How to accustom a toy terrier to a lead

How to accustom a toy terrier to a lead

In spite of the fact that a toy terrier – a small, compact doggie which can easily be put in a bag he needs all the same to be accustomed to a collar, a lead and a muzzle that he in safety could participate in joint walks with the owner. Ability to go on a lead – an obligatory part of education of a toy terrier.

Instruction

1. At first toya it is necessary to accustom to a collar. That the dog had no problems with elbows, it is better not to use a breast-band. Pick up to a dog a collar for her size, from soft skin with a flannel lining that it did not grate skin. Having come home, let's a dog it sniff, the kid has to make sure that the collar does not constitute for it any danger. Throw with the collar buttoned on the last hole a neck of a dog if everything is normal – then put on it completely, having adjusted by the size. If the dog is nervous and tears off a collar, take off it and dress for short time every day, during the classes with a dog, gradually increasing an interval.

2. When the dog gets used to be in a collar and will cease to pay to it attention, pass to schooling her to walking with a lead. At first as a lead use a tape or a string 5-6 meters long. Tie her to a collar, stroke a dog and talk to her, she has to hear your encouraging voice. If you see that she worries and worries, try to distract her delicacy or caress. Do not allow it to play with a lead and to bite it, she has to understand that the lead does not constrain its movements and is not a hindrance when walking.

3. After a while, when that will get used to a string, replace it with the real long lead. Accustoming it to a lead, do not use coercion, it should not have a fear of a lead and mistrust to you. It is not necessary to pull toya if he was reluctant, but also do not allow it to pull you for yourself. Wait when he calms down, distract him delicacy.

4. Through couple of walks when the dog gets used to a lead, train her in team "nearby". For this purpose say the team "Nearby!" and after it make short, but not really sharp breakthrough that the dog just felt that her movement was limited. Do such breakthroughs periodically until she understands that she from her is required and will adapt to your leg.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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