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Dog Pulls On Leash During Walks - What to Do? |
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 22:51 |
Note from When Hounds Fly: We were going to write our own article, but we keep on going back to this classic article where the author grants reprint permissions as long as we give credit. So, kudos to Carol A. Byrnes of Diamonds in the Ruff training in Spokane, WA - www.diamondsintheruff.com for this outstanding article and illustrations! 
It's not just your dog! It takes two to pull. Dogs do not pull if there is no one dangling at the end of the leash! Both you and your dog need to break old habits. "A Leash is to the Dog-Human connection like a seat-belt is to the car-driver connection. Both are safety devices and often mandated by law. Just as we never use a seat-belt to drive our car, we should not use a leash to “drive” our dogs. A leash allows us a safe and effective connection to our dogs in case of surprises, emergencies, or situations where attention is hard to get or keep." ....- Lisa Edwards, CPDT, CDBC | | | Your dog pulls because someone, somewhere
at some time, took a step when he put tension on the leash.
He continues to pull because it continues to be a rewarding experience. He pulls, and he gets to the car. He pulls and he gets to greet that other dog in class. He pulls and the neighbor lady across the street tells him how lovely he is, even though he is now not JUST pulling but is also climbing up the front of her with his muddy dog paws, to which she replies, "it's ok, I don't mind!" 
This is what loose leash walking looks like!
Photo courtesy of Cathy Fox
What gets rewarded, gets repeated. Here is the elusive answer to the ever present question of HOW DO I TEACH MY DOG NOT TO PULL?? (Shhhhh - it's a secret!)
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