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Loose Lead Walking - Positive Methods

JulesP

By JulesP,
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Loose lead walking using positive methods  

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  1. 1. Do you think that the average pet owner can teach their puppy to loose lead walk using only positive methods?

    • Yes
      9
    • No
      10

  2. 2. If you answered yes which method do you think works the best

    • Standing still and being a tree
      2
    • Starting with one step and building up the steps
      5
    • Sharp about turns
      5
    • Penalty yards (walking towards a desirable object and returning to the start if the dog pulls)
      5
    • Other (please describe if you want to)
      9

  3. 3. If you answered no what equipment do you prefer to use?

    • Correction Chain
      6
    • Martingale
      9
    • Prong
      2
    • ecollar
      2
    • Head Collar
      4

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leopuppy04

leopuppy04

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well we don't have the option of choosing more than one... but I think that you can teach a dog to walk on a loose lead quite easily - the difference is being dead 100% consistent, which MOST people aren't, including myself.... hence the LLW issues :rainbowbridge:

People's criteria often change - how many people, no matter what method they are using work on LLW in class, but are oblivious to the dog pulling them when they are walking back to the car/ to the class.

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haven

haven

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I choose no, I don't believe you can teach a dog to loose lead walk using "positive only" methods and I don't believe some of the methods you have included are "positive only".

Or, to put it another way, I think you can teach a dog to loose lead walk using positive only methods but at some point you are going to need something other than positive reinforcement to teach that dog not to pull on the lead.

ETA I chose martingale for the last section because that's what I use on my dogs, for other dogs I may prefer a different tool and I have nothing against most of those listed if used correctly.

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squeak

squeak

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I cannot vote in the last section, because I answered yes.

I believe LLW can be taught to young puppies using positive methods. I would go as far as to say it may be possible to teach it to older dogs using positive methods, but the time it takes, to me, makes it an impractical method for the majority of owners.

This is a technique that I would love to have the opportunity to try with some puppies...

http://www.shirleychong.com/keepers/LLW/LLW%20Step%201.html

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Lab lady

Lab lady

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I think it can also depend on the breed of dog and the amount of experience the owner has. By the time most pet owners seek help the pup/dog has already learnt to pull so i feel it often requires a combination of positive and negative.

I am training 2 young dogs at the moment and one has been easy to train to walk on a loose lead by using a focus on me method and food reward yet the other responds to the turn away method and is much less interested in food as a reward.

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Erny

Erny

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The other thing in your OP .... you mention "puppy" .... I presume you mean teaching puppy and that what it is taught lasts (without negatives) through to adulthood under a myriad of distractions?

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