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Leash Training a previously abused puppy. How can this be done.?
My boyfriend and I were given an 8 month old chihuahua/yorkie/poodle mix puppy about a week ago as an early Christmas present from our daughter. This is a wonderful puppy (already had his shots and basically potty trained but still needs a little work on that) with a wonderful personality. However, at some point someone or some animal(s) have abused him. He seems to be getting better, realizing that he is in a loving, caring home now. He was never leash trained and we are having a hard time getting him to walk with a leash and he won't go potty when on a leash. We have leash laws in our mobile home park and in our city so he has to be on a leash when outside. We got him a harness today, hoping that will make it easier on him and we got one of those retractable leashes, but we also have his other leash that we were given. The problem with leaving a leash on him indoors while we are home is we have a 9 month old kitten who pounces on the leash while he is walking around the house. :( Any ideas on how to get him leash trained? I know how to do the obedience training, and that is going well with him (he is very smart). It is just the leash training that I have never had to do with a puppy.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Harness is a great choice. Puppies should never be on a collar anyways. Give him time. Do not leave the leash on indoors as it can get caught. Be patient and do a lot of stop starts. Using treats is not a bad thing and just use a lot of positive voice commands. Ignore the negative and praise the positive.
I believe walking on a leash to a puppy is like learning to drive for us. It seems so simple but has a lot of complex issues to it for a young being.
- 1 decade ago
Since he is small, you can go for the harness. One of my dogs was a rescue, she was beaten and starved to death and had an embedded collar when I got her. I ended up using a Halti on her for the first few months. Now, I usually don't recommend them at all, but in her case it was a good tool.
The retractable leashes aren't the greatest IMO because they teach poor leash manners.
Why are you having him leashed indoors? Just keep up leash training outdoors. As many short 5-10 min sessions you can do. Use treats or praise as encouragement. It takes time and patience, but they do get it.
- 1 decade ago
Train your puppy in the house first using the lead and lots of treats and praise when your puppy is walking with out pulling.Every time the pup pulls gently change direction and move forward and treat. you can use the food for your pups meals as treats and just feed the pup less if you train that day.keep training sessions really short at first.On you go.
Source(s): My own training experience of my dogs .You could look at positive dog training on the net. - MarianneLv 71 decade ago
Many small dogs are very intimidated by a retractable leash, and as a dog trainer I do not recommend them for the ordinary puppy owner.
Try this;
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- vixenLv 61 decade ago
Don't try to make him walk or pull him. Use a little piece of chicken to tempt him to walk. Hold it out in front of him and let him follow it. Make sure the leash is not too heavy for him. He will learn to walk in time. Just have patience.
