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Originally Posted by Erin 
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.  |
No offense but I don't think you are right in the least. My dog isn't afraid of any big dog or anything else. As a matter of fact she has a crush on the neighbor's great dane. Also a leash pop doesn't hurt your dog, where did you get your info from? I have read a whole bunch of books too and have gotten real world dog owners input. If you want to disagree with me thats fine but please dion't tell me I'm wrong in the advice I give. My dog is 13 months and the only "training" we do these days are tricks. You have been training your dog for over a year and that is more telling than anything else.