Help with lead training please

Hello,

i have just this last week started putting real effort into lead training kaya.

i am doing this by walking her on a shortish lead (about 3 foot) and when she pulls i stop, then i call her to me and reward her with a treat when she stops pulling then continue to walk.

is this is good way to do it or am i doing something wrong, im worried she thinks shes getting rewarded for pulling rather than stopping.

any help will be appreciated

Thanks
Adam

Hi,
Everyone may have different techniques on how to walk a dog correctly or to stop it pulling. If your way is working then thats great. what breed is she?

she is GSD X Akita X collie and is 4 months old

4 months is a good age then to start proper training. The younger they are the better in my experience. From the beggining i would keep my pups leash smaller so she learnt to keep to heal then when she got better i would loosen more length. But if your method is workin then no-one can criticise

Hi Adam it sounds as though you are doing ok .
It is important that a puppy never learns to pull when walking on the lead, once pulling becomes a habit it can be hard to break.
This excellent video by the dogs trust demonstrates teaching to walk on a lead without pulling...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=E1fujx6vGC4

It is best to go for a walk when its not important where you go and time is not important,then when lead goes towards tight turn and walk in a different direction, dog is then behind you and wants to catch up, keep turning so dog is watching you not getting ahead. Short spells 5 - 10 mins when it suits you is best.

thank you, this looks promising, i will try that when she wakes up, shes still exhausted from our walk earlier

how about clicker training. you click when she is walking in the correct position. I haven't tried this but the idea just came to me and I'm sure it would work well

Yea i might try this as my sisters dog responds very well and i can use her clicker, im going to continue trying without for a couple of weeks and if i dont make any progress i will try clicker training

Do the opposite.
Try the clicker for a couple of weeks.
Clicker training has now been around since the 40's and is established as a leading method but still catching on with dog training.
Once you get the hang of it you can use it across all your training.
Click and reward