10 Rules For A Successful Walk With Your Dog In Atlanta

Are you trying to build a successful relationship with your dog?

Is becoming the pack leader to your dog a goal of yours?

Do you notice all those other dog owners walking their “well trained” dogs along the Atlanta streets?

Then getting good at the walks with your dog will be a great start.

Rule No.1 Begin with having your dog in a calm mood, him being overly excited will not help matters, so beat to wait till they do calm down.

Rule No.2 Also begin practicing your pack leader abilities by you going through the door first.

Rule no.3 It is important that the dog follows your lead to help you win the dogs respect and title of pack leader.

The goal is to make sure the dog stays beside you or behind you. Having then pulling you down the street is only for cartoons.

This is pulling you action is creating bad habits that will be hard to break later.

Rule No.4 Use a lease that is short will keep the correct connection with your dog a try to notice keeping his head up as this will help your dog feel your assertiveness.

Rule No.5 Keep structure during the first 10 minutes or so of the walk having your dog follow your lead. After this period of time, then allow your dog to venture about a bit till your about to head back from the walk.

Rule No.6 Bring them back to being calm so they can pay attention to what you want them to do next.

Rule No.7 Remember that as the pack leader, you must set the pace for the walk. Allow them to be a dog and not a robot, but make sure that the dog moves with your move.

Rule No.8 Avoid allowing your dog to venture off to all the distractions that will surly be out there during your walks. This should include other dogs and animals.

Dogs are always in hot pursuit of new challenges to stimulate their smelling abilities and sense of adventure.

Rule No.9 Make sure that you enter your home first before the dog to help create your pack leader status with him.

Rule No.10 Always reward your dog with treats and praise for a job well done and encourage positive behavior

Keep these rules for walking your dog first hand and daily applied and you'll be walking on easy street with them in no time.

Let's not leave out that this action will be a great way for the both of you to get some daily exercise and a way to relax which we all need. I know that I do and my dog reminds me of that on a regular basis.

Sometimes too much but that's another story.