Dog Health Questions: Why does my dog keep pulling on the lead?

hiya, everytime i take my dog out, she constantly pulls on the lead and ive tried pulling her back and saying no and come here and ive even tried giving her treats when she does it right like on dog borstal lol but nothing works, would i have to take her to a dog training place or can i do stuff at home? talking her for walks is a nightmare lol so any hints and tips out there?? thank you

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Take her to an obedience class so you can be taught how to train her to walk on lead.

If normal training techniques don't work, I would ask the trainer about helping you fit and teach you how to use, a prong collar. That will fix the pulling within minutes.

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• Sign up for obedience classes. She can't learn unless you teach her, and you need to learn HOW to teach her.


• Try a prong collar and a more serious correction. Pulling her back won't do much unless you have a very soft dog (soft meaning a dog who is really sensitive to corrections, the kind of dog if you tell it "No" it acts like the world has ended). Just fit the prong collar high on the neck and snugly and when she pulls ahead give her a short quick "pop" correction with the leash, put her back to your side and keep walking. Do it all in stride. After a few corrections she'll realize that she's not allowed to be walking out ahead of you, much less pulling. I hope I helped, good luck!


• First off obedience classes will help, but if you dont have the time at least invest in a leather lead, not one of those obnoxious retractable things, also a halti/ head collar will help to stop with the pulling. When your out with your dog, and she starts pulling, immediately turn the other direction. If she starts pulling this ways turn around again. This way the dog will learn that if she doesn't pull she will get where she wants to go.


• The answer has to be training (and being prepared to look absolutely mad to your neighbours). Set out for a walk, immediately she pulls you turn round and walk back towards the house. Only when she stops pulling do you start on the walk again. You keep on doing this, even if it means for a few days you never get beyond your garden gate. An alternative to this is to walk backwards if she pulls rather than turning round, or as a third alternative just stand still, but in any method you do not go towards the park or wherever you go on your walks if she is pulling. If you are strict in doing this and don't give in to her she will soon realise that she gets nowhere at all if she pulls. Couple this with plenty of praise whilst she is walking without pulling.


• Need to show that you are the alpha leader. Your pulling might not be forceful enough to get attention. No means nothing to your dog unless it feels the rigor. If you continue to walk while it pulls and say no then there is a mix up on the message. You need to stop immediately pull hard and then say NO!! and keep on doing it without moving until the dog minds you. Every time it minds you then you need to praise it. Good luck!!


• She's pulling on the lead because she's excited. I think it's also a "i'm the pack leader" mentality.
  Try this: Every time you feel tension on the leed, stop in your tracks. WAIT until she comes back to you to continue forward. It may be difficult at first, but stick to it. Once she realizes what she has to do to keep the walk going, she should do it. Our trainer called this a "life reward" because you arent actually giving her treats, the reward is when you resume the walk.