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Thanks Nekhbet. Thats exactly what the trainer had me doing. I will try turning around and calling her when she pulls. I also tried the 'look' command this morning to get her attention focussed on me when a distraction came up. She got the hang of it - kabana sausage got things moving pretty quick. :D As for sport, obedience or agility training did catch my interest, but I havent really investigated it too far yet.

Thanks for the articles Helen, lots of good reading. We had the trainer come the same day we got her (on their advice) so some of these behaviours werent apparent then, like excessive pulling on the lead etc. I guess the trainers focus (similar to k9force sticky) was on getting the dog used to its local environment through lots of positive experiences and exposure. I agree the a good puppy school could be good but I am struggling to go against the advice of our trainer who has a lifetime of experience.

No I'm not. The local one I saw didnt look like it would add any value. Plus We had a professional trainer for a consultation and he also advised against it.

Thanks for the replies. I will have a go at some of those suggestions.

Hi all you may have seen in the intro area our little puppy, Missy. She is a 10wk old Brittany. Out on our walks she is usually really good but when she sees other people (particularly joggers) she starts leaping forward and pulling hard to get close to them. I have tried to avoid people other than family members patting her but she is a social little thing. I have no idea how to 'teach' her to ignore people and other dogs. Currently I try to break her concetration on the subject by getting her to sit or calling her to walk on but that doesnt work consistently enough to learn the behaviour (I think) as she is really fixated. I have read the K9 Socialisation sticky but I am at a bit of a loss as to how to go about 'teaching' this behaviour. Any help would be much appreciated.