Walkies!

Thanks. The thing is that he's so variable - sometimes he's fine on the lead, sometimes he gets a case of 'the sits'.

The thing is, he even does it when on the lead in the back yard, ie where he normally plays, etc.

Nice idea, will try that, thanks.

Just a standard lead.

My four month old male Golden Retriever is absolutely diabolical on a lead. My previous three pups have all been tuggers, ie they just plough on ahead and pull like mad. I can cope with that. However, this latest arrival is a 'sitter' most of the time and it's me that has to do the tugging - he often just will not move once he's on the lead (yet is a bundle of energy when he's off the lead and has a very good appetite). This happens wherever we are - at home, on a path, own the lawn, the side of the road, etc. Tugging him doesn't of course achieve anything. I've tried encouragement, I've tried treats, etc - treats work for a few seconds then he gets wise to the fact that you're just using them to get him to walk and he sits down again, then won't move for further treats. He's fine with anyone new (ie the trainer when I take him on his weekly training class) but I think this is only down to the novelty factor, ie new person = excitement. I should add that he's good/very good on non-walking commands, ie sit, stay, down, leave, etc. It's just lead walking where he's stubborn as a mule. As mentioned, he is very active when off the lead therefore it can't be a health problem of any kind. Think I'll try putting the lead on him during meal-times, just to get him more used to it. Any other suggestions please? Thanks