How to wean the dog pull the leash?

Very often a situation arises when you have a puppy, and he does not listen to you for a walk as desired. Or, even as an adult dog, continues to constantly pull the leash. What to do in such situations? Today you will learn how to wean a pet from such behavior.

A well-educated pet, who is in proper relations with the owner, goes right next to him, and the leash remains in a free state. However, it happens that the leash is so tight that you literally tears off your hand. We have to chase the dog, rushing somewhere. The very first reason for such trouble: your dog wants to feel like a leader. So he dominates over the pack, as the host, and therefore “leads” it.

That is why dog ​​training for different teams is so important. One of them - the team "next".

But the reason for tightening the leash can be much easier and without the pet's desire to dominate. The fact is that, as is well known, a pace is usual for a person, but a trot is for a dog. She quite quickly picks up smells if she is looking for something, and, in order not to lose time, but to correctly follow her mark, goes at a pace of average speed. But she is quite uncomfortable for the owner.

In addition, with individual breeds, the situation is slightly different. The dog is trying to move faster, not even because it is naughty or willing to dominate. It's all about her huge stock of energy that she needs to spend. And this can not be done if the animal is always in the apartment. Precisely because only after going outside, the pet would be happy to completely get rid of the leash and run several kilometers free.

There are a variety of situations in which the owner himself unconsciously fixes the dog's habit of pulling this very leash. For example, it may happen that your four-footed friend saw a cat or a relative, but by this you strictly punish him to go near and pull him towards him. But in case you met your friend, who also has a dog on a leash, you are free to approach him.

Thus, in some situations, you yourself approve of this behavior of the dog. And believe me, he will not understand the specific cases where you can pull, when not. Your pet will just remember that sometimes it is very encouraged, and will do it all the time.

That is why, even if your goals coincided with an animal, Do not forget to command first, and then calmly go together. That is why it is so important to pay attention to absolutely all such situations and correct not your pet's behavior, but your own.

Dog handlers have long been studying the behavior of dogs in various situations. As a result, they came to the conclusion: the stronger the animal feels resistance, the more willing to continue to pull. This reflex action, and therefore even suffocation, accompanied by coughing and salivation, will not stop your tailed strong friend - he will insist on his more active.

However, it is also wrong to keep your pet strictly near you, because if the leash is not stretched at all, it will be unclear where to go, in which direction to go.. In this case, the dog can completely break the habit of walking on a leash, as it will no longer feel him. That is why it is so important to make the right choice of the collar.

Not all is lost. It may seem that it is difficult to wean a dog to constantly go somewhere for a walk, thereby dragging you along with you. Indeed, to teach a puppy to behave correctly is a little easier than to wean an adult to tug you, dragging you along. However, there are ways for everything, and you can always do something to improve the situation. Here are effective tips to help you quickly change your pet's habits.

First of all, it is worthwhile to clarify not those qualities that you need to develop in a dog, but those that will be necessary for you specifically in animal training. What are these factors?

• Patience to achieve the goal. Of course, there are situations when coarseness is required, but on the whole, upbringing implies a gentle approach in a non-violent form.
• Constancy of performance. If you act inconsistently and try to retrain the dog, as was done before and unsuccessfully, it will turn out even worse than it was. That is why be consistent in your actions, and if you teach a dog, you will have to watch your every action with it.
• Need to find motivation in education. If for a puppy and a teenager the performance of tasks for praise is a common thing, then problems may arise with adult dogs. However, subject to attachment, each pet is strongly motivated to please the owner.
• Do not feed the treat every time after the execution of the command, use bright emotions and praise.

Teach your "beast" team "next". This can be done quite simply even intuitively. If your pet listens to you, it will try to please you, and over time will understand what needs to be done. If the walking speed is intensified, calm the zeal in a strict but calm voice and slow down. If you see how your four-footed friend looks at the leash or independently regulates the pace of walking, clearly and emotionally praise him! Obviously, he is trying to please you, and you are already close to achieving the goal.

And what to do if the dog is very active, and you yourself are not very comfortable stopping the dog? All right need to give her the freedom to throw out the energy! Therefore, take your tearing friend right away to the park or to any open space in order to play with a ball, a plate or just run around there! After half an hour of such games and runs, your dog will more or less throw out all the energy and then it will no longer be so active to run forward.

Does the kid strongly pulls the leash, runs from side to side, is he actively interested or does he bite the leash? Then it takes a slightly different approach. Instincts and reflexes at this age are much higher than upbringing and formed habits. Precisely because in order to teach the puppy to follow you, you need to do everything quite the opposite - to run next to him! He’s not yet fast enough to make it difficult the main thing is to keep on the same level. But even in the run you should teach him to the team "next".

If you have a naughty adult individual, then remaking its habits is more difficult than creating new ones in a puppy. Sometimes as an auxiliary element you can use a collar that would help you in walks and upbringing.

The collar in this case is a tool. If tactics and fighting spirit lies in education, then the collar is just a tool to achieve the goal. Not everyone needs him, some individuals cope without him. But more often the collar is really needed, therefore we choose it correctly.

• Narrow collar (2-3 centimeters). The most familiar and common option. It is suitable only for those breeds whose neck is not too long, because a thin strip will not only not hold, and may even strangle the dog.

• Wide collars. Here we will talk about models of about 5 centimeters and some options up to 12. In the first case, the product is often nylon and is used primarily to not press on the neck. So for training this option is also not suitable. If we talk about those that are more than 10 centimeters, then if you are not a hound or a greyhound, then such a collar is not for you.

• Shleyka. This device is not suitable for teaching adults who are disobedient or not used to teams of individuals. If you are not sure whether that jerk, which is sometimes quite unexpected, is able to control, then do not buy this type of collar. It is rather soft, not at all suitable for training large breeds, except for the training of small dogs or puppies. Sometimes there are situations when everyone else, except for the strap, can easily damage the neck.

• Specific collars.
  • Stranglehold quite cruel in his treatment of the neck, because it tightens every time the dog pulls the leash. Not only is this not suitable for training, but it can also greatly harm the neck.
  • Ringovka - An even more dangerous version of the strangulation, since the whole structure is additionally attached to the ears, and even thinner than the usual stranglehold. One has only to panic, and a dangerous situation can happen.
  • Halter used for putting on the face in the form of a loop, closes at the level of the leash. This will allow control actions dog. Overall a safer and more suitable solution.
  • Stern collarOr else it is better not to use parfors at all, except that if you have a huge dog that does not want to obey you otherwise. These collars cause a lot of pain, and therefore it is better if they are used, then only as a training. Plus, be sure to control that there are no wounds.
  • The same goes for electric collar - this is very cruel equipment and is used only by professionals, and even then, if the dog threatens itself.

Do not forget about emotional approval and praise. Feed your friend a treat, but not too often. Use suitable collars. The safest of them are 5 cm nylon or halter. Perform consecutive actions to teach the dog, and then your pet will stop pulling the leash and will walk beside you, really, like an old kind friend.

How to wean the dog pull the leash, see the following video.