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02-24-2013, 02:57 PM | #1 |
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| leash walking My yorkie/lhasa apso mix is 3 months old and when i tried to take her on a walk with her leash attached to he collar she won't move. When i unleash her she struts next to me like she's a vet! She doesn't leave my side. Ive had her since she was 8 weeks. I want to be Ashlee to walk her on a leash when we go for long walks. How do i get her to like the leash |
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02-24-2013, 11:03 PM | #2 |
♥Love My 3 Furrbutts♥ Donating Member | Welcome to YT! Please use a harness on her instead of a collar....a collar to too hard on their sensitive trachea....attach the leash to her harness and let her drag it around the house, she will get used to it. Mine bucked like a bronco when I first attached the leash....or sat and wouldn't move...takes time but she will get it.
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02-24-2013, 11:13 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Hi! Welcome to YT! I've never seen a yorkie/lhasa apso mix before. I bet your pup is very cute. You should share pictures sometime! How I taught both of my dogs to walk on a leash is by first, buying a harness. Harnesses work great for little dogs. Your puppy is a mix and I'm not sure if Lhasa Apsos are prone to tracheal damage, but just to be on the safe side I would switch to a harness Collars are known to be damaging to the trachea of small dogs. But I would attach the harness and leash and I would first let my pups walk around the house on their own with the leash attached. I would throw balls and play games and just get them used to the leash being there and the feeling of the harness on. I would also give lots of treats . I would do that a couple of times just to get my pups used to the harness and leash. After that I would then take them outside, holding their leash, and start walking around. If they wouldn't budge I would set the leash down and walk off. If they started to follow me I would then pick up the leash and keep walking. If they would keep walking with me I would reward with praise and treats. If they wouldn't keep walking with me I would set there leash down and start walking away from them again. I kept repeating this process until they would start walking with me. At first, your main challenge will be just getting your puppy to walk while on a leash. Once your puppy has accomplished this than you can move on to leash training (not tugging and pulling). Good luck!! I had luck with training both of my dogs with this process, but it might not work for every dog. I know there are plenty of other members here on YT that will have great advice for you! Last edited by Clyde_Dexter; 02-24-2013 at 11:14 PM. |
02-24-2013, 11:38 PM | #4 |
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| Yes! As with the above, this is what I've done in the past, including with my cat. It took a week before I was able to go on full on walks without pulling, as I worked on that at home with treats. If your baby refuses to move once the harness/leash is on, encourage movement by doing the Elliott/ET thing with encouraging movement with a trail of treats good luck!
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02-25-2013, 12:46 AM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I believe for most Pups that it's the stricture of the Harness (which you should ALWAYS use) rather than the Collar. When I get a new Puppy, it gets a harness put on it immediately, and wears it 24/7 till it is housebroken (usually several weeks). Given how wiggly they usually are, and other times of need to control their movement, the harness is really very handy to have available to grab. PLEASE don't ever use a Collar/Leash to control a Yorkie !
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02-25-2013, 12:41 PM | #6 |
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| Great Advice , nothing to add except Welcome to YT
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02-25-2013, 03:08 PM | #7 |
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| I tried to post a picture of her from my phone and it wouldn't load she looks like a yorkie. She has no characteristics of a lhasa apso yet she's only 4 months |
02-25-2013, 09:46 PM | #8 | |
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