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10-09-2006, 08:00 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | Leash breaking Just wondering...does anyone here know how to leash break a yorkie? I believe that's what it's called, when you are out in public and your dog follows you without running away? |
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10-09-2006, 08:09 PM | #2 |
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| I DONT KNOW EITHER BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THE REPLIES AS I HAVE A 3 1/2 MONTH OLD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH AS WELL. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET GOOD ADVICE. |
10-09-2006, 08:29 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | yea me 2, Teddy follows me EVERYWHERE around the house and in the hallways since I can't walk him yet but I don't know how he will act in public where there are other dogs and such. He also follows my bf so I am curious if we are in public will he try to follow other people too? He loves people. |
10-09-2006, 08:47 PM | #4 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Do you mean walking in public without a leash? I dont think I would do that...you could run into big trouble with a dog attacking your dog, your dog startling and running into the street...sounds too dangerous for me lol...just training them to walk beside you on a leash without pulling is good enough I would think. Darla stays with me in the house too and I have a fenced in yard, but when she sees a squirrel in our yard...forget about it...she is gone...I think all the time, if this yard wasnt fenced she would be loooooooooong gone. Dogs as humans arent perfect so even if you think you have her/him trained to stay with you, they could encounter something new and bam..gone...hit or attacted or eat something dangerous... Dawn |
10-09-2006, 08:53 PM | #5 |
I Love Thor Donating Member | http://www.chazhound.com/training/dogs10.html Becareful walking him off a leash. As someone said before, other dogs, people, cars, bikes...all could be a hazzard to your little guy. |
10-09-2006, 08:59 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | yes I am aware of yorkies getting killed or hurt by other big dogs, etc and I know how much of a danger it can be walking him in public w/o a leash, so no that's not what I mean. I just want him to learn to be able to walk w/o a leash and come when I call him right away just in case of anything. Since I live in NYC I especially wouldn't walk him w/o a leash but I mean in places like a yard or somewhere safe. |
10-09-2006, 09:04 PM | #7 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| So you want to teach him the 'come' command...do you ever watch The Dog Whisperer? Cesar Milan has such wonderful techniques and they DO work...I have been working on so much with my dogs just from what I have learned from him...some people dont agree with his way of training but I totally agree with his practices. Maybe there is an episode which deals with teaching the 'come' command?? I saw a bunch of his DVD's at Toys r Us the other day..hope that helps some?? Dawn |
10-10-2006, 06:14 AM | #8 |
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| My puppy school teacher said not to even consider trying until they are 5-6 months old, because they won't understand any earlier than that. For now, in the house, you can practice by holding a treat at your side as you walk along, kind of bend over and coax the babe to walk at your side, using the treat as a guide. Lots of praise when your little one does what you want it to!
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10-10-2006, 06:19 AM | #9 |
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| Both of ours will walk with us without a leash. Chachi used to take off but Jewels has always done it. I would take them both out on walks frequently. Then we started letting them both off leash and walked them short distances. Chachi stopped running off at about a year and a half. Now we can go to public events, dog parks you name it and take them off leash and they stay with us. They never try to run out in the street either.
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10-10-2006, 10:19 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| In obedience class we teach the "come" comand this way. First your dog needs to walk on a leash, not necessarily at your side, just keep the leash short. Walk a ways, then take the end lof the leash and walk backwards, pulling the dog towards you calling come come come, then reel them in to right in front of you and give them a treat. Just keep repeating this over and over until they come without you pulling on the leash. how ever chances are they will ignore you if they are off leash out in public. they have to be around 2 before they get out of the puppy phase of wanting to investigate everything. |
10-11-2006, 10:11 AM | #12 |
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| I start by bringing his toy out-just one favourite. When he is out, he is very excited and tend to forget everything I taught him at home. I just keep up my tone of voice, sound cheery and make sure he hears me and walk very fast while calling him along. In the same time, you can shake your toy while talking and lead him along. Juts go for short walk as a start and end it with a treat. Do it a few times a day. Mine got the hang of it after 2 days. I know there are a lot of people who say dogs must only walk on the left side. You can do that later on after he start walking nicely on the leash with giving treats when he is walking on the left side. I personally feel that dogs are not robots so why can't they walk on the right and left side. I let mine walk right or left so long he doesn't pull on the leash. Its always good to start training your dog not to pull on leashes when they are still young and not as strong. Always have your dog on leash though. I know there are a lot of people that are tempted to let their dogs off leash but personally, I wouldn't do that. You never know the danger that may be lurking. Other big dogs, car, things that you don't want him to get in to..etc.. |
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