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Pulling on the leash

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Question
I have a two year old Siberian Husky who when walking likes to pull on her leash. I have been to training classes but we were kicked out when my dog keep trying to eat the yorkie in our class. So we never got to the leash training part of the course. Because of her pulling it makes it very hard for me to walk her. I've tried different tips from magazines, books, and websites... but nothings worked. Am i doing something wrong? Why do's she pull? We even tried shock collars and choke chains. I don't know what else to do!

Answer
Siberians are bred to pull. This is something that is brought up when you do the research for the breed before  you get it. They also have high prey drive so sometimes small dogs look like prey to them. You can try a head collar or a anti pull harness to help you curve the pulling. It is sad the dog trainer kicked you out. I find that as a dog trainer an irresponsible action tword you and your dog. You need help from a dog trainer to get this fixed.
Here are some articles to help you out. But you have to find a  trainer that will work with you one on one. It is hard to get a Siberian to not pull since that is what it was bred to do. But you can minimize the pulling.
http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/nopulling.html

http://www.husky-petlove.com/dogleash5.html