visibly to see what's outside
but when I'm not home
but what might happen if you're being consistent
going back to bark collars or e collars
I would say three months
tips for a stubborn dog
leash like a regular leash or a tab leash
let's say with a prong collar
Welcome back beautiful people to another episode of the Pack leader mentality podcast
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Q&A Q&A day baby
alright yeah
this is it's a nice chill
relaxed day like I'm
I got the seat all the way down and I'm lounging back
I got the baseball cap on
ready to go
I'm chilling
I'm ready to answer some questions
yeah I I I know I've said this before
but I love Q&A because
it's an opportunity to answer these questions
you know it and um
give people some perspective of maybe what their
you know what their challenges
are when it comes to training
so without further ado
let's go um
the first question
actually two different people asked
pretty much the same question um
so here goes
how can I stop our dogs from barking at every person
or dog that walks by our house
and then the second question also asked about the car
okay barking in the car as well
the first thing I would suggest is
is there any way that you can manage the dog's access
because yeah
because that sounds like an issue yeah
like blind or the blinds being open um
you know front door
some people leave
like our neighbor does that
they leave the front door open
and the dog is always at the door barking
and clearly they don't care
so whatever
but uh but you know
the idea here is if you're in another room
and let's say you've been practicing
getting your dog to stop
if you're not supervising them
then they're gonna be able to practice it anyway
so number one is
you have to be able to manage it to a degree
uh the second thing is
generally you know
one quick correction that I would implement is
as soon as it starts
uh I would make a loud clap
say enough right
use a some sort of a sound or word
and then go over to them in front of that door
or in front of that window
and cut them off and make them get out of there
make them go away
and the other thing too
that you wanna consider is
if you can have anyone help you
by walking in front of your house
so that you can create the scenario
in a way that you can control what's
when it's gonna happen
so you know when it's gonna happen
and then you can address it more effectively
the most difficult part is
the fact that you might get caught off guard
which is why I mentioned in the beginning
having good management
um I'm never opposed to a bark collar
when it comes to excessive barking
however I always like to
kind of add a little caveat to that and say
if your dog is
really reacting out of a strong
fear response
then I would be
very hesitant and reluctant
and recommend against using a bar collar
generally speaking
though you know
most dogs can handle that
it's really effective in the sense that
the correction happens
as soon as the dog barks
the timing is good
the consistency is good
you gotta get a good brand though
if you're gonna go the route of a bar collar
you have to get um
the Educator Technologies
brand or the Dog Trip brand
one of those two personally
I use the educator technologies
I like their LCD screen
that gives me a correction counter
I like the fact that it has different settings
where I can manage the
intensity level
as well as the sensitivity
level of the vibration sensor but if um
if you're just trying to use
good old fashion
body language and good management
then hundred percent
you got to take action
soon as that dog starts barking
make them go away
and then whenever possible
have somebody help you
so that you can recreate the scenario
and do your best to manage the dog
so that they're not able to bark all the time
when you're not around
gotcha Bam now
would you recommend um
maybe having the dog on a leash
so that when that happens
if let's say
because there are some people
you know their homes are set up where the couch is like
up against the window yeah
so the dog jumps on the
on the couch to get out into the window and watch yeah
I definitely
would not be opposed to having a leash on a dog uh
I think you might be able to get away with not using it
if that was like
the only thing that you're dealing with
which is why I didn't really mention it
but good good call on adding that to the mix
yeah I think it would be a great idea
you know you couldn't go wrong by adding a leash
just way you had good physical control over the dog
so that if they didn't get out of the way or you know
get out of that area like you asked them to
then you could use the leash
by grabbing it and making sure that they go
uh another way to kind of frame that too
now that I think about it is occupying that space
so a lot of times the mentality from the dog is like
from that window or door
you know they're
they're stay in their business
you know they're big and bad and tough
and trying to make everybody go away
and so you're job is to cut them off
which is why I said that earlier
specifically
cutting them off
and occupying that space and shooting them away
making them get out of there period
