Home Based Dog Training

A dog is a scavenger by nature. He loves to move around, know his environment and show his dominance and authority over the place.  dog leash training can be divided into two phases:

1. Introduction to the leash

2. Leash mannerism.


Leash Training
Like all the other basic obedience training sessions, the leash training should also be introduces to the dog in his puppy days. The puppy should be made habitual to the leash only when he becomes more than four weeks old. Before three weeks, it is not advisable to bring the small puppy in contact with out side environment.

The young innocent puppy becomes a devil at the age of six weeks. He can run much faster than any adult. Thus it is imperative to keep him under leash when taking out so as to ensure his safety.
 

 

Introduction To Leash

* Select a good comfortable leash for your puppy and let him scrutinise it. Let him play with it for a while taking care he should not chew the same. Divert him in some other activity before placing the collar round his neck. Make sure the collar is neither be choking tight nor it should be loose enough.



* Once successfully tied the collar, do not grab the lead immediately. Let him move around the house with the lead and get accustomed to this new jewellery.



* After a while, get hold of the lead without causing any stress over the knot. Try to walk with dog. This habit reduces the stress over dog’s neck and also makes the little canine feel secured and protected.



* The puppy should be made habitual of the lead and the leash by making him wear the same at the time of routine walks. This also helps the puppy to associate the leash as a signal to an upcoming adventure!



Leash Mannerism

The puppy gets very excited the moment you pick his lead. He comes to know that it is the time for outing! His excitement many a times makes it difficult to affix the leash to his collar.

So as to make the most out of the leash without bothering the dog, you need to follow a few set of rules.

1. When taking the dog out, call him by his name, give him the sit command followed by “stay” command and then fix the lead to his collar. This helps in settling down the excited dog and saves lot of your time.
2.  The dog gets all set to move out the moment he is on with his leash. A grown up big dog might drag you with him! To avoid this pulling behaviour, you only need to sit quietly after fixing the lead. This will make the jumping dog feel that you are not going any where and he will get calm and settled. That is the moment when you should grab the lead, praise the dog and move out of the room without showing any over excitement!
3. When moving out with your dog, you must stay prepared for a number of unpleasant encounters waiting for you ahead. A stray dog or a squirrel, a biker or just a passer by, any thing can trigger the dog’s aggression. The moment you see such object approaching, give your dog a command to distract his attention. Remember, do not tight the grip of the lead. If you do so, the dog will sense your stress.
4. Once you have mastered in controlling such encounters, you can unleash the dog and set him free to run.

These basic steps will help your dog to become your best walking escort!

 

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