No problem with Pulling, Problem with not moving

[cdoug55]

So my chow (django, hes 7 months) has never been a puller and for that i am happy. He only pulls when he sees squirrels. Anyways recently he has become very stubborn about walking on his leash. Usually he gets very stubborn when he sees other dogs down the street, he will stop and wait until they come to him so he can try to play which can be very annoying. But recently his stubborness has increased and he just wont walk anywhere he doesnt want to and i end up having to pull him and as a result he gets very testy. I realize chows have a strong will and like to be in charge just wondering if there is anything i can do to help with this. At one point he was getting better with ignoring other dogs and i thought ok well maybe he's getting a little older and used having dog's always around ( i live in nyc), but this past week has been impossible. Now that hes about 65 pounds when he doesnt want to move he can plant himself and my girlfriend has a hard time with him. Any advice would be great thanks.

[Roxy's CD]

Have you tried just being happy? Like saying, "Come on Django! Let's go!!" fun stuff like that to get him to keep up with you. You'll sound ridiculous because you kind of have to over do it, but it might fix the problem

The other thing you could do is of course lure him with treats! :)

[Herschel]

Yeah, like Roxy said, be really enthusiastic.

People laughed at my girlfriend a few weeks ago because she acts like our pups personal cheerleader. "Come on Herschel, come on! Come here! Good boy!!! Good boy, Herschel!" After a week or so of both of us doing that now he LOVES walking.

[cdoug55]

i have tried to be encouraging but i guess i could really try to over do it hahahaha. yeah i can see how you might look funny by doing that but hey if it gets him to move i could care less. I have tried treats but he usually becomes fixated on only gettting treats so i try not to use that approach too much.

[Roxy's CD]

Well if your having trouble walking and the treats work use them! It's not hard to wean them off the treats, they're a great way to let him know that what he's doing is right, it's what you want him to do.

[vandynole]

I'm having the same problem. About 25% of the time, Archie will actually agree to go on a walk with me. When he doesn't want to go, he plants himself on the ground (either sitting or laying down) and neither treats nor enthusiasm will get him to budge. I can tell from his body language that he's not frightened--just stubborn.

For me, the big problem is that he wants to go to our backyard, rather than out front into the neighborhood. That's fine every now and then, but the boy needs to go on walks. It's very frustraing.

Any other advice would be much appreciated ...

[RedyreRottweilers]

Use the treats.

Teach the dog to look at you for a reward.

teach the dog that coming along with you means a reward.

With the right food treats, you can make yourself the most interesting thing in the dog's life.

With the right techniques, you can train your dog to do MANY behaviors without ever touching him.

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