My 5 1/2 month old German Shepherd grabs my other dog's leash constantly if I try to walk them together. She does well on walks by herself. How can I fix this?

When I walk my five and half month old female GSD along with my smaller dog, an eight year old Cavaton the GSD grabs his leash constantly. If two of us are walking and I walk her 10 yards away she pulls like crazy. Is this something that I can fix besides walking them separately? I have yet to give the GSD a leash correction and she has been doing well on solo walks even when passing other dogs.

Cindy's Answer

Walking two dogs together can be tricky unless both dogs understand loose leash walking individually.

I think my advice would be to work on the GSDs loose leash walking so it's really rock solid and then have a second person eventually walk your older dog parallel to you and your GSD. Your young dog needs to understand leash pressure so she doesn't pull in any situation.

At 5 ½ months she's old enough to start expecting a bit more from her but walking with another dog is a pretty advanced skill so I'd break down the expectations into incremental steps. We have a good course on loose leash walking.