{"id":1887,"date":"2024-10-25T00:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T00:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2025-05-10T11:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T11:34:33","slug":"why-is-teaching-our-dogs-to-not-pull-on-lead-so-challenging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/10\/25\/why-is-teaching-our-dogs-to-not-pull-on-lead-so-challenging\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is teaching our dogs to not pull on lead so challenging?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">\ud83d\udc40 DOG&#8217;S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE VS HUMAN REALITY: <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">THE GREAT LEAD PULLING DEBATE<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;Let me check my pee-mail&#8230; EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEEDED! <em>ZOOM<\/em>&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;My Apple Watch just called emergency services due to &#8216;erratic movement patterns&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;Why do humans have a setting called &#8216;stroll&#8217;? Is their battery dying?&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;This was supposed to be a relaxing evening walk, not Olympic training&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;Left side sniffs are SO different from right side sniffs&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;We&#8217;ve crossed this sidewalk 47 times in 10 meters&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;Social etiquette requires me to alert ALL DOGS within a 5-mile radius of my presence&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\"><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\"><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44&#8221;Pretty sure we just got listed on noise-complaint apps&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15&#8221;BREAKING NEWS: Dog spotted 3 blocks away! Immediate investigation required!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44&#8221;My shoulder just made a sound I&#8217;ve never heard before&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;This is clearly an emergency! That leaf moved 3 blocks away!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;It&#8217;s the same leaf we&#8217;ve passed 47 times today. It&#8217;s still just a leaf.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;I must inspect this pole &#8211; it contains crucial messages about neighborhood squirrel activities&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;Great, another 10-minute investigation of the same pole we sniffed 5 minutes ago&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;I&#8217;m saving time by getting to our destination faster!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;We&#8217;re literally going in circles because you keep getting tangled around trees&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;Must maintain my reputation as fastest dog on the block!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;We&#8217;re the laughingstock of puppy training class&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;This bush definitely contains a portal to another dimension&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;It&#8217;s the same bush you&#8217;ve thoroughly inspected every day for the past 3 years&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">DOG&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\udc15 &#8220;Stop. Sniff. SPRINT! Stop. Sniff. SPRINT! This is the perfect walking rhythm!&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">HUMAN&#8217;S VERSION \ud83d\ude44 &#8220;My Fitbit thinks I&#8217;m having a medical emergency with these erratic speed changes&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpex-roembed wpex-clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kiki Lead walking transformation\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9RDrF6TrvEU?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">Loose lead walking can sometimes feel like <\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">trying to pilot a furry tornado down the road and is one of the most frustrating behaviours for our dogs to learn as well as for us to <\/span><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">teach \u2013 but why?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">We want to be able to just enjoy a walk round the block or to the park<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Our dogs want to explore and investigate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">We walk much slower than our dogs naturally do<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Our dogs don\u2019t walk in straight lines like we do<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">We know what we want our dogs to do but our dogs don\u2019t<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Teaching takes time and patience<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">We have unrealistic expectations of what lead walking should look like from social media<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">We don\u2019t consider how challenging locations are for our dogs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1896 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lead-walking-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lead-walking-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lead-walking-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lead-walking-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lead-walking-2-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lead-walking-2.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">Tips for teaching our dogs to not pulling on lead<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Decide what we want our dogs to do on lead (rather than what we don\u2019t want)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Practice short lead walking sessions with few distractions <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Make it as fun as teaching any other skill<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Gradually build up places you can lead walk to more challenging locations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Give our dogs dedicated time to sniff when lead walking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Avoid telling our dogs off but make lead walking fun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Avoid practicing on the way to the park initially as our dogs get excited to get there <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Reward lead walking with things your dog enjoys to build your new skill <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Reward in the place you want your dog to walk <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Be patient with your self and your dog as skills take time to develop<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Don&#8217;t compare yourself to what you see online &#8211; your walk can be what you want it to be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4f266e;\">Want more support to develop your loose lead walking?\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1342\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/class-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/class-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/class-photo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Checkout our group class options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/index.php\/dog-training-class-for-everyday-life\/\">Dog Training Class for Everyday Life<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/index.php\/puppy-training-life-skills-class\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Puppy Training Life Skills Class<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lead-walking-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lead-walking-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lead-walking.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Or our personalized sessions at your home, local park our our training venue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elsk9solutions.co.uk\/index.php\/personalised-11-sessions\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1:1 Training<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #349a84;\">Or give Eleanor a call on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">07940979936<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc40 DOG&#8217;S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE VS HUMAN REALITY: THE GREAT LEAD PULLING DEBATE &nbsp; 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