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01-24-2007, 06:17 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK
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| pulling on the leash My 2yr old Ollie pulls on the leash so badly, thats its not a pleasure to walk with him nowadays, he gets so excited cos he knows he's going to the field. He wears a harness, and that doesnt stop him at all. We now have Beau who is 7 months almost, he isnt too bad, but it makes it hard work, taking them both out together. Any ideas? Also, Ollie has started refusing to come to me when its time to go home, and i have to put the leash back on him. |
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01-24-2007, 06:30 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Chachi can be a leash puller to and a way that we have gotten him to quit doing it is only give hiim enough leash to walk beside you and not in front of you. We saw this on the Dog Whisperer. A retractable leash works great for this
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01-24-2007, 06:36 AM | #3 |
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| i've been watching the dog whisperer, he's great, tried a few methods, but he is sooooooo strong, it nearly pulls your arm off. He still pulls, and ends up walking on his back legs almost! i tried the one where you turn around and walk the other way if they pull, it didnt work! |
01-24-2007, 06:38 AM | #4 |
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| It took a while with walking Chachi that way before he stopped pulling. He still trys every now and then but is much better than he was
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01-24-2007, 06:41 AM | #5 |
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| thanks, i'll give it another go. Love the photos of your dogs they are so cute. |
01-24-2007, 06:44 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks thats a picture of when they were babies they are both 2 now. I probably need to update my picture but have always loved how that picture turned out so I didnt
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01-24-2007, 06:55 AM | #7 | |
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I'll see if I can find it. Here is one style http://www.puplife.com/dogcaretips/s...k-harness.html | |
01-24-2007, 06:56 AM | #8 |
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| I saw something on Martha a couple of weeks ago about how to make your dog stop pulling. The trainer held a loose leash (to keep the dog at her side) but a firm grip. At the end of their path she had Martha drop a treat on the floor so the dog would have a goal. As she started to walk, anytime the dog would pull she would stop walking and tell the dog "easy" and when she settled down "good girl". Once the dog settled she'd take another step or two. If there was more pulling she'd tug on the leash and say easy, always keeping the dog close to her side. She didn't take more than a couple of steps at a time to enforce that the dog wouldn't be able to walk unless she was calm and not pulling. It really worked on this dog, but she said it's something you have to practice a few times a day to really enforce. Goodluck! Mine are pullers too and I need to try this method. |
01-24-2007, 07:04 AM | #9 |
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| i saw something like that over here in england. what they did was as soon as the dog starts pulling, just change direction. the dog will not know what way to go and look to you to direct them. rather than you being directed. |
01-24-2007, 09:12 AM | #10 |
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| Kacee will do this sometimes, too. I've noticed it more this winter, since we can't walk as often and she's super anxious to get out and gooooooooo! It doesn't seem to be as bad when the weather is nice and we can go more often. I've learned to deal with it, though, by using the retractable leash and shortening it when she pulls and then she gets the idea. They're smart and know what they are doing.
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01-24-2007, 09:27 AM | #11 |
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| We had this problem with Punkin too. We would stop walking everytime she pulled. She very quickly realised to stop pulling. She loves her walks way to much. We also give lots of praise periodically while we are walking when she is doing the right thing. It has made the walks soooo enjoyable. I would say it took only a couple of days to break the habit. Good Luck! Hopefully you will have more enjoyable walks very soon
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01-24-2007, 09:30 AM | #12 |
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| I just ordered one of these of off Ebay.. I'm taking my two to obedience classes and sometimes they don't want to listen. So I want to see if it makes a difference. With the large breeds at the class, they use a choke collar to correct, but with a harness there is really no way to correct them. This claims to put pressure behind their front legs so maybe it will help. |
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01-28-2007, 01:22 AM | #14 | |
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