How to Stop Your Dog Pulling on the Lead | The Battersea Way
2020 ж. 3 Нау.
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In this training we talk you through how to stop your dog from pulling on the lead when out for a walk. This is aimed as dogs who have already developed these bad habits. If you have a puppy who is new to walking on the lead, then take a look at our other lead walking tutorial: • Teach Your Dog to Walk...
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Thanks for the tips this worked for me. Good, very clear instructions and straight to the point. Didn't have to listen to 10 minutes back story before you got to the technique. Thank you
Wish they would use a very untrained dog or puppy to help see the reality of what to do with dog who always pulling and is hard work.
well it's not hard to imagine the dog would be all over the place, it takes a long time to get a dog properly trained. By the time my dog was past middle aged, I could walk her in a busy town without a lead without having to do any commands, but that took 3 hours a day every single day in hiking/walks/practice for over 10 years. That's an extreme example, but with any dog it takes a lot of work and time. It's worth it in the end though, for both dog and owner.
Agree totally, no use using an already trained dog on videos. Trying to train an 8 month old springer spaniel to stop pulling on lead for months, finding it impossibly difficult. Treats or praise not working.
Yes i agree as well. Always using a trained dog for demonstrations isn't really reassuring me that the methods would help
@@mariamadden4147 Did you eventually get them to stop pulling ? I'm in the exact same situation now with a 7 month old sprocker spaniel.
Great short video! Straight to the point.
Thanks so much for this. I've only had my rescue a few days but all the pulling at the very end of her flexi lead gave me carpal tunnel syndrome and a numb thumb all of yesterday. The stopping and waiting for her to release the tension on the lead made our walk a much nicer one today. I have 2 thumbs again! Thanks :)
Thanks for the tips 😁
Thanks - very useful. Started this morning with my labradors and already a difference!
My labrador is the same always pulling hope this video helps
Thank you
Lovely video 😘😘
Real good❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have a 2 year old dog and I am getting a nuther dog soon and the video has and will help me with both of them. Thank you
What a nuther dog? Is that a breed?
Sorry i meant to say another
Most people can’t find somewhere fenced in with no distractions,it’s good advice but for most people not realistic
Start in the house/garden
definitely agree. my dogs big distraction is the smell of other animals, and people that he smells while outside; very difficult when you don’t have your own backyard
Try
@@lemonkissed201 yeah, if you live near a park or grassy area,it will substitute early in the morning, but I mean first light early.
My 5 month catahoula is already so strong, I'm struggling to just stop (I do and he just pulls me along 😂😂 my kids have no hope, he pulls them straight over) I'll keep trying 🙏
Thanks to YOU, I'm probably on my way to finding more good advice. Most of the vids I've seen, just focus on Pups. Males in particular. I have a female canine. Rescue. No backstory. Vet believes she is about 3 (as of now. I adopted her back in May 2021). Thank you for short, sound advice, as I have patience since she chose me. I loved canine's all my life, never wanted to keep one due to my work schedule. Again, she chose me. Thanks 👍😊🦴
I’ve watched many of these videos and they’re always done in a place where there are no distractions and you get to add them in as you see fit. I live in a 750 square-foot apartment. If I go outside there aren’t any places where there are no distractions. And it’s winter. Exactly how are we supposed to do this when we don’t have this big wide calm space for the dog?
I sympathize completely, but can offer no solutions. It´s much the same for me.
Question please, on step 2 when I stopped, my dog stopped too but he didn't come back to me. What should I respond?
Really helpful video - thank you! Training my adopted spaniel is proving a challenge and requiring lots of patience! Do you feel that using a collar during training and a harness during walks would do the trick?
I have a cocker spaniel who responds well with the stopping method, still working on her interactions with other dogs but generally speaking she's good, she even better off leash which is surprising to me. Let's not speak about the other dog I have - she's a menace 🤣
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When they pull in between training sessions, do we put any of the training into practise?
Have the same thoughts as MrCcarcher. Why have a special training collar or harness? Surely if you can successfully train using this technique with the collar or harness they are used to will be useful too 🤔
Hi there, thanks for your comment. Our team advise a separate collar or harness as sometimes it might not be possible to keep up the "stop start" training practice on every single walk. By distinguishing between the two situations with the different equipment, this will allow your dog to know when training is taking place and when it isn't, and won't undo all your hard work. Once your dog is consistently not pulling then you can stick to the one collar or harness.
Can you tell me where to find the video for puppy lead pulling training please
Got a 8 month lab sometimes she walks fine other times she pulls like a tank worried that in a few months time when she's big it'll be impossible to walk her.
Could you explain what's the reason or thinking behind a separate collar or harness for the training only and at which point would you switch back to an existing collar?
