Doggie stoke

[zion zig zag]

Need some advice from the collective. Baxter is a Mountain Curr, bred for going after things in the woods. We live in the woods, and as such isn't trusted off leash much.

On leash he is pretty good, but can go from a perfect trot next to you to dragging you into the woods if he catches scent. I can hold him back, but so far he's pulled my mother into a pole and my GF into a snowbank, so this needs to improve.

What do I do for training to get him to stop tugging at the leash? Harness? Choke collar?

Harness makes it worse, gives them more leverage to pull.

[crashtestdummy]

Need some advice from the collective. Baxter is a Mountain Curr, bred for going after things in the woods. We live in the woods, and as such isn't trusted off leash much.

On leash he is pretty good, but can go from a perfect trot next to you to dragging you into the woods if he catches scent. I can hold him back, but so far he's pulled my mother into a pole and my GF into a snowbank, so this needs to improve.

What do I do for training to get him to stop tugging at the leash? Harness? Choke collar?

Try a head collar.

My dogs have been trained with treats, one is great about not pulling, the other needs constant reminders, both are using normal collars.

[Mustonen]

Tough one. I’d echo one of those head/snout collar things.

I’ve been able to train mine to not pull.... but it doesn’t completely transfer to others. My one dog is pretty good on the leash with me, but can be miserable with my gf or kids. My other will heel off leash with me and I have no concern about him running off after something, but has to be on a leash with others.... point being, unless you’re prepared to train your gf and your mom too, you may still need to figure out a different solution besides just training (which you should totally do).

As to training.... lots of time (15-20 mins/day, dedicated) with a short lead and a choke collar (mostly because it’s noisy). Figure 8s, starts and stops, slow and fast, without breaking discipline; EVERY time the lead is pulled tight or the dog wanders from your side is a correction. Lots of positive affirmation when they’re doing it right. Constant stream of “good boy! Good boy! Gooooood heel! NO! (Firm snap of leash so it makes a noise and they can feel the collar just a bit) Ahhh... goood boy!”

[irul&ublo]

Need some advice from the collective. Baxter is a Mountain Curr, bred for going after things in the woods. We live in the woods, and as such isn't trusted off leash much.

On leash he is pretty good, but can go from a perfect trot next to you to dragging you into the woods if he catches scent. I can hold him back, but so far he's pulled my mother into a pole and my GF into a snowbank, so this needs to improve.

What do I do for training to get him to stop tugging at the leash? Harness? Choke collar?

Prong

[ill-advised strategy]

Defending his frozen bunny carcass from hooman carcass-taker-awayer.

[PNWbrit]

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Gus!

[PNWbrit]

Prong

This.

Pisses me off when I see dogs wearing harnesses dragging their owners along the street.

[liv2ski]

Prong

Quoted for truth. When Gunther went to GSD training the first thing I was given was a prong collar and training on how to properly use it. If your guy is unruly on a leash, he needs training.

[Rock Knocker]

Get a stronger GF

[Mustonen]

This.

Pisses me off when I see dogs wearing harnesses dragging their owners along the street.

There’s a hapless doucheturd in my neighborhood with a big pit mix who has him on a harness. The dog drags him around on walks with apparently very little input from his owner.

Friendly dog. Always wants to say hi. You’ll look over to see a big muscular pit running at you with the owner being dragged behind and him just kind of sheepishly grinning and offering “he’s just so friendly” as some form of apology.

I was friendly to start, but after a few months of seeing this I figured being friendly might be sending the wrong message... now I keep a straight face when the dog runs up to me and say something like “I see that” when the owner gushes about how friendly his dog is.

The last time I saw him a couple weeks ago the owner wasn’t smiling anymore either, though the dog still went more or less wherever it wanted. It isn’t cute.

[irul&ublo]

Quoted for truth. When Gunther went to GSD training the first thing I was given was a prong collar and training on how to properly use it. If your guy is unruly on a leash, he needs training.

Key statement here... how to properly use it. You have to be active...dog starts to go, you back up, bring to heel, treat/praise and repeat. Keep at it. Maybe it takes you 5 min to go 50 feet at first. Insistence, consistence, persistence.

[whipski]

Luke 80 yrs in dog years, and his son Chewy who is 14 yrs in dog years

[lifelinksplit]

Had a friends puppy over. Nutmeg is the lucky pup who gets to stay with momma. We've kinda been a defacto doggie daycare since moving to a small town and I'm not complaining.

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[stuckathuntermtn]

Those eyes!

[Marshall Tucker]

Golden FTW.

So sorry to all the other dogs.

Luke 80 yrs in dog years, and his son Chewy who is 14 yrs in dog years

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Four laps with Clancy today. Glad I got him the jacket. So is he.

[riser4]

Halftime, Puppy Bowl XVI

[lifelinksplit]

My dag and his girlfriend. Then dogs and a pup sharing the bed. Almost as good as puppy bowl.

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[Flyoverland Captive]

Loki, 15+, just keeps on ticking. Love the old sugar-face.

[smmokan]

Playing in the sun and the snow:







And playing in the snow while it's dumping. Izzy uses the new planter box as a safe zone:

[MarcusBrody]

I'm late to the party, but I find that harness totally differ in their effects based on design. The ones that put the leash attachment point in front of the chest so that the dog is generally pulled off balance when it tries to pull seem to work to me, at least with my dog. Extra points if they're designed to tighten up as the dog pulls. There isn't the punitiveness of some of the collars, but that's fine with me.

Flip the harness and have the leash attached to the back though, and it's like sled dog mode is activated.

Now that my dog is trained pretty well, I rarely put the harness, but do so when she's running beside my bike or when someone else is walking her as she apparently pulls more.

[lifelinksplit]

I never trained my dog to not pull because it's a helluva fun time having a husky pull you on a skateboard at crazy speeds trying not to die!

But yeah I've had luck with prong and nose leads. Like everyone says it's mostly about putting in the time and giving proper training.

[bodywhomper]

Zak George’s dog training revolution YouTube page has several vids that focus on pulling and leash training. His personal pup that he’s currently working with is being leash trained on a harness.

[jackstraw]

Happiest in the woods

[FussyDutchman]

Great pup stoke, my 12yr old Lab and 2yr old Golden leading the way today,. The old girl still loves to break trail just not as interested in the down as she used to be.