Dog Leash Training
Enjoying a Walk: Dog Leash Training
Have you imagined strolling at the park with your pet walking alongside you? Or reading a book with your dog lying calmly beside you? Training your dog to walk on a leash is a great way to spend some quality time with your dog. It can be a bonding moment between you and your pet. Dog leash training should start when the dog is still a puppy, while it is still small and easy to handle. When the dog is older, it will require more effort on your part since it is physically stronger and bigger and might pull you around and cause trouble along the way.
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Steps
The first step to dog leash training is to make the puppy get used to wearing a collar. When the collar is first introduced to the puppy, the first instinct of the dog is to pull it off its neck. Naturally, there would be struggles to take it off and might hurt itself on the process. But it is important that you do not pity the puppy and take the collar off until the puppy get used to wearing it. Soon it will calm down when it realizes it can not remove it any which way it does.
The next step in dog leash training is to attach a leash to the puppy’s collar and let it play around with the leash. You will see the puppy chase the leash as it goes around itself. Soon the puppy will get tired and realize that it will not go anywhere chasing it. When the puppy get used to walking and running with its leash and does not get distracted by it, you are ready to move to the next step. But while on this step, it is important not to leave the puppy unattended while it drags the leash around, in case it gets caught on something and might strangle the puppy.
The last step in dog leash training is to start walking around the house while holding the end of the leash. The leash should always be loose between you and the puppy. When your pet decides to pull on the leash, you should stop immediately. Do not move. Do not pull on the leash. Do not yell at the puppy and hurt it by pulling back the leash. This will only lead the dog to become fearful and may not listen to anything you teach him. When your dog eases up on the leash, that’s the time you move again. Your puppy will soon realize that when the leash is tight nobody goes anywhere. As the puppy learns the concept, offer praises and rewards. In dog leash training, you should establish a sense of trust between you and the dog. The dog must know that it is loved and cared for if you want the training to be effective.