Leash & Walking Training

Leash training an un-cooperative puppy:
Patience and showing confidence will reward you with a cooperative puppy. The crying puppy you hear is not the puppy being trained but a puppy who was on a leash with the person operating the video camera. Look at the next video of the same puppy a few days later.

The same puppy as in the video above: 
Now, a few days later, the same puppy is walking in a much more congested area. The biggest change was in his equipment. I went from a martingale training collar to an Easy Walk Harness with a martingale attachment. So, the motivation to move forward is coming from the chest not the neck. See how much better the puppy responds even in a busy area!

Again, the same puppy as the two videos above:
Two days later! Notice his happy expression, and the way he is now focusing on me. See the loose leash. Notice the tail set of the puppy; he's happy. A confident, forward moving puppy!

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Leash training:
On an old carriage road in Lady Lake, FL. What a beautiful place to walk a puppy!!

Easy Walk Harness:
The Easy Walk Harness always comes in two colors with the belly band being a different color than the harness itself. Remember to keep the leash short so that the puppy can not get ahead of you. At this point in their training, I don't care if they walk on my right side or my left side as long as they don't walk in front of me. Hold the leash with both hands! Very important. If something frightens your puppy you do not want them to pull the leash out of your hands. Keep the leash on the same side of their head which is closet to your body so that if you do need to make a correct, or motivate the puppy to move forward, you are doing that from their chest not across their head and neck. Relax. Put your shoulders back and start walking!