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LEASH TRAINING

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Question
I JUST ADOPTED A BEAUTIFUL SHEPARD NAMED ANGUS. SHE IS 3 AND JUST THE SWEETEST DOG I HAVE EVER OWNED.  SHE HAS A PROBLEM WALKING ON A LEASH, THE MAN THAT OWNED HER BEFORE NEVER REALLY HAD HER ON A LEASH AND SHE IS PULLING ME AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  SHE HAS MADE ME FALL TWICE AND IT IS CONSTANTLY HURTING MY HANDS.  IN THE HOUSE SHE IS VERY OBEDIENT AND WELL BEHAVED, SHE KNOWS ALL OF THE COMMANDS AND IS VERY BRIGHT BUT I NEED HELP WITH THIS LEASH PROBLEM.  SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE GETS INTROUBLE WHEN SHE HURTS ME BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE HARDER THAN I THOUGHT TO MAKE HER HEAL WHILE IM WALKING HER.  PLEASE HELP ME , ANY ADVICE YOU MIGHT HAVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.  

Answer
HI JESS
USE A PRONG COLLAR OR A SLIP COLLAR LIKE THE MONKS OF NEW SKETE USE ON WWW.DOGSBESTFRIEND.COM
WHEN YOU GO TO LEAD, TEACH HIM TO SIT AT YOUR LEFT KNEE.
POP THE CHOKE ON ITS NECK QUICKLY AND SAY FIRMLY,...SIT.
THEN SAY...HEEL, ONE STEP ONE STEP, IF IT PULLS, GO BACK TO SIT AND POP THE CHOKE ON IT NECK QUICKLY AND LET GO IMMEDIATELY.
MAKE IS HARD, THEN RELEASE.
GO OVER AND OVER THIS COMMAND, OF SIT AT LEFT KNEE, SAY...HEEL, MEANING WALK AT MY SIDE.  ONE STEP, ONE STEP, ETC.  SOON AS IT PULLS, STOP AND SIT, MAKE IT SIT, POP THE CHOKE ON ITS NECK AND LET GO, PET AND PRAISE.
DAILY SHORT TRAINING WILL HAVE THIS DOG UP AND GOING WITHIN A WEEK, NEVER LET A DOG LEAD YOU.
GO TO MY SITE AND CLICK ON MY EMAIL AND I WELL SEND A VIDEO OF ONE OF MY PUPS AT SIXTEEN WEEKS HEELING ON COMMAND AND HOW TO.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
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