How to teach a dog to leash?

It is necessary to accustom a pet to a leash and collar from the youngest age. Without such ammunition, the animal can not be taken out for a walk.

When to teach the dog to leash?

To accustom a pet to a collar and a leash is necessary already from one and a half month old, and even earlier. To the baby does not rush to torture the collar, it will be right to put an accessory on him during the game and immediately distract the animal.

If you do not know how and when to put the leash on the dog correctly, do it before walking. If the game is disengaged from the collar of the kid's house, then it will be forgotten about the leash almost immediately, once you find yourself in a public place, where so many things are new and interesting for a four-legged friend.

There are times when a dog is afraid of a leash. Here also comes a walk. Well, if a kid experiences such fear that he can not move, rastormoshite him a toy, beckon to yourself, before retiring to the distance of the elongated leash, and then feed him with your favorite treat. After such a puppy rushes to explore the territory, and you can control the distance with the help of an excuse.

Learn to walk with a reason

What should I do if the dog pulls the leash , trying to dash off to where she liked something? In principle, up to three months of a puppy is better not to accustom to a quiet walk alongside. At such a small age, kids always frolic, strive to escape, the dog even chews the leash when playfully, when due to the fact that he irritates her, not giving the desired freedom.

To teach a puppy not to drag a leash is possible, but without the use of physical punishment. And only then, in the fourth month, you can begin to teach the dog to walk exactly at the foot of the owner, using the commands "next" and "to me."

And know that the dynamism of a dog walking on a leash does not suffer at all. And if the pet is too actively moves in an unnecessary direction, you can hold the motive or just step on the accessory leg.