every time as fast as you possibly can
at the onset of that barking
um I actually wanna add a question to that sure
now let's say this is my situation right
and I do a great job of managing it when I'm home
that behaviour continues
is that setting me potentially back
uh possible
is your dog just won't do it when you're there
I think you know
which is why a bar collar would be a
cause it's always yeah
so side note
one other thing that I would recommend
but this might be a little bit more advanced for you
if your dogs are like better behaved
and you do a good job at creating a habit of
controlling that situation
cause I do this with Brooklyn and Logan
so sometimes you know
they'll hear a noise
uh and they'll bark
and so I just kinda praise them and I'm like
alright good boy
good girl and then I encourage them to come to me
and then they come to me and I pet them and I'm like
are you free
and so that's our like little patterns
basically my way of saying
hey thanks for barking
thanks for letting me know they're here
everything is good
go lay down
you know but again
that's more because of our relationship
so I wouldn't
that would be a great goal for somebody to have because
to a degree
most people would want the dog to bark a little bit
if there was a noise or somebody maybe being creepy
standing out from your house
yeah just not
not really stop yeah
and also think of it from the dog's perspective
not to cut you off
but you know
every time they bark and somebody goes away
for them it's working
yeah they're
you know so yeah
and that's again
going back to the management uh
suggestion is
that's why you have to do a good job managing them
because in their mind
barking makes this weirdo keep walking down the street
even though it's the mailman who's doing his job
you know they don't understand that
so for them
the more that they bark at this person
you know the faster that they go away
or if for them
they just continue to do it until they go away
because that's when the problem is solved
and what you're trying to help them understand
by stepping in is we do not need you
to make the problem go away
there is no problem
you need to go away you know
and manage them so that they don't get the practice
that on the side
now would that still apply for in the car
that's a little bit of a different situation
you know yeah
in the car no
I would say the
the reality is that in the car
from my experience
because of the situation
meaning it's a little bit more dangerous
if you are trying to physically manage the dog
if the dogs being chaotic
I've I've had clients that their dogs are bouncing
from the back seat to the front seat
and they're driving
uh and yeah
for me this is like No. 1 management right
so let's put uh
let's connect the dog to the back seat
maybe put a crate
a crate exactly yeah
so those are some options
I start with right off the bat
if that's how serious it is for the
the person who asked
asked a question
or anyone else listening for that matter
but I've tried a couple of different things
and you know
and let me just say to that
there's always in my book
room for rewarding the dog for like non reactivity
you know and I haven't mentioned that with the house
but that's definitely something that I would
encourage people to do as well you know
like if somebody walks by and the dog doesn't park
praise him and reward him
at the very least
pet him and praise him and make it acknowledge uh
same thing in the car again
a little bit more difficult though
because your attention is on driving
yeah and I think
that's real
that's a big factor
so one I've had clients park at
let's say a nearby park or even a grocery store
because we know that there's gonna be a lot of foot
traffic of people walking around
and practice there
and that's a really good way to
acclimate the dog to being in the car
and not barking
so that's one
one way to do it obviously
there's not much you can do when you're driving
if it's an issue when you're driving
or you know
you've rewarded your dog as much as possible for non
reactivity personally
for me again
I'm gonna go back to a bar collar
because it's a really easy way
to solve yeah
to solve the problem
and I just want to be clear
by using the term easy
I'm not talking about like cheating
you know it's
it's it is what it is
the fact that the bar collars able to
deliver a meaningful correction
on time and with consistency
is the most important part
and because you're not able to do that as a person
then this is why the training tool is so effective
and why I call it easy
especially when you're driving
like how are you supposed to
steer the wheel and correct the dog
let's say with the leash
exactly as it's happening
you might correct them
but it's too late
yeah into the
you know yeah
well I mean
god forbid it
throws your
throws your
your control over the car
yeah especially
not to mention
the hazard that comes with it
yeah I mean
I've had a couple of clients that we've used e collars
because for whatever reasons it was
it made more sense for them to use the e collar
because they're using maybe for other things
but that's another option too
for either scenario
but keep in mind
the difference between that bar collar and an e
