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Originally Posted by Tabasco  My vet gave me a choke leash that tightens as Tabasco pulls. I notice that when I try to take him for brief walks around the cul-de-sac, he pulls so hard that I hear his breathing being restricted. I read somewhere that you should not let the dog pull you, but train him to walk either level with you, or right behind you. Tabasco (12-weeks) is trying to run buck wild, while I'm trying to restrain him from walking/running ahead of me. I don't wanna choke him out so what gives? |
I would get rid of the choke collar right away. I do not walk my dogs on any collar at this age, i put harnesses on them, some of them pull more then others..at this age i would try and get their focus on you anyway you can with treats, toys etc....when you walk keep lead loose. If you have a real puller as the dog gets older maybe starting at 5 months old...you might want to put a prong collar on him this allows the dog to dictate the level of correction it gets the more he pulls the more it pinches they tend to learn fast not to pull. Choke collars actually choke prongs just pinch even though they look like a meaner collar they are NOT! Choke collars are being used less and less in training all together. Try and keep any corrections to a minimum at this age you dont want to take away alot of your dogs drive, let babies be babies.