Having the power to baby a puppy you just took home because its so tiny and adorable can be very tempting. But you have to remember that by doing so, this may lead to an untrained pup and a spoiled dog that will have a lot of different behavior problems in the long run. If this is the case, it will be hard to retrain a dog if hes already aged and is used to certain patterns already.
Dog leash training is one of these issues. Training a dog to a leash is much easier when the dog is a puppy, and is therefore small and easy to handle. When a dog is older, it is much more difficult to train it to the leash since it is physically much more able to pull the owner around and cause problems.
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First let the puppy get used to wearing a dog collar. First thing that a puppy would do after being introduced to a collar is scratch it, roll around, and use a lot of different means just to remove it off his neck.
It will be very excruciating to watch this procedure but the owner has to learn to control himself and not remove the color until the time that it is in no doubt that the puppy has already calmed down. This just means that he can not manipulate the owner by using the different behaviors to have his collar removed and that the collar can be removed or not at any time.
The next step in dog leash training is to do the same sort of process with the leash. The leash should be attached to the puppy’s collar and the puppy should be able to drag it around with him while he is playing.
In time, he will not notice the leash as he did with the collar. This is when the owner can move to the next step. Just remember not to leave the leash around the puppys neck without you watching him as this could be dangerous.
After everything else, try holding the end of the leash and walk with the puppy around the house. Make sure that the leash is loose-fitting between the owner and the dog so the dog is always by the side of the owner when walking. If the puppy tries to pull on the leash, the owner should make sure that walking stops, if this happens. The owner should also call the puppy so he comes back to the owners side.
Once that happens, then the owner can start to walk again, continuing as long as the puppy remains at the side with the leash hanging loosely. The puppy should receive a lot of praise when he is doing it well so that he learns that walking that way is enjoyable.
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