Badbee

Thanks for your suggestions, she is not really food motivated so while treats work sometimes they don't always work for her. I will try using a mark with her, you are right she doesn't know what I want from her when we walk. We have tried a number of collars and harnesses it doesn't seem to make much difference what we use. The difference at training was there were not so many distractions. I know she can walk on lead my sister who has an older standard poodle looked after her for a easy recently. My sister took our dog for a walk and had the same trouble until she walked her beside Chilli her poodle who is an exceptional dog, then Abby walked beautifully on lead. So I know she can do it. I will keep trying because I really want yo make our walks pleasant.

Hi I have some more questions for those of you with knowledge and experience. Abby has settled into our house really well now , she is 10 months old and it's like she had always been here. We began older dog obedience classes last week and she worked quite well on the lead and heeling.....but that is the only place she does this, when we take her for a walk she pulls so hard by the end of the walk I have a sore shoulder. No matter hat I do, stop make her sit, say heel start off with my left foot she pulls and strains to get ahead of me. Puts her head down, sniffs, I pull on the lead to distract her, make her sit start again. And the whole routine starts again. I thought I will let her have a run exhaust her before we start our lead work hoping she might concentrate a little more. It doesn't make an difference, we practice at home and she walks well on the lead no pulling. She is clever she sits, drops on command, I have taught her "wait" at the top of the staircase to let me go down first she does all that but outside on the lead she is a nightmare. Any suggestions from those in the know?

Me too! Haven't had that since my boy was a baby - I'm hoping it's the rain! We had another incident this morning but it is still raining really heavily here. She isn't scared of thunder or anything like that so it may be the wet weather. Nothing else has changed. Thanks for your advice and help. She is snoring on her bed at the moment all snuggled up.

Hi we have a 10 month old mini schnauzer who always gives outside to do her business. This morning she left a present for us in one if our bedrooms. How do we react to this if it happens again? She can get out and uses the doggie door but it was raining very slightly this morning so not sure if this would be the reason she didn't go outside?