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I have a tibetan terrier puppy called Cookie who is 5 and a half months. I have never owned a dog before and have tried to follow as much advice as I can but am finding it very hard work.
I had trained her to walk really nicely on a slack lead using the stopping method when she pulled and rewarding her with treats when she walked nicely. She responded to this well and it had been very successful.
The kids have been off school for a week and so I haven't walked her my normal route and my husband took her for walks. Upon resuming our normal walks I would have expected a little pulling and training needed. However, it is like she'd never been trained - she is pulling constantly and no amount of stopping seems to make any difference. I cant really reward her because she isnt ever walking on a slack lead even for a few steps. My husband assures me that he uses same tactics as me when he walked her during school break.
It's very frustrating to see all my hard work undone and the feeling of starting from scratch, especially as she isn't responding and we don't seem to be making any progress like we did when she was originally trained. Any advice please?
I had trained her to walk really nicely on a slack lead using the stopping method when she pulled and rewarding her with treats when she walked nicely. She responded to this well and it had been very successful.
The kids have been off school for a week and so I haven't walked her my normal route and my husband took her for walks. Upon resuming our normal walks I would have expected a little pulling and training needed. However, it is like she'd never been trained - she is pulling constantly and no amount of stopping seems to make any difference. I cant really reward her because she isnt ever walking on a slack lead even for a few steps. My husband assures me that he uses same tactics as me when he walked her during school break.
It's very frustrating to see all my hard work undone and the feeling of starting from scratch, especially as she isn't responding and we don't seem to be making any progress like we did when she was originally trained. Any advice please?