Quite often inexperienced dog breeders, without wishing that, develop an addiction at a puppy to pull for itself the owner. It very strongly spoils the attitude towards a dog, often turning joint walks into the real torture for the owner. To disaccustom a dog it is much easier to pull a lead, than to train her in team "circulations row". It is quite simple to bring this skill to standard of behavior.
Instruction
1. Before beginning trainings, it is necessary to accustom in 3–5 days a dog to a "strict" collar. Such collar has to sit densely, but at the same time is slightly more free, in comparison with a usual soft collar (under it four fingers have to enter).
2. It is the best of all to give classes with a dog in the lonely place, on the small platform where you will be able to move in any direction. At first take a lead of long 3-5 meters, begin the movement. As soon as the dog begins to pull a lead and to pull along you, say a nickname of a dog (a quiet voice, but with draft intonation) and make several short, but sharp breakthroughs. At the same time it is necessary to slow down strongly the movement practically to a stop. After that change the direction.
3. Changing the direction of the movement, you have to achieve that the dog followed you. It is possible to make it by means of a series of weak breakthroughs which will force the pet to move after the trainer. Remember that breakthroughs need to be interrupted at once when the dog ceases to pull a lead. Besides, it is very important to praise a dog in case she independently approaches you, give her delicacy. This exercise it is necessary to repeat at least the 5th time in a row. For example, at first you can directly go, having passed several meters, curtail to the right, pass 3-5 more meters and so on.
4. At this stage it is important to achieve that the dog followed you. Pronouncing its nickname will be a signal to it. When training it is extremely important to support a positive emotional background, for this purpose it is necessary to talk to a dog constantly.
5. At the next stage it is already impossible to say a nickname of a dog, that is if the dog begins to pull a lead, then you just make several breakthroughs. Impact on a dog has to stop when the dog ceases to drag the owner. Do not forget about praising and rewarding the pet delicacy.
6. At the second stage you explain to a dog your requirements. They have to mean for her the following: "If you do not pull me for yourself, then to you it will be good, you will not be pulled, and will give delicacy and to praise". The problem is that trainings of a dog with a "strict" collar do not mean that the pet will obey you when you put on a usual soft collar. For this purpose it is necessary to pass to the next stage.
7. Fasten two leads to a dog: one on a "soft" collar, another – on "strict". Now, when the dog will try to pull you for herself, at first make breakthrough for a "soft" lead, and then in one second for "strict". Later several trainings it is necessary to increase an interval up to 3-5 seconds, at the same time having increased force of breakthroughs.
8. With each training it is necessary to increase force of breakthroughs, but at the same time to reduce their quantity. Also, if at the first stage you constantly changed a trajectory, then at the last stage the rectilinear movement prevails. Remember that at first one session of a training has to last only 5-7 minutes, however for all the time of walk of such sessions there has to be a little. It is gradually possible to increase time up to 30-40 minutes.
9. At the end of a training change a lead for "soft" and give the Forward command. It has to mean for a dog that after that it can pull you for itself. It will allow it to have a rest and be discharged.