Pulling on lead

Hey all. Poppy is coming on for 14 weeks now and has been getting out for walks for the last week since her final vaccination

Now i'm the first one to comment when i see someone walking with their dog on a lead and the dog is away pulling in front pulling its owner along....so i'm on here for a wee bit advice on the best way to avoid this myself!


Poppy can be a stubborn wee thing, she does well with her commands and will do near enough anything for a treat so i'm lucky in that respect but i'm having a wee bit bother when out with her! If i'm being honest its as if when i take her out she's just that desperate to get back home that she pulls, well tries to, the whole way! I've tried the stopping and walking the opposite way thing....doesn't work, praise when not pulling,,,,doesn;t help a great deal...so what other options are there?? Thanks x

I just found that it just clicked with Moo, we had her on a harness (mum walked her and felt she had more control), I just used a collar. Just takes a bit of time and patience really Xx

Funnily enough my mum suggested a harness now that i think about it! She had one i got a borrow of from someone a few weeks ago but shes grown out of it already! Think a wee trip to the pet shops in order

Buster pulled to much on his lead got harness and it stopped

A harness may help but the turning around method will work with time and patience

jstaff wrote:A harness may help but the turning around method will work with time and patience

Yes, some pick it up in a few days, others take a few weeks, but it usually does work. What exactly do you do with the turn around method?

i found a halti head collar worked wonders

I would be lost without my harness. Collars for a dog that pulls are very dangerous, so i would get yourself a harness. You might find that she pulls less but it is not a garuntee.

I know its controversial wiether these things help but my Puppy was exactly the same and I hated him pulling and was worried about his neck so got a harness reccommended by our dog class lady and its really good - when he pulls it it tightens a comfy strap around his chest almost like putting a hand infront of him with no give at all, within 2 walks he got the message that he wasnt going anywhere if he pulled and cant reccommned these enough!!

http://www.dogtrainingharnesses.co.uk/

my pup is 6 months and still fits into a small size
however I do understand why people say harness can encorage pulling but not many harnesses actually have the (humane) stopping power