loud cars/bikes. She simply doesn't pay attention to anything but us when we walk her. We do let her chase birds though because she loves it so much. |
I'm sorry but NO absolutely not.
This is Cesar Millan crap. Do not leash-pop your dog. If you do here is what will happen: He sees big dog. He lunges to bark at big dog/bike/child. You leash-pop him (pain). He now associates big dog/child/bike with pain. You have just conditioned your dog to be afraid of whatever it's barking at.
He is NOT disrespecting you. He is just a puppy interested in his world and he doesn't know he is expected to walk on a loose-leash. You need to train him, not punish him. Walking on a short 4-6 foot leash is best, not a flexi/extendable because he will learn he only gets 4-6 feet. He does not need to walk behind you, he just needs to learn not to pull.
I've trained Loki for over a year with a professional trainer (with a MASTERS in Animal Behavior, she knows her stuff). I've read countless books on the subject. Please listen to me. There are 3-4 basic things you need to do. If you don't know where to sign up for a class or can't afford it or whatever, PM me and I'll either send you an article on it or recommend a book, or just explain the steps myself. Please do not leash-pop your dog.
