I am training my 10 month old golden doodle and we are able to walk together around the neighborhood when she is on a leash with no pulling at all. Eventually I want to be able to walk with no leash and have her ignore distractions.
My question is: every morning we walk on a trail where there are no other dogs or people. When we do this I let her off the leash and let her run ahead of me. Sometimes she lags behind me about 50 yards but once I get too far ahead of her she sprints to catch up to me. Should I not let her run ahead of me or get behind me if I am trying to train to walk off leash around the neighborhood? Should I be consistent and try and make her walk beside me no matter where we are? I'm wondering if I am confusing her by being inconsistent.
Also I amp using don Sullivan's training system which is working really well so far.
Thanks
My question is: every morning we walk on a trail where there are no other dogs or people. When we do this I let her off the leash and let her run ahead of me. Sometimes she lags behind me about 50 yards but once I get too far ahead of her she sprints to catch up to me. Should I not let her run ahead of me or get behind me if I am trying to train to walk off leash around the neighborhood? Should I be consistent and try and make her walk beside me no matter where we are? I'm wondering if I am confusing her by being inconsistent.
Also I amp using don Sullivan's training system which is working really well so far.
Thanks