How to train your dog not to pull- Loose Leash Walking
May 5, 2010 by admin
Filed under Dog Training Videos
In other words- walking on a loose leash. This video quickly outines exercises to get your dog walking on a loose leash by your side. Put very basically FIRST you will teach the dog what you want them to do! And secondly, stop reinforcing them when they pull! I demonstrate the exercise using a clicker, but if you do not have one, you can always use a verbal marker like yes etc. However you will get much faster and reliable results by using the clicker. If you hold the clicker in the same hand as the leash, and keep the treats in the other hand, you will find it easier to manage. Practice holding the leash, clicker, and treats when you do not have the dog attached to the leash yet, so you dont become overwhelmed. A great book on loose leash walking, or how to stop your dog from pulling is- My Dog Pulls. What Do I Do? by Turid Rugaas You can get this book on www.dogwise.com and other places too. Its very short and has lots of pictures. I would advise against using any forms of positive punishment when teaching any behavior, but especially leash walking, as startling or hurting a dog actually increases their stress hormones in their body causing the dog to be more hyperactive and more likely to become aroused and reactive towards other dogs and people (weather they want to greet them or not). DO NOT DROP THE LEASH! I showed myself dropping the leash on a street with no cars/danger and another person there. This would happen during an emergency, if you trip or fumble. In no …
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fabulous advice as always!! keep on posting Emily! The dark side need to see this.
what if the dog dosent want to eat the treats., my dog dosent cear what kind of treat i have, just wants to pull, and see ewerything else..
ok, maby train where there is no one there..
How and when do you stop clicking and treating?
For something like a sit, you can stop clicking once they understand “sit” means do the action and you can praise, play, etc.. right?
How do you do that for this type of action, where there isn’t a final action but a constant one you want (the loose leash)?
Do i just keep going, treating less often until were going 50 steps? right now she can do about 10 steps and seems to lose interest on me and will wander ahead and tighten the leash.
@jameskopacz what happened to all the enters i put :[
excellent vid btw
Hey Emily! I have two 8 month old boxer pups ( very hyper ). I’ve been using the techniques in this video and individually they are doing great, however, I want to be able to walk them together. If I take them for a walk together they play and wrestle. How can I get them to walk peacefully together? They have both slipped out of their collars when playing with a leash attached and I live on a main road. I have bought no slip collars , but can’t get control! Any advice?
thanks for sharing! been having troubles when bringing my Maltese for walks,as he’ll get very excited and pulls me around! i’m going to start trying and practicing what you taught! =) Thanks!
Beautiful!!
Very useful videoclip for me to watch. Thanks!!
I found this very informative. I have been having a bit of a problem with my dogs tugging. I will try what you recommend here. One dog is about ten years old and the other 5. I will let you know how it works out.
good video but I hate CLICKERS! BAH! lol but it works good job!
very nice but i have a different problem with my pitbull he pull and pull and when i turn in other way he just lay on ground and dont want to move :-/ he is 6 months old!
@MuteBittez you don’t have to use a clicker. If you say “yes’ in a consistant controled manner and always follow it with reward, it will work the same. The clicker is just more precise and consistant than the human voice.
@k9trainer30 what is a clicker??
Yay!!! Now I know what to do!! =D
@TwilightSagaGirl321 A clicker is a training tool that makes a noise. It is used in animal training to “mark” the exact moment when your dog does what you want. You then reward him (with anything he likes, food toy, praise, etc) He learns that when he hears the clicker noise, he did something that will earn him a treat. He then “knows” what you want and will keep doing it to get a reward. Search “clicker training” on this site and you will find lots of great videos of the technique.
@DrLebac
That is my problem too. My doy is a 10 month old basset hound and he just wont move if he does not want to. It happens as soon as we leave the house or after a lonf walk. It really makes me mad but I want to learn what can I do? Please help!
take a deep? breath
2 think of someone u like
3 press f10 5 times
4 send this to 5 other youtube videos
5look at your screen
i have the same problem….i have a 1 year old pitbull…everybody knows a pitbull is strong at pulling
Nice video! I’m going to try all those techniques on my new puppy.
Its like when i watch these the penny drops !! Thanks again !
All of your other videos work like a charm so far… my dogs high prey drive makes walking him a terror.. this technique work for half a second, any other tips?
great video! Thank you.
This is very good. Two points that should be emphasized: 1) Before you can use clicking and treating for training, you must first teach the dog that a click means that a treat is likely to be coming. 2) Click the instant the dog approaches your side from behind. If you hesitate a fraction of a second, the dog will go ahead before there’s a chance to show it exactly what it must do to earn the reward. If you have to tug them back or turn around, score it as a fail.
I need that clicker