collar is that an e collar
you control
so you are the one that's responsible
for good timing and consistency
the bar collar is automatic
so it either hears the barking or
senses the barking
through the vibration sensor
and then it gives a correction again
on time and consistently
so that's why I would
more than likely
recommend the bar collar uh
and I've seen it work for so many dogs
it works like
really well
it it's like within minutes the
the dog is like
oh I get it
I know exactly why I'm getting corrected
so but again
you know this is a training
tool that may not be for everybody
so it's not your only option
but I feel like it's the best
and aside from that you know
we've had a couple of friends
reach out about dogs that were reactive
they have and this may sound
way off the wall
but they have
I forget the exact name of them oh
the blinders basically
where you can put
blinders over the dog's eyes
and this is actually something that
like vet offices may use if you have a really
really sensitive or reactive dog
uh this so this is potentially an option too
like if you're
if you're the kind of person like hey
I'm never gonna put a bar collar on my dog
that's terrible
I I respect that
so put blinders on them so they can't see anything
you know maybe you don't vibe with that and yeah
I guess you have to pick your poison
when it comes to this stuff
I'm just kind of really quick
I know that you always recommend
putting the collar on the dog and off
and have them wear it during the day
just to get used to the collar and not
connect the dots of like okay
when I wear this collar
this is what happens yeah
just wanted to add that in there yeah
well definitely a great practice
you know getting the dog
acclimated to wearing it prior to actually using it
but in all honesty
I'd be lying if I said I never put a bark or e collar
on a dog and use it immediately
yeah for sure
especially in like training sessions and stuff yeah
um alright since we're talking about corrective tools
I'm gonna go jump into our next question
and that is when is a good
time to introduce a prong collar to a puppy
yeah if I had to put a minimum age
so 12 weeks you know
because honestly at that point
you really start to see a lot of the dogs personality
and you know
actually not that long ago
I was with a client in Home Depot
and when I first met them
for the consultation
I recommended like a slip lead and I never talked
I told them like don't use a prong
at least in that time
because you know
the puppy was just new
and he was getting to know everything
and then we went to Home Depot
and he was doing pretty good
but there was a couple of situations where he
there was just no
he could care less about the food
he saw another dog in Home Depot
and he was just so adamant
he was determined to get to that dog
and not in an aggressive way
but he just wanted to go
and he's a Rottweiler right
so this dog we already know
is gonna be anywhere from 80 to 120 pounds
and the way that he was pulling and the way that he was
just didn't care about you know
choking and the pressure on his trachea
I said hey you know what
we need to put him on a prong
and she was like oh
I didn't know if that was okay
and I was like
oh absolutely
it's just for him and for his situation yeah
based on what I'm seeing now
hundred percent you know
he definitely needs that
and it helped a lot
we put him on a prong
and it was a night and day difference
you know and again
gentle handling
still reinforce me are extremely
still reinforcing with food and praise and fun and play
but absolutely the prong
collar was a huge benefit for him
and for the owner for that matter
correct me if I'm wrong
it seems like um
it would make more sense for some of these larger
breeds these strong breeds
yeah more than you know
your Shih tzu or yeah
I mean honestly
I would say generally yes
but in reality
it doesn't matter the breed
for me you know
we've had a couple of like
tiny little Yorkies in our class that they want puppies
they weren't
but still we're talking about like the size of the dog
you know because I think that that's what
when people think puppy
they're really referring to tiny little dog
at least generally
from what I can gather
it's not really about an age
it's about yes
that's a part of it
but it's a tiny little thing
it's a puppy
you know but yeah
I don't really think that that is much of a factor
in terms of what the dog needs you know
so in general speaking
if they're not taking food
they're kind of don't care about anything
that you're trying to guide and implement
they're pulling like crazy
that would be a good situation to introduce
a problem yeah
but I don't think it's important to put in some work
like not some
but put in work with your puppy
of course you know
to see where they're at
and I've had clients that
I would say could do more
I know that their dog is engaged
you know and playful and food motivated
and so I would tell them you know
that using a prong is an option
but I really don't think that you need that
because of the
how food motivated yeah yeah
and of course
really important is the fit of that collar yes
snug and high up on the neck
