Walking home is a nightmare!

Ok so sasha has been doing really well with training ect

she will recall of the lead she walks with 10ft of me at all times off lead she walks to the area we go to everyday fine on a loose lead she sits at kirbs and waits for the "walk on" signal. but coming home all hell breaks out she pulls she wont sit sometimes she just so badly wants to get home i tried walking the other way when she pulls she just keeps trying to walk home despite me walking the other way or she digs in and her legs go stiff and drag along the floor

i randomly stop to show her she wont get home anyfast but she still pulls ? any ideas on what else i can do im confused other than pulling to get home she walks great there lol

How far are you walking her/how long are the walks? And how old is she now?

Normally her walks can last from 20/30 minutes over hilly/long grass so she's constantly running and bounding about as for distance im not sure maybe 1/3 1/2 a mile

Except when frightened dogs will really only pull for one reason: because we follow. I know it sounds silly, but it really is that simple. If pulling never pays off they will stop - however if pulling pays off every now and then (when you're in a hurry anyways, or when it just started raining and you really want to get back home or any other "just this time" occasions) you actually reinforce the pulling.

I would look at the silky leash approach to loose leash walking (teaching the dog to avoid pressure) http://www.shirleychong.com/keepers/LLW/index.html

I would also do a lot of walks to and from the house - just going out and back inside - how far away do you have to go from the house before turning back causes her to pull. Is it from any distance or just after an actual walk?By just walking to and from the door a lot you eventually have her at the point where getting back to your door is just a regular, boring event and when she realizes that she's gotten to the door without pulling a million times it's much more likely to happen when you come back home from your walk.

Also -does she run to the water bowl when you get home - if so perhaps bring a little water with you and let her drink before walking home in case she's actually pulling towards the water bowl (or special toy or anything else she always loves when she gets home?).

Thanks for the help

Il take alook at the link just now

i dont tend to be in a hurry i often cross the roads near my house and she sometimes follows as she should others she pulls to go home if that makes sense? i dont go straight home i zig zag around diffrent roads and walk back the way we came i was told that would help stop her

Its often from any distance as soon as she gets within a few streets from our house she starts to pull its odd its not like we get to X then she pulls all the way home we get to X then within a few streets from the house she starts

she often just bounds in and almost like she says hello to the kids and the missus then jumps about then sometimes but not allways she has a drink

she is 12 weeks old if it helps any also not walking on a harness she now walks on her collar ( leather not choker )

I think the pulling is just excitement to be going home.

But I also think you're walking her too far, to be honest. By all means do some training with her so that she doesn't pull, but she should only really be getting about 15 minuters lead walking. You would be better off giving her 3 walks of 10 minutes each than one walk of 30 minutes.

The general rules of thumb for puppies is 5 minutes for every month of their life, or 1 minute for every week.

Agree with above try going out more often for shorter time and distance.

il try taking her for shorter walks see if that helps