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Dog Leash Training - Advice There are many different styles of dog training, and finding the one that works best for you is important for creating a dog that is a obedient, loyal and faithful member of the family. The dog training program must cover trainings that you want your dog to follow and get reinforce the relationship between dog and owner The leash is the main form of controlling and communicating with the dog in leash and collar training. Other popular method is called positive reinforcement training and have been a very long time and they have proven work together over time. How to choose a leash and collar for obedience training Dog owners need a leash when taking your dog for a walk. In many cases a proper leash is used at home especially if your dog is aggressive towards other people and other dogs. Many leash and collar are now using more advanced technology. the chest leash is popular in the dog owners community and one shorter 6 foot is recommended. Choose one suitable and comfort while wearing the leash and make her wear a leash and collar in public places with the tags or ID just in case she get loose. Prong collars or choke chain is one of the most effective accomplish obedience training - The pinch or prong collar is made of interlocked metal links, each with two blunt prongs that pinch the dog neck skin when the collar is tugged on. They pinch similar to you pinching your own skin. They press evenly around the neck and they will not penetrate or break the skin. The Gentle Leader and the Halti are the two best known types of dog head collars - there are slight differences in the design and they are made by different companies . As opposed to traditional dog collars that go around the neck, the Gentle Leader is a head harness that consists of a nylon nose strap and neck strap. The lead is attached to a ring at the end of a short strap that extends under the chin. Both straps are designed to have a specific function. The nose loop is intended to mimic the practice of demonstrating pack dominance between two animals by firmly taking a dogs muzzle in their own. The neck strap is intended to relax and calm the dog by mimicking the practice of a mother grasping her pups by the back of the neck. In addition, the strap applies pressure to the back of the neck instead of the front of the throat. Shock collars - We not recommended for training a dog, honestly we believe is a intimidation - physical torture. Simply try positive reinforcement method and other dog leash and collar options. As with any collar, you need to aware your dog reaction. No one device will work for all dogs, but before you should pick up a choke chain or a prong collar, a Gentle Leader is for some serious aggressive behavior. Tips to stop your dog pulling on leash  You can stop your dog pulling on the leash relatively easily by teaching your dog a simple 3-step "Heel" command. This simple command works wonders for both puppies and full-grown dogs alike. Remember the key is patience and consistency in this onward process. The Heel Command The first stage of teaching your dog to heel is to prevent him
from pulling on the leash at all. Stand next to and to the right of your dog so that you are both facing in the same direction and the dog is sitting on your left. Start walking forward slowly in a straight line, leading with your left leg. As soon as your dog takes off and starts pulling on the leash, stand still and pull the leash back towards you. Do not drag the dog back towards you. All you need to do is halt its progress. Wait until the dog stops, praise it and then continue walking. No command needs to be given at this stage as you are just trying to teach your dog good manners so that it can more easily understand the Heel command when the time comes to teach it fully. If you apply this method for ten minutes at a time and for three or four times per day then within four or five days you should be ready to move on to the next phase. It is quite likely that you will get good results within a few minutes, at least enough that your dog will stop pulling you all over the place. It may take longer for some older dogs that have been given a free rein, so to speak, throughout their lives to change their leash-pulling behavior.
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