Sometimes we tend to overcomplicate things. Today, I want to share with you one simple tip to make your walks with your dog better.

Welcome to the puppy training podcast. I'm Amy Jensen, founder of Baxter and Bella, the online puppy school.

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Hey, everybody. Thanks for being here today. We are talking leash walking. And I know this can be something that frustrates a lot of people, but it's also something that a lot of people want to be

able to do with their dog. I think we get a dog and we think, oh, I have to take it on a walk.

It's like this responsibility I feel inside of me to do. And so we put a lot of pressure on

ourselves that we can do this, we can do it well. And there's a lot of work involved in leash walking.

But today I'm going to try to just offer you one tip that will help your walks go more smoothly.

Now, before we dive in, I just want to remind you that we do have classes and courses being taught live via Zoom at Baxter and Bella.

So I know it's back to school time. If you need something added into your routine or schedule

and you have a little more time because kids are back at school now.

Please check out our classes and courses. We offer six-week basic puppy kindergarten. We offer six

weeks of intermediate training. We offer an AKC canine good citizen prep course so that you can go

and test your dog for their CGC. We offer tips and tricks and we talk about leash walking. We have an

entire class on leash walking. So if you're just getting started with a brand new puppy,

today's tip is not really for you. This is going to be once your dog is out and able to walk on a

leash. But if you need help getting started, definitely head over to our classes and courses page

to check out our leash walking class.

That'll get you up to speed and then this tip will absolutely be helpful. All right. We also

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