wont walk with a lead

plz any help would be much appericated just got are new pup and she will no walk with a lead on she is not great with it off but she will walk a bit i no she is only young at 14 weeks and its all new to her but always with are other dogs a couple of days and there used to it we have now been leaving the lead on her all day when she is in the park she is fine and happy to run like a loon any help would be great thx

Do you let her drag the lead around indoors? I've always got a pup used to a collar first & then attached a lead & let it drag it around for a while. Then I'll pick it up & just follow wherever the pup goes. Then just a gentle tug with loads of praise & treats to get them to change direction.

Then, outside in the park, I do the same thing.

Sounds like she need more positive association with the lead, things as simple as treating her when you put the lead on, leaving the lead on round the house for short periods of time (Of course only when you can keep an eye on her so she dont start chewing it).

Then walking round places she feels safe like round the home, round the garden. Always giving her praise for when she is doing well and treating her with food treats or playing with her fav toy.

yea she has had the collar on and then the lead we are just letting her drag it around everywhere now but as soon as you pick it up she just stops and shakes i no the breeder was ggod to turn unsuitable people away and i agree with her but we have missed two inportant weeks a of early training and now i just think it will be a nightmare but will get there

You could also try using food or treats to get her to follow.

jstaff wrote:You could also try using food or treats to get her to follow.

yea we have tryed it but we are gona try fresh cooked chicken

giblet wrote:yea she has had the collar on and then the lead we are just letting her drag it around everywhere now but as soon as you pick it up she just stops and shakes i no the breeder was ggod to turn unsuitable people away and i agree with her but we have missed two inportant weeks a of early training and now i just think it will be a nightmare but will get there

Missing two weeks at that age won't make any difference, to be honest.

When she's dragging the lead around the house, get down on the floor & play with her. Every so often, pick the lead up, but keep playing. Don't put any pressure on the lead, let it stay loose. After a while, try playing standing up & pick up the lead - hopefully she'll just see it as an extension of the game.

I'm sure you will get it sorted out. All dogs have different issues and things they are slower to become used to.

Try leaving the lead on in the house and playing with her while it's on. Eventually she will accept it.

I like the advice everyone else has given you, just wanted to say please please dont walk her with no lead near busy roads or anywhere she can run off. When I was 16 and I first had Skibadee is was complacent. As I took her to obedience training and had her beautifully trained to walk to heel I knew she would walk off-lead. All was well we never had any problems until one day a cat shot past her about a cm from her nose, strait past her into the road, Skibadee followed and got hit by a car Ive never cried so much in my life, luckily she was okay only a few cuts and scratches but I would never walk one of my dogs without a lead again, its not worth the risk!

we have cracked it we tryed everything no joy and then we tryed again with my 5 year old nyice and i dont no what it was but she just started walking im amazed

happy days giblet.......happy days

My dog bailey is two months old now, got her used to the collar but she is still scratching at it every nowe and then but the lead is a bit more of a hurdle to get over with her, i put it on, and she just freezes and wont more, i have to drag her and treat her when she walks abit and then leave the lead on the floor and she still wont move...she is petrified of it i think, my missus tried taking her out in the open today to the park and she just plonked herself on the floor and wouldnt move....>What can i do??????

alex22 wrote:My dog bailey is two months old now, got her used to the collar but she is still scratching at it every nowe and then but the lead is a bit more of a hurdle to get over with her, i put it on, and she just freezes and wont more, i have to drag her and treat her when she walks abit and then leave the lead on the floor and she still wont move...she is petrified of it i think, my missus tried taking her out in the open today to the park and she just plonked herself on the floor and wouldnt move....>What can i do??????

read some of the comments above they will help you as they did me thx all

i dont really know much about this topic and i like learning something, what does letting the dog dragging around help, sees like a good tip if it works:) i would of thourght if you do that he/she would do it while on the lead?

bw7739 wrote:i dont really know much about this topic and i like learning something, what does letting the dog dragging around help, sees like a good tip if it works:) i would of thourght if you do that he/she would do it while on the lead?

i cant really help i dont no if it was her draging the lead around or my 5 year old nyice that did it but something did

Walk the puppy round the house, Let It get use to the lead, Will take time, But worth It In the long run, Search amazing dog training man on the internet, Watch hes video how he teaches puppys to know what heel Is! Guys amazing! Good luck.