Let’s talk about dog training with distractions and loose leash walking. With my maltipoo dog, Dawson, being prone to react by barking at other dogs while on leash and within close proximity, many of our walks are not on neighborhood streets. On this path we are pretty sure to not see any dogs BUT we do see geese frequently. And Dawson’s first instinct is to chase them if given the chance. How am I working on our being able to walk by the geese with a loose leash? With a dog pattern game I call SEARCH. You’ll learn more below.
Attaching Your Dog’s Collar And Leash
Even for a dog who enjoys being outside and participating in a walk once outside, that same dog may make getting ready a challenge. It could be the sight of the collar and hands coming toward it could be cause for a stressful dog. Or it could be that the sight of the collar and hands coming toward it gets your dog to jump, bark and nip because history has taught your dog to expect awesome experiences happen after the leash gets attached. I thought I’d share some tips from the field on attaching your dog’s collar and leash.
Should Your Child Walk Your Dog?
Should your child walk your dog on a leash? There is a lot to think about, even for adults. Every dog is different, so I may teach loose leash walking differently depending on the dog…and the handler. And I may break down the behavior in many smaller components. Keep in mind, that maintaining no tension while walking with a rope attached to your body (and the body of a human) while passing things that are scary, exciting or just interesting is NOT a skill most dogs were born with. Before you hand off that leash to your young child to hold, I hope that you will take a few minutes to read this post.
Loose Leash Walking: Teaching Your Dog A Directional Cue
Dangers of Retractable Leashes For Dogs
We were to the part of working on skills at a new client appointment the other day. She brought out a retractable leash.
When I asked her whether she had a regular 6 ft leash, she first asked a pretty common question, “If I keep it locked, isn’t it ok to use the retractable leash?”
I didn’t get in to all of the reasons why I don’t recommend retractable leashes then. I did, however, bring up the bulkiness of the handle which could not only be pulled out of her hand, it is just more difficult to manage, especially as we were about to work on teaching new skills – to both the person and the dog – and has the potential to malfunction.
Fair Pair In Dog Training
Whenever we share our lives with another being (whether a person or non-human companion), there are going to be behaviors come up that we don’t like. It is just a fact of life.