but here's the thing too
that's like
I've worked with dogs with a collar
slides down the neck
so this is like it's a good rule
it's a good
it's a good thing to know
right to have the collar fit at the top of the neck
it is not the end of the world if the collar is
a little low
the problem is when it's really loose and really low
you know I've had dogs that are kind of in between
so it slides down a bit
I'd rather have it a little loose
yeah yeah or a straight neck
exactly yeah
so it slides down and if you try to make it any tighter
it's gonna be too tight
so it slides down
and I all I say is hey
try to be mindful of that
if you start to feel like the dog's not as responsive
it's probably because
the collar is sliding down
so slide it back up
and you might have to do this several times
on your walk
or in training or whatever throughout the day but yeah
so good point about having a high and tight
but it's it's not the end of the world if it's not
you know you can still make do
okay what do we got next
managing fear anxiety
is that a question
I think it yeah
I mean that's that's what it said
but I think they're just asking of how to manage fear
anxiety I need a lot more information than that people
I mean so some general tips on how to manage fear
distance management threshold management
so if I have a dog that's afraid of
depending on how intense it is
and that's another thing to understand like how
how intense is it
how serious is it
sometimes dogs are really
as afraid as they are because they've been reinforced
for being afraid by their owners uh
some dogs are genuinely
terrified of things
and that really all
plays a factor in how I would answer this question
but general tips on managing
fear and anxiety based on fear is again
distance management um
threshold management
not not making your dog
go through anything too traumatizing
but I have had dogs where
we sort of bring them right to the fire so to speak
and they come out great because we're giving them a
I would say
a healthy dose of stress that they can work through
and learn that everything's gonna be okay other dogs
you can do that too
and this is where it gets difficult because how do you
the viewer or the listener
know which is which
you know which is why it's important to
work with somebody who's a professional and knows
how to guide you through that
yeah every situation is different
every dog is different yeah
what the fear and anxiety is yeah
so very different
yeah and I mean
one dog comes to mine actually
where I handle them completely different
this dog was terrified of stuff
I actually ended up putting the dog on a prong collar
because the way that he would run away in a panic
the way that he refused to
step out of the front door
I mean it was bad
and I walked the owners through everything
and I said listen
I'm telling you now
we're gonna put some pressure on the dog
but I genuinely believe
that he's gonna come out of it okay
because of the fact that he's never had to
face anything right
and he's always been appeased
and so sure enough
we put him on a prong
and he tried to run away a couple of times
and I you know
I didn't let him smash into the end of the leash
I sort of gracefully let him hit the end of it
and he realized that it was uncomfortable
trying to go away from leash pressure
we kind of just let him observe the environment there
I remember very vividly
there were a couple of construction
workers on the property of where they lived in this um
community and the dog
when he saw the construction workers
immediately try to bolt
he couldn't
he was not corrected by like verbally
he wasn't like our know
anything like that
let the leash and collar do his work
and finally he was able to just
he just stopped trying to run and he just watched them
and yeah and it was a really amazing
and they couldn't believe it
and they were like
he's never been this still
and and you know
I was just really grateful honestly
that they had given me
and that I should say that they trusted me
to put the prong on him
because when I said it
I knew that they were just kind of like uh
so yeah yeah
isn't that gonna hurt him
and I'm like
listen you know
it'd be lying to you if I said
it's gonna feel good when he pulls into it
but we're trying to convince him
that there's nothing to be afraid of
and there's no doing that with the
with like a martingale or flat collar or a slip leash
cause he's just choking himself out
and it was just non stop
non stop non stop
and so with the prong
it was uncomfortable
you know he didn't like it
so he stopped and he was able to just watch so
this is why again
you know to those of you listening and watching
the solutions
to every dog's issue
especially when it comes to something as deep
and intricate
is like fear
anxiety is very complex
and it's certainly
not a path that I choose for every dog
you know putting a prong collar on them
for example
when they're
when we're dealing with fear
but this is why it's just important to
know as much as you can about the history
about who your dog is
and you know
what really is going on
and what are they actually capable of
cause I've met a lot of dogs that
appear to be terrified of something and man
