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Leash Pulling/ Hyper puppy Hello, I have a dilemma. I have a 1 year and half old yorkie (his name is Harley). He is sweet and spunky and I love him dearly! But sometimes he has loads of energy that I dont know what to do with. I take him for 2 walks a day and take him to the doggie park to socialize and romp around. But he still has so much energy and barks A LOT. He his also a leash puller. I have tried obedience classes, gentle leaders, no pull- harnesses (the whole lot) but he still continues to pull in all directions and barks at every dog we see (he may be little but I want our walks to be pleasant and enjoyable for both of us). I was wondering if any of you had suggestions for channeling his enegry and ways to help him stop pulling on his leash. |
Other than classes, have you tried private trainers? They're able to focus on just you and your dog and cater to what you two would need. How long are your walks? If it's just 10-15 min per, maybe you can try extending? OR, if you have a treadmill, maybe you can train him to walk on that? If you don't have a treadmill and can afford one, there are doggie treadmills you can purchase. But they're expensive. |
My boy was a leash puller, until I begin change directions every time he pulled. As soon as he pulled on the leash, i turned around and went the opposite direction. It looked weird and we never got past my street the first month, but now he doesn't pull. Also my harness I attached a small key ring to the chest area so it pulls from the front which they don't like as much. I used this during my crazy training. He walks loose leash now |
My Milana is also leash a puller - I have not tried any classes but employed a few techniques suggested on this forum. Unfortunately, she is still a leash puller. However, I do recommend getting your puppy a safe harness. Milana would pull so hard that she would start coughing (and I have always used harnesses). I tried all harnesses but nothing is comparable to velcro choke free harness. Now that we use this one, even though she still pulls pretty hard - at least she is not choking or coughing. I got it from Shinja (Lil Sis) on this forum. In terms of pulling, I am still trying to solve this problem. She is not aggressive but she wants to meet every single dog and human, and this just gets annoying on our walks :( Maybe I'll try walking in a different direction as suggested by the previous poster. |
I would either stop in place and stand there until the leash went slack or walk in the opposite direction. Be sure you use a harness if you are going to walk a leash-pulling dog, especially if you are going to use the turning and walking in the opposite direction training method. But once the dog understands that his pulling won't get him moving forward as he wants, and this takes a while before it gets in there and stays in his head, he will begin to stop himself from pulling and walk normally. Oh, any dog will pull ahead at times and that's to be expected, but a quick stop or turn around snaps their mind back to the right way. |
thank you all this is very helpful. |
I do 1 of 3 different things with Gina when she starts to pull. I either turn around and start walking the other way, stop completely, or stop and put my foot on the lead so she has to sit down. All of these I learned on the 1st session of puppy training. As for the barking, no idea, I would suggest the private trainer if this continues to be a problem. Cheers Quad:aimeeyork |
I saw couple clips on youtube and wanted to share. It takes a while to train so be patient. :) |
I did exactly what yorkietalkjilly suggested, and within a week Charlie had stopped pulling. The trick is to be consistent on every walk, and be immediate. As soon as he pulls, bam, turn direction or stop. If you have access to an underground garage or parkade, it's a great place to practice. Of course with Charlie if he spots a bunny all bets are off LOL |
This worked for us too. The first few days we didn't get very far down the street let me tell you!!! but once he figured it out, he stopped pulling and it makes walking sooo sooo nice!!! Quote:
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