woghead

just wanted a few tips on how to control my dobie zeus on the lead he constantly pulls from the moment we leave the house till we get back in the house,,,,,, thanks

Burns

What kind of collar are your using?

What (if any) techniques have you tried so far to discourage pulling?


oh and welcome to the forum Why don't you introduce yourself in the Introduction section? We'd love to hear more about you and your dog

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DOB 2/17/07
red/rust, male neutered Doberman

darkstar91769

I taught my guy not to pull with a bag of treats. If we walked and he pulled I froze. Stopped dead in my tracks, becoming a tree. The when slack was in the lead he got lots of praise and a treat. Did this a lot for a month or so...now he just wants to keep the leash slack. Make sure you come up with a "marker" word to use when the leash gets slack...I say "easy" then treat him. Now we walk and he's super good about the lead being slack, but if he starts tugging I just say "easy midnight" and he slows until leash is slack again.

I would generally avoid trying to correct the pulling, and instead focus on rewarding the slack leash. I found it much much faster and easier to get a positive response from the treating and rewarding of the slack leash.

But I am not a professional trainer and this is just my $.02

I do use a gentle leader easy walk harness for runs and whatnot. When we run he gets real excited and the harness helps with the pulling when I want to slow down.

good luck, and don't give up. Progress might be slow but its super rewarding when you can walk along at a slow stroll having your buddy walking nicely too. a slack leash is halfway to a heel
peace,
darkstar

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hbwright

The becoming a tree does work good and praising the good behavior. You have to realize that if he is pulling the whole way then you can't have gone far, because if he is pulling, you shouldn't be moving. At least not during a loose leash walk training, free roaming is another thing that I always made sure to include while on walks or outings.

Another option to try is a counterclockwise circle. With him on the left, if he starts to get in front of you you cut him off by turning left cutting him off track. You will basically start off by walking in a small circle. As you improve with this, your circle will get bigger. Whenever he starts to go forward, in front of you you simply cut him off by turn to the left. This has worked with a couple dogs that I've known that have not done well with more usual loose leash walking training.

woghead

ok thanks for that, i will give it ago and see how he goes with that.

ripper.qc

you can also try an about turn start with a long line , let him get in front of you and then go the opposite way and as soon he is beside you give him treats and a lot of praise ... you might look like an idiot for a couple of days going 20ft one way than 20 ft the other way ... but it usualy work well .. and does lay some basics for the recalls too...
try to start with about 10 ft line then shorten to 8ft then 6 , 4 , 2 and so on ...

good luck ...

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sebsyd

I used treats holding the leash in my right hand and treats in my left, right in front of his nose. I fed randomly a few treats at a time, then decreased it and let him follow the smell on my hand. Took a little time, but both my guys are pretty good now. I know this probably isn't the best way to train, but it worked for me. These guys are way to strong for me to let them pull.

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Doberdog

The only thing that worked for Q was the prong collar. I did not jerk it, he did, then after that, walked good and got praised. He then knew what he was supposed to do and now with treats or a toy, I can get him to walk next to me. He is not consistant without the prong collar. I have been told that the prong is safer on the neck then a gentle leader or a choke collar. There are however several threads you can search on here, that debate this issue.

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Patches Mom

Still having problems with Buddy pulling when out with the scooter.The pinch slides down his neck no matter how tight I put it on him?He pulls with a Halti too the strange thing is when I walk with him he does not pull at all just when I'm on the scooter?

bren

Lexx was the same until about 6 weeks ago when I finally bit the bullet and put a full choke chain on him (Didn't want to unless I had to). Now it's like walking a different dog, even the missus enjoys walking him again. I'm not saying that he's 100% perfect on the lead but a damn site better than he was. Also I didn't have to choke him with it either all I really did was put it on him and he decided to walk much better - Strange I know - now a quick jerk on the lead is enough to put him back in his place most of the time. Hopefully in a while he'll be walking at heal ALL of the time.

Good luck