they just needed that little bit
of encouragement to uh
express their curiosity
and they turned so quickly
Marina was a good example that
we had a dog here
years ago um
she was terrified
you know her foster
had pictures
she was like
hiding in the bathroom
wouldn't come out
and I had her here
and I would say
within like
three or four days
she was almost a brand new dog
and then we just continued to build on that
and she was
at first deemed like a really
really difficult case
based on others who had seen her and worked with her
and I'm not saying that to sound boastful
but just that how again
every dog is different
and that for her
we didn't know
she never wore a prom collar
it was a gentle introduction to everything yeah
so dealing with it is very
very complex
but generally speaking
threshold management
managing distance and encouraging
little bits of curiosity and bravery and anything
any type of investigation or inquisitive behavior
towards something that she might have previously been
nervous around
what I also wanna add um
back to like the training tool used for
you know certain dogs and their anxiety and their fear
I know that you always say um
you you know
sometimes they like red zone right
like they see red and they just
they don't know what to do
and you have to match actually and go up a little bit
right like so they're here
you wanna go just a little bit above to stop them
and get them to refocus
and for some dogs
it might be a slip
and for other dogs
it might be a prong
and some dogs it's a knee collar
depending obviously
on the situation and the dog and what not but
I just wanted to add to that
cause you always talk about like
matching and going slightly above there
yeah for sure
well it would definitely be for those fearful dogs who
have absolutely
no hope of snapping out of it on their own
you know and some again
sometimes they
they are like yeah
they're nervous
and they're a little reactive or anxious
but they'll be able to be guided and directed
let's say with food or toys
yeah you know
and another dogs
it's just everything goes
out the window yeah
so I know that you know
I've been in
multiple situations and multiple cases with you
where the dog just red lines and you do everything
you give them
you offer them food
you do you know
praise encouragement
coming back to you
I mean you do everything
and then you know
you'll use what's considered an adversive tool
and it's literally instantly
they switch from that one correction yeah
um and then now they're taking food
now they're fine
and you know
tell us up they're wagging
they're happy
um yeah so I think it
that's pretty cool and interesting too
yeah I mean
the behavior aspect
combined with like the personalities
and then combined with the owners and
their living styles is a very
very cool thing to sort of play with it
it's almost like an equalizer
you know trying to find that balance yeah
gosh it's so complex right
there's so much to it
um alright next question
she sometimes refuses commands until I am more stern
leash hundred percent leash
so just something that hangs off the collar
that you can grab onto
but uh yeah
whenever I'm dealing with a stubborn dog
uh this is where I use
training tools
rather than relying on saying the word 10 times
saying the word exactly
repeating myself
getting frustrated
because here's the problem
that I would present to you with getting stern
which is why I would recommend avoiding it
is that you in order to get your dog to listen to you
you're gonna have to be stern
you're gonna have to use that voice right
that serious voice
where what I'm suggesting is
if you say it regularly in your normal voice
and then you use the leash and let the leash
you know get stern for you
then you never have to raise your voice
and your dog will learn to take you more seriously
based on the first time you ask them to do something
because of your follow through
cause they understand that
so hundred percent hands down
final answer leash
yeah leash and then whatever training collar to
if you know
you've trained your dog on a training collar
that worked for them
let's say outside on a walk
use that at home
and a lot of people are surprised when I suggest that
but especially
feel like oh
I can use this in the house and I go
yeah absolutely
it's not a walking collar
it's a training collar
so you don't have to
limit yourself to just using it on walks
if you need better control over your dog in the house
use it in the house
if you feel like they're not listening to you or taking
um advantage of you or not listening to you or
ignoring you and not taking you seriously
in the house
absolutely use that
just make sure that
you know obviously
give them a break when they're going to bed
you take yeah
put it on in the morning
take it off at night
take it off when you're gonna leave the house
take it off if they're gonna be in the crate
and then just anytime if you can't manage and supervise
exactly yeah
you know exercise
good safety protocols
but absolutely
if your dog is using a training collar
use that too
just to manage them
cause you wanna be able to make a habit of having them
listen to you
that's the whole point
