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how do you stop your 7 month old puppy from draging you across the yard with a chock chain on her
My enourmos puppy Zula is a black and white pittbull boxer.She is very strong and likes to dig and every time I try to take her on a walk she practiley takes me on a walk.It almost ends up like that every time. I tried a shorter leash , chock chain ,they didn't work at all. I don't know what else to do .She likes treats and all cinds of stuff like that.
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Stop using a choke chain first of all. Then purchase a Gentle Leader head harness. It's a great training tool for teaching the dog how to walk properly with you.
You can find it at most any pet store.
It will make it uncomfortable for your dog to pull, but unlike a choke chain, it won't hurt him.
After you purchase the Gentle Leader, read the instructions thoroughly and watch the dvd they provide. It is very important that you know how to use it properly so the dog doesn't get hurt.
Your dog may not like it at first and will try and rub it off, but he'll get used to it.
You may also need to hire a trainer, who uses positive reinforcement methods, and they can show you how to use it properly. Once your dog gets the hang of the Gentle Leader and you get tips from a trainer, the pulling will stop.
But, definately get rid of the choke chain.
Guest 404377
answered on 7/3/09.
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Hi Zula!
I totally agree with the other post, because a choke chain rarely stops a puller like you, and can actually damage your throat and/or esophagus!
In addition to the great suggestion about the Gentle Leader, I found the best way to train a loose-leash walk was to do the following:
1. Drive Zula to the dog park for an hour or two of off-leash running and playing. (This gets a lot of the wiggles out, as well as providing socialization opportunities).
2. Put Zula's Gentle Leader (or Halti is another similar brand) on and take a walk around the block.
3. Each and every time she pulls, stop dead in your tracks. As soon as she turns around to figure out what happened, smile and say, "Good!" then continue to move forward.
Or...
3. Each time she pulls in one direction, immediately change direction and walk somewhere else. It makes for a crazy walk, but it teaches her to pay attention to where you're going, not where her nose is leading her.
I have to disagree with the previous posters. JMO, the Gentle Leader did not work for me long term. It was better than anything else I tried at that point; even enrolled them in a bootcamp where they used GLs on especially stubborn dogs like mine.
Thanks to other threads here, I decided to try the Don Sullivan Perfect Dog Training System; has a special collar and very speficic non-treat based training methods. Look under the training methods threads for info.
For me, it's the miracle I never thought I'd find. I'm seriously going to have to join a gym since without upper-body workouts from my two mega-pullers.
FYI, one poster commented that he sent it back after he saw a disclaimer about not always working on pit bulls and similar dogs. In fact, Don uses several pits & pit mixes as demo dogs in his DVDs (disclaimer probably meant to imply that it may not work with actual dogfighting or *severely* aggressive dogs of any breed). I don't think he is anti-pit at all.
Guest 389497
answered on 7/4/09.
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I think it is time for you to get some extra help. Google for some Positive training classes in your area.
They can teach you how to train your dog giving you more control over her
Good luck.
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