Training Your Dog To The Leash

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Dog leash training should be started in the earliest months of a dog’s life. Puppies are more easily trained than adult dogs. Leash training  is the first basic skill puppies learn.

 

All dogs should first be taught to wear a collar that is the right size. Dog collars cannot be too big as to fall off or too tight as to choke the dog.

 

A space the width of your thumb should be left between your dog’s neck and the collar. The first time your puppy wears the collar, it may rub and the puppy will try hard to get it off.

 

Patiently wait for your puppy to get acclimated to wearing the collar. After a few day and constant failures to remove it, the puppy will give up and grow accustomed to wearing it.

 

Next, choose a strong leash to attach to the collar so you can safely walk your puppy. A leash is a long rope attached to the collar that allows you to control your puppy.

 

Your puppy will try to run away when let outside for the first time. That is why it is important to train the puppy to walk on a leash straight away.

 

Make sure your dog know it can go only so far on the leash. This distance should be enough that your puppy feels free to walk.

 

Don’t allow bad behavior from your dog and stop whenever your dog pulls you.

 

When you stop walking, make your puppy come near you before you start walking again. If the puppy pulls again, repeat the process.

 

By stopping, you will frustrate the puppy and it will stop pulling. Eventually, the puppy will learn it cannot go far on the leash.

 

Repeat this exercise over and over to help the puppy learn. You should be practicing leash training five minutes at a time initially.

 

Training an adult dog is the same as training a puppy. But an adult dog can be more difficult than a puppy. So it is best to start training the dog as soon as you bring it home.

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