so the more that you say something
and then follow through
if they ignore you
then the more that you're
being consistent with your message to them
that I'm gonna
you're gonna hear it from me once
and then I'm gonna make you do it
and it doesn't mean that
you have to have a bad attitude
but it just means that you have to follow through
so just like kids
you know yeah
I'm gonna ground you in the next time
of course you sneak out of the house
but if I never do
you're gonna continue yeah
sneaking out the house
alright next question
fearful dog freaking out on leash and an angel without
with same dogs how to handle leash
so I think the dog is freaking out when it's on leash
yeah and when they meet the same dogs
and they're off leash they're not freaking out yeah
so look I'm not saying that your dog isn't fearful
but when it comes to this particular situation
they're not fearful
what you're dealing with is
a dog that's throwing a tantrum
so if your dog is meeting these dogs without a leash
and they're completely fine and normal and
love and life
and then they're on a leash
and they see those dogs and they're freaking out yeah
they're throwing a tantrum
they're basically saying
get this effing thing off me
let's go I'm ready to go play
I wanna go see my friends
let me off this leash
I hate this thing
it's restricting me
take me off this leash
get this thing off me
why is this leash still on me
I want to see my friends right
it's that's what they're
if they could speak English
that's exactly what they be saying
out of their little mouths
so that's your problem
now the solution to that is
couple of things
if you're let's go from the least aversive approach
as soon as your dog
sees the dogs and she starts freaking out
or as I would call it barking and reacting
then turn around and go the other direction
now this is the long way right
so I can't tell you how many times
you're gonna have to do that
you're probably gonna have to do that quite a bit
but that would be the correction
that's the punishment right
so the punishment in that scenario is your dog gets
your dog has to go away from the other dogs
will call them her friends
his friends
I don't know
her friends
sounds like a girl so well
she has to go away from her friends
and it's not until she is finally calm and quiet
that she can go to see her friends
the other option would be to give her a correction
tell her to knock it off
and that that behavior doesn't work
now that correction that you give her
I mean there's
a couple but I mean
one you could put a prong collar on the dog uh
that's an option but again
this is all
you know information
I'm not 100% sure that I would even agree with that
if I met your dog
so take it with grain of salt
but the again
to just kind of go back to the problem
is the fact that your dog
I guarantee you
has Learned
that what you call freaking out
is the easiest way to get you to take that leash off
because once that leash comes off
the problem goes away
so that means that your dog is really just
reacting to get what they want
and that's the issue
so you could again
move them away
that's one way of dealing with it
and that's the
that's the correction
but you're probably gonna be there for a long time
but you're gonna feel very defeated and I'm
I'm not saying this to discourage you from doing that
I'm just saying in general
most people are gonna be like
alright this is very practical for me
you know what I mean
because I have to do this so many times
whenever my dog sees them
versus if you give your dog a correction that says a
knock it off
and then you also still though require that calmness
right and that calm
cool collected energy like hey
you need to chill wait
okay now you can go say hi
uh you still have to implement that
but the correction
would just help you get them to settle a lot faster
would you recommend uh
for them just not to introduce off leash
until they get this behavior under control or
yeah absolutely
I would say like
no off leash meetings should be permitted
until it is handled
because anytime that they're off leash
and they're meeting people
or should be meeting other dogs
then you're actually reinforcing
what she believes
which is when she's off leash
it's like everything is amazing
and when she's on leash
everything sucks
so but that's definitely what it is
it's you know
another way to
trainers would call it is like barrier frustration
leash frustration
things like that
it's just they're restricted and they don't like it
and from their perspective
I'd say I don't blame them
but in order to handle it you know
you have to put your foot down
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alright here's the question though my
come on let's do that thing where they're like
remember it was like on TikTok a long time ago
like it sounded like a like karate
they would do that to the cats and stuff
you don't remember that
I know I know you guys what I'm talking about
this is like 2020 TikTok
oh yeah too old for me to remember
yeah that's a long time ago
alright here's the question
my two and a/2 year old dog walks really well on leash
but tends to position herself
just in front of my leg as we walk
