Walking Your Dog: Bond Dog Training Guides

By Sarah Bond, ACDBC, CPDT-KSA

Does your dog drag you down the street when you go out for a morning walk? Do you end up with sore shoulders from trying to keep him from pulling you down? 
 

In this book, certified dog trainer and behavior consultant Sarah Bond offers a training plan for turning your daily drag down the street into a relaxed, enjoyable walk for you and your dog. Using simple and effective positive reinforcement-based methods, you and your dog can master this training challenge without stress.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sarah Bond
• Release date: Aug 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386149941

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Bond Dog Training Guides

Walking Your Dog

Teach Your Dog to Enjoy Life on a Loose Leash

Sarah Bond, ACDBC, CPDT-KSA

Disclaimer

The advice in this book is based on the experience of the author as to what works most often for the largest number of dogs. Because the author is not directly involved in the training process for readers of this book, no guarantees can be made for the training ideas contained in this guide. For dogs with behavior issues that have the potential to cause harm, seeking the advice of a qualified animal behavior professional is strongly recommended before implementing any behavior plan.

This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in critical articles or reviews.

BOND DOG TRAINING GUIDES Copyright © 2018 Sarah Rose Bond

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Introduction - What Is A Good Walk?

Who’s walking who?

The jogger laughs as he moves past, looking at the seventy-pound dog straining against the leash of his petite owner. She is struggling to remain upright and keep hold of the leash, and as funny as the jogger finds his own comment, it just makes her more frustrated.

As a dog trainer, this is a scenario that many of my students find themselves in daily. Walking our dogs is a big part of our modern relationships with our pets, but it is one of the hardest skills for many people to master with their canine companions. Training your dog to walk calmly on a leash can be one of the most time-intensive pieces of dog training most people will undertake.

That doesn’t mean, however, that training your dog to go for a successful walk is impossible. Far from it! This book is intended to be a brief look at some of the basic techniques and tools that can help you and your dog take walks that both of you can enjoy.

Why do dogs pull?

Of course we can’t know for sure, but there are a lot of ideas out there on why dogs strain against the leash. One of the most common theories is the opposition reflex, which causes our canine friends to push into pressure; this means that when they feel the