WOW! How amazing! Thank-you so much for taking so much time to help me. I loved the read. I love Oggy and I wanted to do the right thing by him. I read so many ways to train a dog that I think I lost sight of what I already knew. He is just a pup. He loves to play etc. He actually likes his lead when we play. He loves being on the long 30 metre lead. He sits on command etc. He is actually doing so well but I panicked about him on the lead. For some ridiculous reason I thought he should be able to walk at heel automatically and when it didn’t happen, I got so worked up, I tried stupid things. Gee I feel like such a twit. I will go back to play time with the lead hanging. I only used the chocker twice. I hated it as much as he did. I knew he was too young to be dragged etc. I am so happy that I was wrong by doing that. I no longer have to drag him. I was even able to use it to teach him to wait for his meal. No lunging etc on the lead. He just sat beside me. I think I went too far too fast and lost the plot.
He can be stubborn but I coax him with treats or toys. Sometimes if I tell him to come and he is really not doing what he is told and I know he isn’t tired, I will just go get him and walk him back to the spot I was. Then praise him. Lol
I have had dogs before and although they were small breeds, I trained them with no problems. With firmness and love at the same time. Once again, thank-you so much.