Hi guys,

My labrador as always pulled rely bad on the lead, we have had a dog trainer to come out a few mouths ago to help to get her to walk without the pulling but never worked.

So, the other day I was looking at training dog leads and fount this
DOG TRAINING HEADCOLLAR HALTER LEAD *ONE SIZE FITS ALL* Black on eBay (end time 25-Jun-11 13:00:28 BST) (Sorry if I can't post ebay links, ain't sure of the rules on it)

So any way, today it came and I just been on a walk with her and when we got outside she tried but when she did the lead just sopped her. So now she walks without pulling. so rely happy So, if you have same problem then I recommend you get one.

Now, bit off topic but what's the law about dogs walking off the leads?
I want to train her to walk without one but don't want to end up getting done for it

Paul

Whilst head collars can be good for maintaining a problem whilst training, I wouldn't use it for ever and expect that your dog is now lead trained. Nothing can beat putting the time and patience into lead training your dog and if you want your dog to walk beside you without a lead, then you need to train her to want to be by yourside, with or without a lead.

If she is only walking nicely beside your side because you have a head collar on, she'll most likely not learn that being beside you is the way to move forward and get where she wants to go/sniff/play etc.

I've had similar good experiences with front clip harnesses, which work with a frightened lunging dog as well as habitual puller.

The harness allows free head movement, so training to heel with food rewards, proceeds just like when the dog is off leash.

Am actually using Halti double clip (just top clip) at moment on our non pulling dog, simply because the top clip keeps line clear of legs and due to calving season he's leashed much more than usual. It also is great for cycling a few miles to alternative park with him trotting alongside on quite roads and footpaths/bridleways.

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I know, but I just can't seem to get her to walk nicely with normal lead at all.
We had a dog trainer but he was no good at all /:

Dose any one know any good dog trainers that dose the Derby area that is good with getting dogs to walk good?

I'm going to check out some youtube vids and try some tips on there.

That's a good idea RobD-BCactive, think I might give it a try.

Thanks,
Paul

There's quite a few listed as ADPT members in Derbyshire - Local Dog Trainers in Derbyshire UK
Swad's not too far from Derby, for instance. There's Sheila Hocken operating at Bramcote Park in Notts, near Stapleford. That's actually got a good trail for practising polite walking, if you go along footpaths toward Trowel, then turn back along the Erewash cannal tow path.

Bramcote park has a free exercise area, if your dogs under good control elsewhere in area, you ought not have a problem legally. Obviously leash for safety around roads and livestock.

In general unless the problem is lunging at other dogs, or going for food uninterruptibly, then it's likely the solution is part technical (safe walking gear) with some training effort on your part regularly for a fair while. A trainer gets you started so you can see how to get polite walking, rather than solves it instantly.

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For eager & reliable recall, be fun for the dog to come back to! Then often send them off right away to do what they wanted!
DT&B - Glossary of acronyms & jargon terms.
Encouraging good behaviours, whilst consistently avoiding practise of bad alternatives leads to extinction of the bad. So if dog sits 6/10 times it doesn't sit 4/10 times, encouraging with the right rewards (positively-reinforcing) enough for 9/10 times means it now fails to sit only 1/10 times, sit 10/10 means...