hello, I have a 5 month old american cocker that loves to walk outside, however, quite difficult to get her to heel and walk by my side. I tried putting a toy/treat in my pocket but she is very distracted and I don't think there is much success. I now have a chocker collar and I will give her small jerks on the leash when she doesn't follo. Is this the correct way to train a dog to heel and walk alongside me. Anybody have a good tip or method that I can try. She is very food driven.
thanks to all.
First thing is ditch the choker collar. Go get yourself a prong collar and with that you should have little to no trouble. Just remember do not issue any corrections on a pup that young. When the pup pulls on the leash the prong collar will should correct the pup without you having to give it a pop. Check out Eds artical on fitting a prong collar also.
Jenn Kavanaugh Webboard User Reg: 01-05-2004
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Joseph, your dog is at the perfect age to start up with some good dog classes. I know I find most dog training isn't about the dog, it's about teaching me the skills needed to have my dog understands quickly and with less frustration (anger?) on my part!
http://leerburg.com/fit-prong.htm is the article about how to fit prong collars. It's very important to do this properly, most people slip them over the dogs neck like a regular choke collar, which is NOT correct.
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