Walking

I was wondering, do any of you guys/gals have a problem with your pit wanting to drag you when you walk it? I take mine out and all he wants to do is pull and pull, i use a regular collar and he practicley wants to choke himself out when walking him? Any tips on how I can stop him from doing that? I like to walk him alot, but at times it can get frustrating.

 

All 7 of mine do. hope someone answers this one

 

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Hmm... well, train it to heel.. with a choke colar.... I let mine pull... it works them better.... ​

 

I use a pinch collar and it works like a charm

 

Use a Choke chain when you are walking your dog. There's also a "Gaff" chain made for walking works something klike a choke chain. It's not really necessary to teach your dog to "heel" but teach the dog that when it feels the slightest tug at its collar then it's time to slow down. You can to this by letting the Choke chain do it's job or when your dog comes to the end of the leash give a quick, sharp tug on the choke chain. Repetion is the key to this. Soon as your dog learns this you will be able to walk it with ease on a regular collar. Hope this helps

 

Ya ya!! Listen to Headhunter!!
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Every one I've got does it....and I too let em, it does work them well. My house dog added a nice layer of muscle in about a mo. doing this. Unfortunately she is now that much stronger, and pulls that much harder....lol

 

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Well, When I do take them into someplace public, I keep them on a​

1 1/2 ft. leash, or a 2 ft. leash... more control.... so I can force them to stay at my side... then they will eventually figure it out, and chill out...​

 

I let all mine pull, in fact I encourage it. I usually walk with a 2 inch collar or harness. It works the dogs better and it also gives me a hell of a workout. I only have one dog I feel comfortable in public and he pulls and heels on command. As far as working dogs, I would just let them pull...

 

My dog does the same thing...But ive noticed that when I walk her on a choke chain she is alot easier to control...i do let her pull when i leave her regular collar on but i also walk with my 3 yr old step daughter so the choke chain comes in handy.

 

Pinch collars are great. I put that on Oakley and she is just fine. Works good, I think better than the choke chain only because it does not hurt the dog, but rather pinches them to behave.

 

Im personally not a fan of choke or pinch collars... Mine are on their leather collars when they are walked aorund alot of peaple... otherwise, when I am working them, they are on a 20 ft. rope witht heir 2 in. wide nylon tie out collars....
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to pull or not to pull, that is the question.

My dogs do pull when it is time to "work". They also understand when it is time to walk beside me or up to the end of the lead......I use commands to clarify what we are doing at the time.

Some people have a work harness so that the dog knows that having the harness on is when they are meant to pull.

 

"Heel" means for my dog to keep her shoulder lined up with my left leg. "Release" means she can pull, lunge, and drag me where ever she wants. It's the best of both worlds! She behaves when I want her to, and acts like a wild child when I give her the go ahead.

Out in public I don't like seeing people with their dogs out of control and hauling ass down the street. It makes me doubt their capabilities of holding on to their dog when mine starts up. Of course, I live in a bad neighborhood and this is something I have to deal with a lot...

 

is three months to young to be correcting a pup who likes to walk ahead of me

 

I didn't start correcting my pup until he was about 5 months, but even at that age it's more an "ah-ah" and using my body language to maneuver him back (he is fairly handler sensitive). But at the age and likely size your pup is, it might be easier and more effective to encourage the little one to walk beside you rather than correct it for walking in front of you. Try using treats to get your pup to stay close to you, and praise heavily and eventually couple the behavior with the command "heel". As he gets older, you can work on fine tuning the behavior and practice a more formal heel.

 

If you want to teach leash manners, the earlier the better. Mine pull like fools, and I let them for the most part. I use commands to keep them in check when there's a lot of people out, though. But walking at night, they get to show their ass.

 

I was always told if your dog is pulling then your walking to slow

When I walk a dog that likes to pull I put it on a long leash and walk as fast as I can as long as the dog is jogging it will get a good workout and not mess up its pads

 

I personally allow and sometimes encourage(by saying good boy) my dog to pull on the leash because it gives him a better workout compared to just walking and not pulling. So why not? I do not mind. And in ADBA/AADR conformaion shows, I noticed that a dog that is pulling on its leash, gets the judges attention more than a dog that is calm and sitting down/heeling etc. And when they pull, it makes there muscles more visible which also helps in the show ring. I know some people have there dogs trained so that they know when they can pull. However, I do not care if my dog is pulling, I am strong enough to control him no matter how much he pulls. Therefore, no need for me to train him "leash manners."

 

I agree with this, if the dog is pulling then he's letting me know that I'm dragging ass and need to pick up the pace. Sometimes I'll purposely slowdown so that the dog gets a better pull/workout but I taught him at an early age to quit pulling/slow down on command. So unless I say otherwise its full steam ahead. The walk is more for him than it is for me anyways so I let him be a dog when on the lead (pull, sniff, pee, etc...)