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SH
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Nov 13, 2014

Leash Training

I have had dogs all my life...they are the best part of humanity :) Anyway...we got Prunella the labradoodle at 6 weeks. She has been an absolute delight! The one challenge has been leash training. Never had a dog that constantly pulled on a leash like this one. Walks were a constant battle of "tug of war."

Anyway, while walking at our last campout, another camper noticed my plight, recommended what he called a Gentle Leader Made a trip to PetSmart the next day and bought one!

This thing is better than sliced bread. Prunella put up no resistance to the leader and response was instant. Absolutely no more issues. She now walks like a lady and we enjoy the strolls together!

If you have a dog that pulls on it's lead...try one of these!
  • Yep, that was going to be my first suggestion before I read your whole post.

    A training technique I have use also is to pull back strenuously when the dog pulls the lead. Stop him in his tracks if I have to. A few repetitions and they soon figure out that being a sled dog is not the plan. Dogs are pretty smart- after all they've been watching us for a long time.