Originally Posted by Bonster

We are really working with Molly on leash training, she gets SO excited and loves to pull. Josh and I only give her enough leash to walk next to us, and we give her space when she's doing her business. If she doesn't pull and stays next to us w/out pulling, she gets a treat...which is not really working very well, so far at least. We live on the 3rd floor of an apt building, she's finally figuring out that the stairs are not so scary.
But outside of that, she is:
Crate trained
Bell trained(ringing a bell that we have taped next to the door when she needs to go outside)
Sit
Josh taught her to "watch" her toys-I'll post a video at some point bc its honestly pretty funny.
Fetch

The method used by the trainers at Dogtown to teach dogs to walk on leash without pulling is to stop everytime they pull. Become a statue. Once there is slack in the leash again, begin walking. They do begin to get the hint...if they want to move forward they have to keep the leash slack.

Originally Posted by Frecs

The method used by the trainers at Dogtown to teach dogs to walk on leash without pulling is to stop everytime they pull. Become a statue. Once there is slack in the leash again, begin walking. They do begin to get the hint...if they want to move forward they have to keep the leash slack.

Awesome! I will try that! Thanks She's a smart dog,but stubborn, she RUNS away when we pull her leash out-she rings the bell and when we go to take her out she runs away lol so I just sit on the couch, and wait for her, I refuse to chase her around the apt...I will def try that leash thing outside though. Hopefully it will work! thanks again

Lucy, our wheaten terrier can be a pretty big twerp on the leash too. We tried the stop every time she pulled strategy and she would just sit down. When we started to walk again she'd jump up and start sprinting. It never sunk in. We eventually put her in a harness and it did the trick. It's something called EZ walker that tightens around her front legs when she pulls. It doesn't even really work that well, but apparently it did the trick mentally because she doesn't really pull anymore.

I've seen Ceasar work with leash pullers on his show, and his strategy is to turn and walk in a new direction when they start pulling. It might work, although i think it has the potential to make you pretty dizzy too!

Originally Posted by BigBlackDogGal

Lucy, our wheaten terrier can be a pretty big twerp on the leash too. We tried the stop every time she pulled strategy and she would just sit down. When we started to walk again she'd jump up and start sprinting. It never sunk in. We eventually put her in a harness and it did the trick. It's something called EZ walker that tightens around her front legs when she pulls. It doesn't even really work that well, but apparently it did the trick mentally because she doesn't really pull anymore.

I've seen Ceasar work with leash pullers on his show, and his strategy is to turn and walk in a new direction when they start pulling. It might work, although i think it has the potential to make you pretty dizzy too!

Yeah we just have her in a harness, I hated her on a reg neck collar bc it would choke her soo bad, and when she was sick(she had pneumonia the first week we had her) it would make her cough a lot and I felt so bad, she does a lot better on the harness but still pulls. Ive been doing the standing still thing, I just basically get her next to me and stand still and when we start walking, if she doesnt pull then I praise her, its working pretty well, she's starting to get it.

Originally Posted by Bonster

Yeah we just have her in a harness, I hated her on a reg neck collar bc it would choke her soo bad, and when she was sick(she had pneumonia the first week we had her) it would make her cough a lot and I felt so bad, she does a lot better on the harness but still pulls. Ive been doing the standing still thing, I just basically get her next to me and stand still and when we start walking, if she doesnt pull then I praise her, its working pretty well, she's starting to get it.

Harnesses have the tendency to encourage pulling. Think about it--harnesses were designed for sled dogs and weight-pulling dogs to distribute the weight. You might try a "Gentle Leader" aka Halti...it's like the head harness for horses. When the dog pulls it tightens around the bridge of the nose and they stop pulling.

Please note: anyone aiming for Canine Good Citizen certification and/or therapy dog certification--be aware that dogs can not be in a halti or a harness or any type of training collar for certification. They can only wear a buckle type collar.

Hey,

Ive done lots of obedience dog training, getting all the basics down is usually pretty straight forward - I really enjoy the more challenging tricks, and getting my dog to help out around the house - bring me the newspaper, the remote control etc! Lots of fun!

I have taught my dogs both NILIF since little puppies (2 Rottweilers) They used to pull on the leash but thankfully I trained them not to and they are doing great so far. I never had them professionally obedience trained but I am a full time mommy and so far so good. They know how to sit, stay, roll over, come, paw, put their heads down on command, eat only when told to, heel, watch, and much more. They say dogs can learn up to 100 or more tricks and words, so i think dogs are really underestimated!

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Hi there.
I have a Siberian Husky, we got her at 8 weeks old and she is now almost one year old. She is a typical Husky and we cant let her off her lead (some Husky owners are lucky but not us) her hunting mode clicks in and if she see's a rabbit or something she's off! She is very strong minded, but is very good at sit and down, we got her doing that within a week of her being with us. She also took to toilet training within 5 days. She is very switched on. She's very good indoors. She always has to be reminded of who is "pack leader" tho as she tries it on x

I have trained my 2 Rotties myself. They have been taught NILIF since they were 7 weeks old. I am a full time mommy so I am able to follow through and train them every day. I am also trying to ger started on becoming a dog trainer. They know lots of tricks; sit, stay, paw, roll over, come, put your head down, wait, look, drop it, lay down, out, go to your place and some more. They are now in their full teen ager phase and so far so good. Even though they are very obedient, I still recommend obedience trianing to most dog owners at least to cover the basics.

hooch is trained to sit, stay, paw, high 5, and lie down.

doesnt listen to anything else