Leash Training and Your Lab
When you train your dog it wants to please you, positive reinforcement is the fastest path to get your puppy or adult dog to respond to your wishes. Do not try to train the dog when it is obviously too full of energy to focus, this will hamper training efforts, aggravate you and cause confusion or fear for the animal.
Begin with the basics, allow the Labrador Retriever to get acquainted with the leash. Let the animal smell it, pet the dog with the leash and when it shows no fear or concern of the leash attach it to it’s collar and just allow it to drag the lead around without any interference on your part. If you have chosen to use a choke collar for your dog, it is important not to use the choke feature at this import juncture.
The hard part has arrived, walking on leash. Most dogs naturally want to pull away, do not punish the animal or jerk on the lead, stay still and encourage the Labrador Retriever to stay by your side. As your Labrador Retriever moves toward you, slowly move away, getting it to follow you, give it very high praise for doing well. As it begins to understand that you want it next to you, it will become easier to train it to “heel” with the leash. The use of a favorite toy or treat to encourage closeness during these encounters greatly helps. Squeak toys are great to keep the dog’s attention.
Always remember to be patient!
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I always used to think that a choke chain was cruel to the dog. But now I think that your idea of letting the dog just wear the collar and leash and walk around with it to get used to it – maybe that’s a much more gentle way of using a choke chain. Much better than just putting the choke chain on and expecting the dog to know that it has to walk next to its owner – no wonder dogs pull on the chain. Good article.