I am about to enrol our dachshund in puppy kindi and in an effort to get her ready for that I’ve been trying to do some lead training. The problem is she turns into a zombie puppy whenever I put the lead and collar on! She plants her bum and won’t move a muscle and stares into space. I understand she is probably just scared, but I’m not sure what to do now. We have tried keeping the collar on, but given that she won’t move while she is wearing it I’m worried this might interfere with her toilet training as she won’t toilet with it on either.
I’ve even tried enticing her with a treat whilst trying to walk her on the lead, but I’ve also been told that the lure and reward method isn’t really suitable for lead training. My next step is to try a harness instead for walking, but we would like her to wear a collar eventually so she can wear an ID tag if she were to ever escape.
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks kindly