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blondflava · 04-21-2007, 05:51 AM

I'm doing the obedience training with Pepper, and we're practising Loose Leash Walking. It's not that easy!! For some reason, he does not like walking on the left side as supposed to, and ends up tricking me and ending on the right side, no matter where we walk (street, park etc). He pulls too, and it takes forever to stop, wait till he stops pulling, and 'Lets' Go' again... Walks became really tedious sometimes

chachi · 04-21-2007, 07:04 AM

Both of mine walk really well. Chachi used to pull like that so I kept him on a short leash and in time he quit doing it

mapetty · 04-21-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by blondflava

I'm doing the obedience training with Pepper, and we're practising Loose Leash Walking. It's not that easy!! For some reason, he does not like walking on the left side as supposed to, and ends up tricking me and ending on the right side, no matter where we walk (street, park etc). He pulls too, and it takes forever to stop, wait till he stops pulling, and 'Lets' Go' again... Walks became really tedious sometimes

Is there a safety issue about walking on the left? I let Summerlin walk on which ever side she prefers at the moment, but she is rarely on the side of a street or anything.....

Gracie2006 · 04-21-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mapetty

Is there a safety issue about walking on the left? I let Summerlin walk on which ever side she prefers at the moment, but she is rarely on the side of a street or anything.....

My puppy school teacher said having your dog on the left gives you greater control over the dog. I guess that correlates with safety.

Reese1 · 04-21-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mapetty

Is there a safety issue about walking on the left? I let Summerlin walk on which ever side she prefers at the moment, but she is rarely on the side of a street or anything.....

We are repeating puppy kindergarten classes right now, yes Wrigley failed puppy kindergarten

Our trainer said it doesn't matter if it's the left or right side, just pick a side and stick with it.

patty58 · 04-21-2007, 12:44 PM

Murfee walks pretty well most of the time, but if there are new smells or he thinks he has found "big game" then he pulls...hard. The problem we have is when he decides he doesn't want to go where we want him to, he plants all four of his feet and won't move..I mean he WON'T move. Then we have to pick him up.

MissSophie · 04-21-2007, 01:56 PM

After reading these posts, I now realize that my little girl is completely normal. She will charge forward on her leash, pulling as hard as she can, sniffing everything. Then, after a short walk, she is tired and needs me to carry her for a while. Sometimes she just slows down, but her nose is constantly on the ground. She too doesn't care is she is choking. One problem that we have is that she wants to attack every dog she sees if she is on a leash. If we take her to the dog park or in a yard with other dogs and not have her on a leash, she is very shy. Does anyone else notice this about their Yorkie babies?

patty58 · 04-21-2007, 02:00 PM

Murfee does the same thing. In fact, we just got back from our first visit to a dog park and I was really worried 'cause on the leash he was barking at all the dogs. As soon as I took the leash off, he just stayed close to me and sniffed all the dogs who came up to him. As soon as we left and he was one the leash again, he was like a "pit bull"

SweetCuteness · 04-21-2007, 02:06 PM

Ferdinand doesn't really pull at all. He will if there's another dog's poo or pee that he wants to sniff, but I just tell him "leave it" and he continues on his merry little way. I taught him not to pull over the course of about a week. Every time he would start to pull, I would give him a gentle tug on the leash (he wears a buddy belt, so it didn't hurt him), tell him "no", stop, and tell him to sit. Once he sat for a couple seconds I would say "Okay, let's go" and he would walk nice. Any time he started to pull, I repeated the process.

Pipersmommy · 04-21-2007, 02:10 PM

Piper is the best. She walks right beside me. Misha, she likes to go from one side to the other sometimes. Max, he's hilarious, he prances like Bambi going down the road. Jumping here, prancing there.

autumn star · 04-21-2007, 02:57 PM

We just took Autumn for a walk and she walked great on the leash!

04-21-2007, 05:51 AM	#16
blondflava Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 1,183	I'm doing the obedience training with Pepper, and we're practising Loose Leash Walking. It's not that easy!! For some reason, he does not like walking on the left side as supposed to, and ends up tricking me and ending on the right side, no matter where we walk (street, park etc). He pulls too, and it takes forever to stop, wait till he stops pulling, and 'Lets' Go' again... Walks became really tedious sometimes __________________ Izabela ... and Pepper Rest in peace, Kora, you're always in my

04-21-2007, 07:04 AM	#17
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Both of mine walk really well. Chachi used to pull like that so I kept him on a short leash and in time he quit doing it __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

04-21-2007, 02:06 PM	#24
SweetCuteness I <3 Ferdinand Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,444	Ferdinand doesn't really pull at all. He will if there's another dog's poo or pee that he wants to sniff, but I just tell him "leave it" and he continues on his merry little way. I taught him not to pull over the course of about a week. Every time he would start to pull, I would give him a gentle tug on the leash (he wears a buddy belt, so it didn't hurt him), tell him "no", stop, and tell him to sit. Once he sat for a couple seconds I would say "Okay, let's go" and he would walk nice. Any time he started to pull, I repeated the process. __________________ Britta ...and Ferdinand too

04-21-2007, 02:10 PM	#25
Pipersmommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SW Fl Posts: 1,808	Piper is the best. She walks right beside me. Misha, she likes to go from one side to the other sometimes. Max, he's hilarious, he prances like Bambi going down the road. Jumping here, prancing there. __________________ Debbie (mommy to) Misha, Piper & Maximillion

04-21-2007, 12:44 PM	#21
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	Murfee walks pretty well most of the time, but if there are new smells or he thinks he has found "big game" then he pulls...hard. The problem we have is when he decides he doesn't want to go where we want him to, he plants all four of his feet and won't move..I mean he WON'T move. Then we have to pick him up.

04-21-2007, 01:56 PM	#22
MissSophie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 807 Blog Entries: 1	After reading these posts, I now realize that my little girl is completely normal. She will charge forward on her leash, pulling as hard as she can, sniffing everything. Then, after a short walk, she is tired and needs me to carry her for a while. Sometimes she just slows down, but her nose is constantly on the ground. She too doesn't care is she is choking. One problem that we have is that she wants to attack every dog she sees if she is on a leash. If we take her to the dog park or in a yard with other dogs and not have her on a leash, she is very shy. Does anyone else notice this about their Yorkie babies?

04-21-2007, 02:00 PM	#23
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	Murfee does the same thing. In fact, we just got back from our first visit to a dog park and I was really worried 'cause on the leash he was barking at all the dogs. As soon as I took the leash off, he just stayed close to me and sniffed all the dogs who came up to him. As soon as we left and he was one the leash again, he was like a "pit bull"

04-21-2007, 02:57 PM	#26
autumn star Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,095	We just took Autumn for a walk and she walked great on the leash!