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Quote: kelly pint
One question though - will he really just "get it" if I stop walking every time he pulls? I just don't understand why if we're just walking, off leash, he is right next to us. But, if he's on the leash, he pulls. Is that a learned behaviour?
It is very common for GSDs to heel very well off leash and pull on leash, if they can get away with it. There are three reasons for this. (1) If allowed to when on leash, they will use the leash to tell them what you are doing instead of putting in the effort to pay attention to you. Off leash they haven't that crutch so must pay close atention. (2) GSDs are eager to go. Eager to reach the destination. And eager to meet whatever is ahead. (3) It often starts as a form of lazyness but can easily become a way of challenging your authority.
Stopping works very well with GSDs because they are so eager to go. Eager to reach the destination. And eager to meet whatever is ahead. If every time they pull you stop; they will soon realize they make faster progress when they follow the rules, instead of when they pull. The desire to get there faster outweighs the desire for taking the lazy approach, so stopping still works. Of course by sticking to your rules, you are also reinforcing that you are in authority.
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Re: Training with an older dog
[Re: Kelly Pint ]
#254440 - 10/07/2009 08:43 PM 
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