Our 3 mo. old puppy dosen’t like to be on her leash indoors. When we are sittin watching t.v. we would like her to behave and lay down beside us, but she whines, pulls, and she always wants to jump on the sofa, even when we tell her over and over not too. We also dont want her off the leash because she likes to chase our cat. Please help what can we do to make this not so stressfull for our puppy and ourselves?

When I take her out side on the leash, she is pulling so hard that I think she is going to pass out, because of lack of oxygen. Any suggestion on how to train a dog on the leash

Many dog owners feel that training there pets is a critical aspect of owning the dog. However, there are just as many who feel that training the animal is extremely overrated, especially the aspect of training the dog to be on a leash. These owners feel that leash training is a big hassle or takes up too much of their time. In reality, I would have to say this equates to being a lazy owner or one who has erroneously overlooked this responsibility when it comes to owning a dog.

Training your puppy to be on a leash has huge benefits, the biggest one being control of them when they are full grown adults and a larger breed of 50 pounds or more. Trying to put a large dog on a leash for the first time without any training is about as easy as trying to break a stubborn mustang. You will get dragged all along the way and have no control over the dog.

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I bought a new puppy recently. She is a Jack Russell Terrier and she is very hyper. That said, she’s going to need to be walked alot to keep her at least sort of calm. But when I try and put her on a leash she just bites at the leash and very rarely even follows me or walks at all.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks to leash train her?

What could be more adorable than a tiny 10-week-old German Retriever walking down the street with its owner, pulling at the leash as it excitedly greets anyone who walks by? These little puppies put so much effort into seeing what’s going on and are almost always greeted with a pat on the head and a smile from passing strangers.

This is all cute and adoring, that is until the dog reaches a bodyweight of 50 to 60 pounds and is literally dragging its owner down the street on the leash. The once happily smiling owner is now gritting her teeth and doing all she can to keep the dog from pulling her down the sidewalk.

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So my dog has a SUPER high prey-drive, and it is our downfall when it comes to walking on leash. Any time nothing is around, she’s not too bad at all. She occasionally pulls, but only to give something a quick sniff before she comes along. She is protective of me, so she likes to stay near, too. BUT if there is a small critter she goes BERSERK!!! It’s like she can’t even hear me anymore she’s so focused on the damn thing. I’m trying to teach her not to be so focused (is that even possible??) on the small critter, but I can’t find any treats that she likes better! She does like treats under normal circumstances, but when that happens she would much rather chase than eat any treat.

Do you have any idea of what I can use as a treat for her, or what is a SUPER tasty smelly flavorful treat I can try using? I try something new almost every time, but it’d be nice to just have a hint of what to try.

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I have a 2 year old mini schnauzer who is scared to go on a leash. My family got her a year ago and we think her previous owner beat her with a leash that traumatized her. If we put the leash on her she starts trembling and shaking uncotrollablly.

I am training with a choker and it is not controlling the dog to walk correctly why?

We live in a rural area and in a small town. Oliver is usually the only dog in public unless we go to a dog park. Oliver is good at stopping and going, being around people and cars, but when there is another animal on a leash, he makes a ruckus until they get to sniff butts and do the doggie dance.

I want to take Oliver on a trip with me to Seattle, but I need him to behave on a leash. Either that to he is riding in my purse, but I think he would be happier walking.

My dog is 7 years old and nomatter how sad it is, she’s still not leash trained!!!!!! Instead of me walking her, it’s the other way around. How can I get her to stop? I’ve tried so any time but they always end the same way.
she’s perfectly fine on the leash in my yard but when we leave the yard…