hnhammond
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Matilda is great at loose leash walking - that is, until she spots another dog. Then she pulls me and there is nothing I can do to break her focus of "GET. TO. DOG."
We're currently on a collar. I used a harness in the beginning and switched when she stopped pulling... Aaaand now we're back. I don't want to go back to a harness because at 26 lbs, Tilly already does a pretty good job of pulling me. A harness will just make it easier for her to pull, and when she's 50 lbs that will not work out. haha
The other thing is Tilly is training as my service animal and NEEDS to be on better behavior if I ever choose to take her into non-doggy areas. (Not sure how often that will be, but still). Her trainer really wants me to move to a cloth slip collar until she stops the pulling, but I DO NOT want to do it. I understand with a lot of breeds (especially big ones), slips are the safest as they keep both the dog and owner safe. But I cannot justify putting my baby bully (who while it is difficult, I CAN still control, or at the very least pick up) in a slip collar when the breed already has difficulty breathing.
Before, I got her to stop pulling by dead stopping the walk the moment she pulled and bribing her back to me with treats/wait until she stopped pulling to continue. It had always worked but now, Matilda does not seem to care about treats at all in the presence of a potential playmate. Today, I was waving her favorites right in front of her nose and while she acknowledged that I had it, did not care.
Any advice? I really am against using the slip.Will she grow out of the constant other-doggy excitement?
We're currently on a collar. I used a harness in the beginning and switched when she stopped pulling... Aaaand now we're back. I don't want to go back to a harness because at 26 lbs, Tilly already does a pretty good job of pulling me. A harness will just make it easier for her to pull, and when she's 50 lbs that will not work out. haha
The other thing is Tilly is training as my service animal and NEEDS to be on better behavior if I ever choose to take her into non-doggy areas. (Not sure how often that will be, but still). Her trainer really wants me to move to a cloth slip collar until she stops the pulling, but I DO NOT want to do it. I understand with a lot of breeds (especially big ones), slips are the safest as they keep both the dog and owner safe. But I cannot justify putting my baby bully (who while it is difficult, I CAN still control, or at the very least pick up) in a slip collar when the breed already has difficulty breathing.
Before, I got her to stop pulling by dead stopping the walk the moment she pulled and bribing her back to me with treats/wait until she stopped pulling to continue. It had always worked but now, Matilda does not seem to care about treats at all in the presence of a potential playmate. Today, I was waving her favorites right in front of her nose and while she acknowledged that I had it, did not care.
Any advice? I really am against using the slip.Will she grow out of the constant other-doggy excitement?