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    pulling, pulling, and even more pulling

    Jax just turned one. He has always pulled when on a leash. We went to puppy school and learned some basics but I can't get a handle on the pulling. He walks great until he sees a person, dog or smells something he'd like to follow up on. I learned the heel and walk at puppy school (which should really be named people school). Any way I try to practice but this is something we can't get. I know it's me not doing something correct because he is smart. We use a no pull harness but it doesn't make a huge difference. We've tried the gentle leader but it wasn't for him. So I know I will get some good advice and I'm ready for it.

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    You might want to head back to school. Most dogs really need to go through basic obedience two to three times. Training a puppy, an adolescent, and an adult, are all challenging and have their own sets of rules. For example, I take mine through STAR puppy class, basic obedience twice, and then hopefully intermediate when they are around 9 months or so. We are in our fourth round of intermediate and Linus is just over one. Sam has been through once as well, but I've been focusing more on Linus to get a foundation on him.

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    Get a prong collar. Lab boys are meat heads....you will be amazed how a prong works...

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    agree with going back to class. it's not a one time thing

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    I agree with going back to training and the prong collar. It's like power steering! Be sure you are shown how to use it properly. Mocha would pull so hard he'd leave red marks on my hands from the leash. Our trainer recommended the prong collar. I was against it but she showed us how to use it properly and the difference is incredible. When we put it on, Mocha is so excited because he knows that collar means he's going to walk.

    I recommend a prong collar that can slip over his head and has a buckle like this one:
    Top Paw Training Dog Collar | Collars | PetSmart

    The kind where you have to clip the link is hard to use.

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    Continued training.

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    Thanks for.all of the advice. I had a disc replaced in my neck and can't go back to class yet (restricted on movements ) however I will get back once am released. I've talked to a local trainer to maybe work with him until we can get back. Maybe ill have her come and she can also show me about the collar. Can you ever go to sleep regular collar again or do you use that forever?

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    Maya has a prong collar and it's amazing. Eventually I was told she won't need and it will know not to heal but she is still a pup so she isn't at that stage. It definitely helps having the prong. Without it it is impossible to walk her.

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    Leslie McDevitt's book Control Unleashed helped me with the distraction of other dogs and people. We did training classes practically constantly so I echo that recommendation when your back is up to it. Or can a family member take him? And I bought a prong when he was 8 months old, needed for only certain situations like the big, black neighbour dog who charges his fence at us.

    The Look at That game in the book (Who'zat Dog? for us) helped immensely. The book is aimed at performance dogs but works for anyone and we were on leash when I used this particular game. It's aimed at fearful, reactionary or easily distracted dogs, Oban being the latter, and it worked. I honestly am not sure where that prong collar is right now, I haven't used it for several years. And when Oban started ignoring the big, black dog and focusing on me it was so funny to steal a glance at the other dog and see the confusion on his face. He quieted right down.

 



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