Okay, I asked what to do about my pulling puppy in the previous post. The answer I got (from my reply, and from a little extra digging in the forums) was that I should start his loose-leash training in the house.
Lol, my only problem is that my house is very small, and I just don't have room to work with him indoors. My backyard is quite large, but there are 5 dogs sharing the fenceline, and the distraction level is just impossible.
I've tried working with him at 11 pm, when there's no traffic, pedestrians, or other dogs to distract him, but he still pulls. He just wants to GO! Could this be a problem of too little exercise? We generally walk one or two miles a day, and play frisbee for 20 minutes several times a week. I don't want to over exercise him, especially while he's so young (I don't want to encourage hip dysplasia).
Will marker training work for this? How would I start?
To begin, you only need to be able to walk with the dog by your side. That's all the space you need.
Take one step forward with the dog in the proper position.
Mark.
Reward.
Take one step forward with the dog in the proper position.
Mark.
Reward.
Every day, add a step.
Take two steps forward with the dog in the proper position.
Mark.
Reward.
If you can walk in your home, you can train this behavior.
Once you progress up to 10-15 steps, you can move outside.
You'll probably have to drop down to 5 steps or so of perfect no-pull heeling, since the new outdoor distraction will impact some of his focus and duration.
In about a month, you can have a dog that walks alongside nicely on a loose leash, without administering a single correction that causes him to go into avoidance and/or ignore you.
I trained my dog to walk on a loose leash, not using a leash at all.
It's actually easier for some trainers to teach the proper "heeling" or "alongside" position without the leash.
It decreases the likelihood of trying to force the dog into position via leash, and depending on force vs training to maintain the position.
Luring and marking are the best tools to teach this behavior.
My hallway has stairs, which makes it difficult for training. If marker training really will work for his pulling, though, I'll move my furniture and find a path. Thanks for all the help!!
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Clarifying my previous question about pulling
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