Help leash training my new dog. (Jack Russell Terrier)?
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at
5:07 pm
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?
Tagged with: dog. • help • Jack • Leash • Russell • Terrier • Training
Filed under: Dog Leash Training
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
I would just let her get used to the leash at first around the house if she likes a certain treat try laying it on the floor and walking her to it after you get her to accept the leash and all the vaccines are done try taking her for short walks.
Jack Russels’ esp puppies will work better on a harness. They help to protect their necks and will prevent them from pulling just a bit.
The correct fit is one that has a chest piece, a strap that goes between their legs and has the belly piece running verticle. If the ring falls back from verticle line you will encourage them to pull more.
Lots and lots and lots of exercise. LOL! Good luck.
stones in an empty plastic bottle, shake the bottle once hard to make loud noise and give command, it scares the dog a little and eventually relates the noise to the command, this is not cruel, it used by dog trainers, if you live in the UK there is a show called dog borstal (not sure if that is spelt correctly) on itv3, if not try to google it
you can try this… try to walk him/her in your house or in your backyard if this doesnt work put the leash on your dog and leave it so when he/she walks she/he will be using its leash and getting used to having it on.
Hope this helps!!
I had a Jack. He always liked to be in control about walking. He would bite a hold onto the leash and he would walk himself. I would have the other end. Short leash works but not for you, because the dog is short. I have a golden now 1 yr. and trained her in 3 days on a choker. Try letting her walk around the house a little and drag the leash. But keep your eye on her.
I would go with a harness on a smaller dog. I would just let the dog get used to being in the harness and then attach the leash and let him drag it around for awhile till he gets used to that. Then start walking him around the house. Make sure to keep a short leash so that you can keep control. After you feel she’s used to it…..take her outside.
I would probably pull a little “dog-whisperer” on her by giving her a quick & firm tap her or making the “shhht” noise to try to get her attention & stop her. I actually went to a trainer who trains in a very similar way as Cesar Milan & I can tell you, that sort of training really works. But it’s a little hard for me to explain through written text.
Perhaps somebody else on here will have better/more specific advice. But you might try watching some of the Dog Whisperer shows. He really knows what he’s talking about on there & you might see something that you could try on your own. Other than that, I would suggest going to dog training classes.
Good luck!
well put the leash on her when she is sleeping……so when she wakes up she won’t eveen notice its there and she will get less irritated. oh and Never walk ur dog in front of u as the dog will think its the leader so walk it next to u or behind……..when she doesn’t walk the way u want to stop lose ur attention on her but hold the leash firmly…….next when she stops get next to her and start walking ur way…keep repeating this as much times needed
try to make it worth her while.
to desensitize her to this scary new leash, do as the other person suggested. leave the leash around the house. let the dog inspect the leash, sniff the leash. reward any good behavior — if she bravely sniffs the leash and doesn’t care about it, give her a treat for doing so. if she reacts poorly (fear, aggression), do not reward her at all.
use very tasty, tiny treats. make her more comfortable with the leash by associating it with happy things like food. have her eat treats off of the leash. have the leash present when she’s eating her yummy dinner.
gradually get closer to her actually wearing the leash. reward her as you get closer and closer, but take your time! don’t try to rush, there’s no need. you want her to be competely comfortable with it.
when she is, then put it on her.. and do nothing. don’t even pick it up until she forgets it’s there and is completely fine with this foreign object hanging off her neck.
make sure to never take the leash off if she’s paying any attention to it, whether she’s biting it, playing with it, trying to pull it off, whatever. that teaches her that in order to make it go away, she just has to perform that unwanted behavior.
okay, once she’s good with the leash just being on..
http://searchwarp.com/swa295322.htm
http://www.animalfarmfoundation.org/item.php?id=1&topic=42&item=219
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/looseleashwalking.htm
http://www.obedient-dog-behavior.com/loose-leash.html
http://www.clickertraining.com/node/541
http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/leash-walking/
I would try her with a pup harness to start with. Put it on her each day to get her used to it. You dont say what age she is and if shes haad her shots and allowed to go out and mix with dogs.
If shes not ready to go on the ground, put her harness on then carry her in you arms and take her to see the sights and smells outside. She will learn to associate harness with fun time. My dog started with harness then I changed to collar just so she can wear her id tags but still walk her with harness. Up to you what you prefer but i dont like the idea of collar and leash around the neck if she chases birds she chokes.
Your pup needs to be socialised. This means getting used to outside and all the noises, cars, busses, bikes, voices, crowds. If u drive, take her on short trips. Buy a doggie harness so she is safe when she rides or you can put her in a carrier but secure it to the car seat please.This is a great bonding time also coz if she gets scared she knows you can reassure her when shes in your arms. Talk to her, tell her shes a good girl. She needs to recognise you as pack leader. Its early days and this is the time she will be soaking up information. Get her good toys to keep her occupied. Get A KONG. fill it with treats to keep her busy. Praise her all the time when she does good. She will soon follow you when she builds up her confidence.