Well I THOUGHT Hannibal was well trained on the leash. He started to
pull hard at about 7 mo old so I did some research and got a prong. He
did very well on the prong and now I can walk him for a 30-40 min walk
with hardly a tug or need for a correction.
Now for the problem.
When my wife walks our Boston with us..all bets are off. He pulls like
mad, no matter if he is in front or behind. I tried many times the quick
turn strategies outlined in the leash manners sticky. He stops for MAYBE
10 steps, then its pull city. I next tried every day, for the last 2-3
months the suggestion of "when he pulls..stop..only go forward when he
is no loner pulling." I was warned to be patient with this and I am.
Believe me....it takes 20 min to get down my 50 yard street. He just
stops when I stop and continues to pull when he feels me make any
movement. It seems like I inadvertently trained him to stop when I stop
because it had no affect on him pulling.
Mind you, this is a totally different dog when its just he and I. Whats
going on here? Obviously being around lil-sis is causing this, but how
do I get him to walk with her..the way he walks without her? I tried
going out first and slowing bringing her into the picture, but as soon
as he sees her, or even knows she is out, he pulls like a sled-dog.