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[Oak Tree Leaf]

MrHimuraChan wrote...

i had a large boxer once that was completely nuts! Always trying to pull me. (passed away at age 17, very good dog)

I talked to a vet for advice on ways to keep him under control without hurting the dog and he told me to get one of those "chocking collars", whenever the dog pulls the leash, the collar tightens, untill the dog learns that if he doesn't pull, the collar won't choke him. Don't worry, according to the vet, a dog's neck is MUCH stronger than a person's. With time the dog will not want to pull you and will follow, and in the rare occasions he tries to pull you, all you have to do is give a little tug on the leash and the dog will understand you want it to stay close.

Important! Don't forget to reward your dog when he learns to not pull the leash. Your dog has some labrador in it, one of the smartest breeds. In some time you won't even need a leash and the dog will keep at your side at all times.

Another one: EVERYTIME you need to pull the leash to get the dog close, say STAY (or your language equivalent). When the dog recedes, pull 2 more times, always saying STAY on a command voice. If the dog stays at your side, reward it (with a dog biscuit). Stop for a few seconds (wait for the dog to finishing eating), say LET'S GO, or C'MON (commanding voice) and resume walking. Do this some 3 or 5 times during walks and in one week your friend will be calmly walking beside you.

When i did this with my dog, the STAY command worked even when the mailman arrived at my house's gate.

Remember: you're not only the dog's friend. You are its master, its boss.

Final hint: Commanding voice is not the same as shouting. I forgot to tell this to a friend and got quite embarassed, lol

I might need to buy new treats, I tried breaking apart a bone biscuit(sp?) thing and trying that, she would take it at first, then just drop it on the side walk... But at least it got her attention for a little. lol

[Oak Tree Leaf]

Hopefully these work, and Yes, I know our basement is dirty...

She also doesn't seem to like the camera!

http://img411.images...921/justkya.jpg

http://img710.images...01/kyaandme.jpg


Hopefully these work! (wish I knew how to make the picture appear in the post!)

Modifié par Oak Tree Leaf, 01 mars 2010 - 07:34 .

[Chaos-fusion]

Aww, she's gorgeous.

[Vansen Elamber]

It is also important that when in your home you do not allow the dog to take a position of authority and that means it can not climb up on anything in the house that puts it above you. My mother has a small dog and she constantly lets it climb up on the back of the couch as she sits there watching TV or whatever. This makes the dog the "king of the castle" when it is above you, and it will not have respect for your commands if you allow this. When I used to live there for a while when my Mom had a heart operation I had her dog trained pretty good but now when I go back and have to walk it for her I notice all the training I gave it is gone because my mother lets it do what ever it wants, and then wonders why it won't obey her when it see's another dog when walking....

[Godak]

Inorial wrote...

Oak Tree Leaf wrote...

*pic*

Such a beautiful dog! <3  

We have an entire thread devoted to beautiful dogs!

Modifié par Godak, 02 mars 2010 - 12:14 .

[JHorwath]

Does your dog have three legs?

[Oak Tree Leaf]

JHorwath wrote...

Does your dog have three legs?

No, there be 4 of em

and yay himura chan!

Your avatar is always worth a giggle.


*note to self*

get a tan.

[Ghrelt]

I have an 8 month old lab cross puppy myself. She's terrible for pulling. (Mostly my fault for not walking her enough.) My dog trainer recommended a no-pull harness. It's a harness where the leash attatches to the front of the dog's chest. When Eva tries to pull, she just ends up turning herself around to face me. She learned very quickly to only put a little bit of tension on the leash. For a mom with two young kids, it was a life saver. Cost me $30.00. I would recommend it to anyone with a dog with a pulling problem.

[Beerfish]

AshedMan wrote...

The gentle leader is the way to go. It's completely harmless and it actually works!

Agreed, gentle leader or halties are good ways to go.

[lv12medic]

Well... After three years of trying to get a very rambunctious Shiba Inu to not always have a what it wants when it wants mentality, sometimes it helps to carry a stick or something on a walk so you can give the dog a slight tap on its side to gets it attention if its doing something you don't want. No smacking or other shinanigans though!

[addiction21]

Celrath wrote...

The dog thinks its in charge of you. You have to take control of the station. Don't move unless the dog has stopped pulling. If the dog starts pulling correct it in a stern voice without screaming. try and stay in control the whole time. And if the dog dose good its important to reward it when you get home

This and it works. Also I use a type of harness for walking. It goes around the front legs and chest. You connect the lesh (use a short leash. 3 maybe 4 feet at most to keep controll) down around his chest instead of around the collar on his neck. This gives you better controll. Instead of choking the dog, when the dog trys to pull he is turned to face you.
The most importent thing when it comes to training is consistency and being stern not loud.

Consistency because it builds a routine. You can not do one thing one time and do another thing another time.  The dog comes to the conclusion that it can do whatever.
Stern because it is not how loud you are but how you say something. For example way back when (20 something years ago) the family dog would run off to visit a neighbor. My sisters and mother could yell at the top of their lungs and he would not listen. I could go out and not even yell and he would turn and come running.

[DuffyMJ]

I'm not really into "asserting" or "dominating" my dog with this whole obedience training crap, I just run with him if he starts pulling and drag him back to his dog house and go inside and play games if he over-does it or hurts me in some way. Let dogs be dogs, I say...