Hi

I am not sure what you are getting at here. Do you want to teach her to pull because you want to do sleigh work with her? Or do you not want her to pull if she is on the lead?

Huskys are trained to pull, they are not 'meant' to pull. Like any other dogs they can walk perfectly well by your side!!!

Most working Huskys, and I don't profess to know much about training them although I used to live in the New Forest, where there were a lot of Husky competions, are trained to a special harness, which they know when they are in this they are working, behind a lead dog, otherwise they were just ordinary dogs! This is very specialist and not something you can do on your own, or read a book about and then do it. You could injure your dog and yourself.

I think you need to decide want you want here, if you do want to train her for working then you need to find someone who can help you teach it properly, who has the right euipment to do this.

In the meantime, I would be teaching her to walk nicely on a short lead, and using a flexi lead when in an area she can run free - this will also mean she will learn that when she is on the short lead she doesn't pull and when she is on the flexi she can do as she wishes, with minimum input from you.

I would also want to be working on her recall.

Please please, don't just 'have a go' at this sport because it is what she is bred for, lots of people have sheepdogs and don't work them on sheep!!

Kate

P.S Pulling back when she pulls will not stop her pulling, however, it could make it worse as dogs will counteract any pressure on them, by leaning in - try pushing your dog and they don't push over, they push back!!

You need to be using something to get her attention, or walking backwards when the lead starts to tense, or change direction, or stand still and use your reward when she is back in the right position.

There are a few threads on here about pulling on the lead, get some ideas from there!

Best of Luck

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