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I have my granddaughter's other gran's dog, K, here for the first time today. All is going well, but he does pull on the lead. I've tried standing still when he stops and waiting till he lets the tension off the lead, but (a) it's too flipping cold to be standing around, and (b) while we're getting used to each other I want him to enjoy the walk.
He did seem to get the idea when each time he pulled, I led him round in a circle and said 'good boy' when he ended up next to my leg, but then he'd just steam on ahead again.
I'll only be having him one day a week, and I do wonder just how much I can achieve if his owners just put up with the pulling - I don't want to be spending all our walks stopping, starting and circling, getting both of us frustrated. I'm even considering digging out the Gentle Leader that I used with Jasper for a while - I know it's not generally recommended on this forum, but in effect it will turn him back towards me when he pulls, the same as I would do - he's generally a very placid dog so isn't likely to lunge at all.
His lead was attached to his collar, but he does have a harness, with the lead attachment on the back - is that likely to be any better?
He did seem to get the idea when each time he pulled, I led him round in a circle and said 'good boy' when he ended up next to my leg, but then he'd just steam on ahead again.
I'll only be having him one day a week, and I do wonder just how much I can achieve if his owners just put up with the pulling - I don't want to be spending all our walks stopping, starting and circling, getting both of us frustrated. I'm even considering digging out the Gentle Leader that I used with Jasper for a while - I know it's not generally recommended on this forum, but in effect it will turn him back towards me when he pulls, the same as I would do - he's generally a very placid dog so isn't likely to lunge at all.
His lead was attached to his collar, but he does have a harness, with the lead attachment on the back - is that likely to be any better?