Or maybe he never learned the right way in the first place. When he's on his prong and leash he heels very, very well. When he's off he's good for about 30 seconds and then he starts to slowly surge ahead. Before long his rump is even with my knee.
Besides teaching a focused heel, what else can I do to get him to stay with me off-leash? Thanks.
It doesn't sound like he forgot how to heel, it sounds like he's trying to be a smart ass! He's being sneaky about it. Try an e-collar. If I had one, I'd be using it on my sneaky dog <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
It sounds like the dog is collar/leash wise. There are a few solutions to this.
The first is to get some 100-150 pound test fishing line. Attachit to the dogs collar. USE GLOVES WHEN YOU DO THIS!!! It will cut your hands to shreds when you correct the dog if you don't have on good leather gloves. Once the dog has had a little while to forget the line is on and then start working on the obedience. When the dog makes a mistake correct the crap out of it. With the fishing line.
The other thing that I do with dogs is to use a lot of turns when I start off lead obedience. The fewer steps you take in any one direction the better. I recomend no more than 5-10 steps in any one direction and then change and correct (on lead). If the dog looks away turn the opposite way from the way the dog is looking. If the dog forges turn around or go right. If the dog lags turn left. Lots of praise for doing it right.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
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