Ok, I have done many good things with new doggie, she's now 8 months old, and very livable(Most of the time:yikes: )
But again,as in training old dog I have failed in a very important trick that most of you seem to have little problem with,leash walking!
I failed with 10 year old dog, and Tink is also the worlds WORST puller, she's an 8 pound sled dog! I spent 5 months (7 weeks- 7 months) trying to do everything in the positive clicker training books, EVERYTHING. I bought a gentle leader harness a while back,which worked ok, till she learned how to pull sideways and keep going- and it had a terrible flaw, it cut deeply into her underarm,which i feel really bad about. So much for that-
So last week, when i was walking the 2 pulling-est dogs in the world, i was inspired,and tied their 2 leashes together, big dogs was shorter, Tinks was about a foot longer, voila! No more sore arm for me, they pulled on each other sideways,and all the tension was on their own necks- I could easily control our direction with big dog on the shorter lead, and Tink had no choice but to follow....it was kind of funny....
(big dog isn't that big,about 35 pounds)
...But...this doesn't solve the pulling- anyone else have a hard time with this? I am so tired of stopping every step of the walk,turning in right circles, walking backwards,etc. Treats mean nothing except"wow, that was good" before takeoff.....
The click method isn't getting across, am I doomed to forever have a pulling Tink?
But again,as in training old dog I have failed in a very important trick that most of you seem to have little problem with,leash walking!
I failed with 10 year old dog, and Tink is also the worlds WORST puller, she's an 8 pound sled dog! I spent 5 months (7 weeks- 7 months) trying to do everything in the positive clicker training books, EVERYTHING. I bought a gentle leader harness a while back,which worked ok, till she learned how to pull sideways and keep going- and it had a terrible flaw, it cut deeply into her underarm,which i feel really bad about. So much for that-
So last week, when i was walking the 2 pulling-est dogs in the world, i was inspired,and tied their 2 leashes together, big dogs was shorter, Tinks was about a foot longer, voila! No more sore arm for me, they pulled on each other sideways,and all the tension was on their own necks- I could easily control our direction with big dog on the shorter lead, and Tink had no choice but to follow....it was kind of funny....
(big dog isn't that big,about 35 pounds)
...But...this doesn't solve the pulling- anyone else have a hard time with this? I am so tired of stopping every step of the walk,turning in right circles, walking backwards,etc. Treats mean nothing except"wow, that was good" before takeoff.....
The click method isn't getting across, am I doomed to forever have a pulling Tink?