Hi there, this is for the early stages of this training in order to keep consistency. Sometimes, for time reasons for example, it might not be possible to keep up the "stop start" training practices on a specific walk, or at a specific time of day. By distinguishing between the two situations with the different equipment, this will allow your dog to know when training is taking place and when it isn't, and won't undo all your hard work. Once your dog is consistently not pulling then you can make the switch to the existing collar.
@@batterseadogsandcats thanks for your reply I wasn't sure if there was something physically different about the collar used for training but as you have explained it's more a mental trick/ understanding process
My dog from battersea she was part of the pups that were dumped in a box with her brothers and sisters and brothers called her aphrodite in battersea
Yeah this is nice in theory, you are teaching the dog to pull to get a treat ONLY reward when it doesn't pull at all. A scattering of random toys for a well trained dog doesn't measure up to the real world of a medium/large young dog with even modest prey drive that spots a squirrel your treats had better be ambrosia the treat of the gods because you are losing that game of one up manship
“Stand still”… i have a 80lb pit bull, he likes to RUN
Been trying this technique for nearly a year… hasn't worked in the slightest
lol
Get a prong collar! fixed in 3 minutes.
I used the beckman technique and it works very well. I don't even correct him anymore. Just walk randomly and his walk in pretty good. Not perfect but he's still a puppy.
@@gearhead22harleytnuc
Tried a few things, realised id become slack with what i was accepting. this "stop start" instantly worked. Only 8 months old so not too much to undo tbf.
Yup that's mental, had been changing direction. 10 minutes and walking like a show dog. Ty
Are all dogs at battersea trained already,
My dog is to excited to even take a treat
Mine too. When he was younger, it helped, as hes veryyyy food motivated but now, where he’s sooo excited he loses all focus and doesnt actually show the rewarding behaviour 🥺
This actually reinforces to the dog that if he/she pulls they will get a reward when they stop
I was training a relative's wildly untrained male labrador that was as strong as an ox and was terrible at pulling at the lead. Whilst using the start / stop technique, just before stopping I'd give a quick flick of the wrist that was holding the lead before stopping. That way the dog would eventually get to associate flicking my wrist with us stopping, so after much practice if the dog started to pull, I'd flick my wrist and the dog would stop pulling without us having to stop. eventually leading the dog to stop pulling at all; unless rarely when allowed to be super excited for some reason (usually a trip to the beach) which is ok, your dog is not a robot. I would rarely give a dog treats except at the early stages of training or if it was very nervous.
what about Slip leads?
I can’t even walk my pit because she literally drags me
As many have already said , not a very realistic demonstration. Try it with a medium sized young excited dog. Good luck, you will need it.
Lol, how easy it is with a small dog that is already trained. Could the trainer show us how she works with a large dog with 10 years of pulling experience please.
Great video but try with a 200lbs dog
This technique doesn't work for my dog, she will pull no matter how long I stand, she won't respond to treats outside of the home and backyard either. She is relentless and absolutely nothing will work. I'm really not sure what to do any more.
Hey how are you getting on did you find anything
I am the same with 20 month old cocker - had a lot of training but he has actually got worse -in the end resorted to k9 bridle as I had damaged shoulder through his pulling and sudden lunging after every stop - and it works. He gets it off a bit but is happy for me to put in back on . It is a faff but was necessary and I think the dog is happier too.@@hayleymccartney9356
I’ll try this. I bet my doodle will stop pulling and jump up me for the treats instead 🤦♂️
None of the advice I have seen online works with a pulling dog who needs to be walked every day 😩
I have a Saluki and none of these work for her either
Try this with a 1 year old English Bull Terrier !😡😤😡
Hahaha
We have got a halti
Get rid of thr halter they promote pulling. They are used with working sled dogs.
I chose this video because you don’t call it a “leash” 🤦♂️
If I did the stop/start technique we'd get about 2 steps & take about 3 years to patiently work on with my studdorn sassy rotti 😂
Please use a dog that really pulls on a lead. This video is not realistic at all..
You putting me off with so much expensive ?
A harness is the worst idea...
Why?
Oh you mean cuz it’s easier to do corrections with a harness? Your comment is pretty vague lol
Based on my experiences which are not alot in all honesty, a harness promotes pulling and jumping. But each dog will work differently. By trying different leads/harnesses u will find what's best for your dog.
@@evolution.revolution101 a harness is safest for the dog if they tend to pull or jump, so the stress isn’t on their neck
The idea is to control the neck as the body will follow. With real training it's an easy fix.
My dog knows a good amount of commands and listenreally well with everything else but will always go straight back to pulling on his lead it's driving me insane and he's so fussy with food, he's a saluki cross which are thin dogs but people always think he isn't fed properly when he eats better than I do lmao,, he straight up refuses dry food and will only eat tripe loaf cans, he has 3 a day, the vets offered him a biscuit treat and he sniffed it and turn his nose up to it, I think they were thinking he would wolf them down and would be hungry as he is thin, people should do there research before making assumptions