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Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett

Stop Your Dog Pulling on Leash and Start Walking Together #53

Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett

DogsThat

Kids & Family, Pets & Animals, Education

4.8679 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

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We're looking at how to train your dog to stop pulling on leash. You have probably heard me talk about the importance of exercise for dogs. But, for some of you, taking your dog for a walk is not enjoyable, and you just want your dog to walk nicely. I'm
covering what might have led to your dog's lead pulling, what you can do to fix it, and how you can start to enjoy going for a walk.

 

In the episode you'll hear:

 

• About my trips to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and why world-renowned animal trainers Bob and Marian Bailey taught us to train chickens.
• The importance of mechanics and reinforcement in training any animal.
• How pulling ahead of you on lead can be rewarding for your dog.
• Why your dog inadvertently learns that it's important to be in front of you.
• All the good things that are out in front that can create pulling on lead.
• How to be intentional about a reward zone and why to know your pants seam.
• The best mechanics to use for loose leash walking.
• What better behaviour to train for success with walking on leash.
• How to hold the leash, how to reward your dog, and why to circle.
• The layers of training walking on a leash and how to rehearse success.

 

Resources:

 

• Blog Post: How do I Stop My Dog from Pulling on the Leash?-https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/01/stop-my-dog-pulling-on-leash/
• Podcast Episode 40: Using a Head Halter on a Dog, Why My Approach is so Different - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/40/
• Game: Learn How to Play ItsYerChoice (IYC)-https://recallers.com/iycsummit-join/
• Podcast Episode 42: Behavior Chains: Are You Teaching Your Dog to be Bad to be Good?-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/42/

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you've been listening to my podcast, you probably have heard me say, we got to get your dog

0:15.8

out and exercise. But from what I'm hearing, sometimes that turns into a real battle because your dog

0:22.5

is pulling on leash and it's difficult to walk them anywhere. Well, after today, all that could

0:29.2

change because I'm going to share with you what you may have been doing that has led your

0:34.6

dog to want to pull on leash, what you can do to fix it and how you can have an enjoyable

0:40.6

walk with your dog. Hey there, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to Shape by Dog. And before we get

0:45.8

going, if you're watching this on YouTube, go ahead and smash that like button right now.

0:50.3

You only need to hit it once. I mean, I say smash, but don't be too enthusiastic about it. If you're

0:55.0

listening to the podcast in your car, well, you know what? Hands at 10 and 2, just listen. Back in the

1:01.2

1990s, I made several trips to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to work with my mentors, doctors, Bob and Marion Bailey. Now, Bob and Marion were not dog trainers,

1:16.0

but they were world-renowned animal trainers. The majority of their income came from training

1:22.5

animals for things like, you know, television and movies, being consultants on all of the marine mammal

1:30.0

training programs, also training commercial animals to do things in fall fairs like

1:35.9

chickens to play tic-tac-toe and pigs to run races, things like that. However, a good portion

1:43.6

of their income came from the armed

1:46.8

forces where they trained animals for espionage. True story, some fascinating stories. I could

1:53.2

probably give a hundred podcasts about what I have learned and my interactions with Bob and

1:58.5

Mary and Bailey. Amazing, amazing animal trainers.

2:01.6

So when I would go down to work with them, I would work with in small groups of students

2:06.8

from all over the world. We'd pay thousands of dollars for a weekend workshop. And when we

2:12.3

go there, we weren't working with exciting things like dolphins or chimpanzees. We weren't

2:17.3

even working with dogs. We

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