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I've read the threads on loose leash walking, but I still have some problems.
First of all, I got my dog as an adult. When I first got him he would pull me ahead, walk right in front of me and change sides unexpectedly. I corrected this to the point where he stays on one side, and he doesn't drag me along anymore, but that's it. Whenever I let the leash go slack, he uses this to walk ahead of me again. I have to remind him constantly where I want him to walk: beside me and following, not leading. I have trained a lot with him lately, following the instructions. I use high value treats, and lots of them. I stop when he walks ahead, call him back, and reinforce where I want him to walk with another treat.
So far it hasn't had any effect, and I've been training for weeks now. What am I missing here? He picks up really quickly on other thing I teach him, but hasn't changed his behaviour in this situation at all.
Any tips? What am I doing wrong?
First of all, I got my dog as an adult. When I first got him he would pull me ahead, walk right in front of me and change sides unexpectedly. I corrected this to the point where he stays on one side, and he doesn't drag me along anymore, but that's it. Whenever I let the leash go slack, he uses this to walk ahead of me again. I have to remind him constantly where I want him to walk: beside me and following, not leading. I have trained a lot with him lately, following the instructions. I use high value treats, and lots of them. I stop when he walks ahead, call him back, and reinforce where I want him to walk with another treat.
So far it hasn't had any effect, and I've been training for weeks now. What am I missing here? He picks up really quickly on other thing I teach him, but hasn't changed his behaviour in this situation at all.
Any tips? What am I doing wrong?