Dog's Help

A dog leash perhaps serves as the most important line of communication between the master and the pooch. But not all dogs respond well to the leashes. Even dogs like to be their own masters and believe me they hold great pride in the same. You need to understand that dogs are not born with leash manners. So it is you who have to teach them walking with the leash.

You would have to tell your dog and train him to not pull the leash and walk at your pace when he is leashed. There are several methods of teaching the mannerism of staying in a leash to your dog. Regardless of which method you opt for there are certain things that can help you while leash training your dog. Here are a few interesting tips that will make leash training easier.

* When you are teaching your dog to be leashed, each walk for him becomes a training session. For any kind of training program to be successful, it is important that the training sessions are kept short initially. Too long a training session will bore your canine and make your dog reluctant to learn. So make sure till the time your dog is trained for the leash you don’t take him out for extremely long walks.

* One of the major problems witnessed with dogs when taken out for walks is that they feel the need to stop every now and then. Or even worse he may want to urinate at every few steps. To avoid this start walking at a good pace. When you are walking faster, you seem a lot more interesting to your dog than things that come in the way. This will eliminate your dog’s habit of stooping.

* Leash training is rather intricate as compared to training your dog for other commands. Keeping the intricacies involved in the process in mind, it is imperative that you make it highly rewarding. For leash training make use of some exclusive treats that your dog may not get at all times. This will help you further grab the attention of your dog. Soft treats that can be eaten easily are the bets for this process. Sliced wieners, cooked chicken pieces cut neatly, cheese cubes or chunks of jerky treat are some great options.

* There is no way that your dog will stop sniffing or urinating during walks. So instead of dragging him by the collar, give him 30 seconds. After thirty seconds pull your dog towards your slightly and tell him by saying ‘hurry up’. If he still does not resume walking wait for thirty more seconds and then tell him to ‘walk’. In case he still does not agree pull him and start walking.