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Dog Goes Crazy at Charity Walks
My 2 year old Siberian Husky has completed and passed two obedience classes (standard and distraction). At home, he pulls slightly; but otherwise is okay. When I take him to an event like the Arthritis Walk with a lot of people and dogs, all of his training goes out the door and pulls like I'm the sled and this is the iditarod. He seems to get competitve and wants to be first in line on the walk. He also wants to meet everything on 2 or 4 legs..How do I get him to calm down and walk normally like everyone else? He goes to day care twice a week and to the dog park so he is socialized.
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on May 12th 2009
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They love to pull and be in front of the pack.
It is rather instinctive behavior.
Dieta
answered on 5/12/09.
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Easier dogs will give up their pulling with a few good snaps of the leash combined with a stern "Bad dog!". You don't want to use any more force than you need. One gentle technique I like is to just stop when he pulls. He wants to go. If you move forward when the leash is slack, and stop when he pulls, he should quickly figure out the only way to get to go, is not to pull. This is about teaching him not to pull, not getting somewhere. The man that taught it to me said "If in a half hour you haven't made it out to the front walk, fine, you have taught him a lesson. Pulling the dog backwards is a good technique too.
Still, you may want to switch to a head collar. The leading brands are Promise, Haltie, and Gentle Leader. They have a strap going around the dogs nose looking something like a muzzle. They work by pulling the dogs head around. No other way gives you such great control with so little force. The prong collar is now a dangerous relic of value only for its macho looks
Aster
answered on 5/12/09.
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