I want her to be at my hip or even slightly behind
and work constantly on stopping if she moves ahead
and bringing her back
change in direction
even putting a physical object in the way as we walk
and it's still a work in progress
do you have any suggestions on this
or do I just need to keep at it
yeah I have a suggestion
um stop stopping and having her come back to you
what I would recommend
is two things
so I'm gonna
I'm just gonna make an Assumption
for the sake of argument
uh and say that she's on your left side
so we're gonna operate from there
so she's on your left side
and what I would recommend is practice
left hand you turns
so this is where you're going to
as your dog is on your left side
you pull back on the leash a little bit
and then cut them off
by turning your left leg into them
it's kind of a tight turn
I would practice that style of you turn
and then I would also make a point
when she starts to get ahead of that spot that you know
that you don't want her to get ahead on like your leg
I would pull back on the leash and then
cut in front of her with my left leg
so the idea is that you're using the leash
and your leg together in unison
to prevent her from crossing in front of your leg or do
you know to getting a front in front of you
uh that would be the best
option in terms of physical handling
and then the other thing is
if you're not using food
I recommend it just to encourage a dog
to stay in the spot that you want uh
but then reward them when they're in that location
and make a point to
reward them
I would say
a decent amount so that you can be
very clear about where you want them
and if you're using a food bag
make sure that your food bag is on
the same side that you have your dog on and again
in my example
on your left side
so I have that food bag
on my left side
I would say
slightly back yeah
like 7 o'clock
like 7 o'clock right
so just behind your hip
and just to the side of your butt
and so this way
if your dog is interested in food
if anything
that their head would be there
um yeah between the food rewards and the good handling
I don't think that you need to
stop and bring her behind you
I'm not really a fan of that
to be honest
like this stopping
and then pulling the dog back
and and the main reason for that is just because
I feel like it never works for anybody you know
and I know that too
that a lot of times people say U turns don't work
but I also think people do them incorrectly
and just to give you some insight on that
people do arch type of U turns
like The shape of you
yeah they're like pulling the dog around
for me when I do U turns
they're more like an about face
so the dog is able to continue to go straight
and then by the time I'm turning around
that leash correction that they feel in a straight line
and when they turn around
I'm already facing the opposite direction
and they have to come
sort of in a straight line back to me
and it's the way that I perceive
their understanding of it is
they are once they get that correction is kind of like
oh crap you know
he's going the other way
and so they learn to
avoid that correction by paying attention to me
if I slow down or maybe abruptly
stop to make that about face style U turn
but in your case
you know in any case
honestly stopping and just pulling the dog back
doesn't really do much
I never really saw any person that was like yeah
I did that you know
and just like the way that I taught my dog to stop
pulling you just
you just always doing that you know
but I digress
going back to your solution
hundred percent left handed U turns again
so that would be turning into your dog
and then using your legs to block them
and the leash simultaneously
one other tip that I would provide you is if the dog is
again on your left
you could even wrap the leash around the back
of yourself and hold the leash in your right hand
and with the leash going around your body
so this way
anytime your dog starts to cross that
that boundary for you
all you have to do holding at least in your right hand
is step back or stop and lean back
and it'll actually give your dog a correction
because the leash is going around you
so as soon as they cross that
that boundary boom
they get that quick correction
and that would be like the momentum of your body
yeah from the
you know yeah
yep so you just kind of stop like
or take us quick step back
and that'll give him a correction
because in that case
and just to go back to why I'm saying
that would be the direct opposite of stopping
and then pulling your dog back
because by the time they get that correction
they've already like gone past you
you know what I'm saying
so this is instant
yeah it's instant
and it's as soon as they cross that little boundary
those are the three things that I would work on
hundred percent
well four really
if you include the food reward
so the left hand turns
using your leg
using the leash around your back
and then also making sure that you're rewarding them
for being in the right location when they are Bam
and thanks for your nice comments again
yeah thank you
that was sweet
that's all the questions I have for today
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