The dog in question is believed to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier mix.
Anyone have any good tips on teaching a Terrier mix not to pull. She is super strong for as small as she is, 27lbs, and she has an issue with pulling and wanting to chase squirrels and cars.
She walks great on a harness, always has. We can walk loose leash, she doesn’t pull, and she walks right beside me when her harness is on. But when its just her leash and collar she will try to pull, she will try to walk ahead of me, and she is just harder to control. Its like when you put the harness on she is completely submissive without it she wants to give into her prey instinct and that instinct she has to chase cars. She has been using the harness since she was a puppy but I would like for her to also learn to walk without pulling on just a leash and collar. I love the harness its super great but she needs to learn.
Any tips or advice you could offer would be great.
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Just wanted to add she did great in class when she walked loose leash on just leash and collar both times she was in class but outside on walks that is a different story. So many distractions. We try to keep her focused but she wants to pull. But again on the harness we don’t have any of those issues. Its strange she is totally focused on us, the walk, and what she is supposed to do. I’m starting to think she will always have to wear a harness when we go anywhere.
Again its just when she sees a squirrel or rabbit or car…she wants to chase.
She doesn’t do it on harness but without the harness she does.
She knows the command beside
obedience training
gentle leader.
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every time your dog is not walking well, stop and dont give him any eye contact or stop and turn the other way or try to cover him with your body so he cant see the squirrel or something like that. or do all three of those things and every time he does good, give him a treat.
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When your dog pulls at the end of the leash, stop immediately and do not budge. Never allow your dog to move forward when he is pulling or lunging. This way, you are teaching him that the only way for him to get to where he wants to go is by leaving some slack in the leash.
As soon as there is some slack in the leash, you can begin again. Give your dog the command “with me” and start moving forward
http://dogs.about.com/od/dogtraining/a/loose_leash_training.htm
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I once had beagles who pulled
they wanted to follow their noses and forgot I was there! I carried very small treats and stopped every time they pulled. Then when one of them did glance at me I would quickly slip him a treat. In about 10 minutes they kept their eyes on me and paid less attention to the distractions. I then treated them occasionally but not every time. They needed a refresher once in a while.
Hey, couldn’t hurt.
http://dogs.about.com/od/dogtraining/a/loose_leash_training.htm
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I will be abbreviating her as a SBT (for her breed). Just so you know.
SBTs are very strong dogs, it is true. I cannot imagine being able to properly leash-train one using a leash and buckle collar. I would recommend a prong collar. A good dog store will give you a sheet of instructions along with the collar. Things like:
1. Only use this collar when the dog is being directly supervised.
2. NEVER keep the leash tight for long periods of time while using this collar.
3. Correct the dog by quickly jerking the leash with a quick “pop.”
4. Don’t allow other people to use this collar unless they have been instructed in its usage.
My tiny ten-pound dog is one of the most stubborn dogs in my 4-H club dog training class. She wears a prong collar and never pulls on the leash, even wearing a buckle collar. Good luck!
http://dogs.about.com/od/dogtraining/a/loose_leash_training.htm
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