Lee J. Moore

In uk.rec.pets.misc, Tina waffled thusly:
> [..]
> I have always had a battle with her
> pulling on the lead and i mean really pulling.

Have you done any leash training in the garden (or at classes)?
I've always refused to deal with this by getting different
leads. And I can imagine how annoying this must be because my
latest GSD pup went through nightmare six-weekly phases as far
as pulling was concerned. The classic advice eventually paid
off, despite the relapses, which no longer occur - thank god!

Practise in your garden and have her stand in heel position: on
one side of you, with her neck parallel to your leg. Say "heel"
and step off the leg nearest to her first. If you are
consistent, that nearest leg will become an eye level cue.
Praise her when she remains in the heel position when you start
walking. If she simply pulls ahead (she'll obviously do this at
first), just halt, and repeat the process.

After a couple of days, adapt the procedure to your regular
walks. When she pulls ahead, stop. Don't even think of going
further until she's in the heel position. I'm sure you can
imagine it's a tedious process, and you might not get further
than a single block on the first few occasions, but if she's
like my GSD (independent and strong-minded as he is), it
shouldn't be long before she's proudly walking alongside you
every time you go out.
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Lee J. Moore
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