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Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Teach Your Dog to Heel with a Harness

By Allyson Westcot


If you would like to teach your dog no to pull ahead when you walk, it's going to take a large amount of practice and patience. You can make the practice easier on you both by employing the right dog leash and harness. Many individuals just utilise a regular collar and a plain leash to try to teach their dogs. Even though it can be done this way, better tools can make the process faster.

Models that have an extra chest strap going horizontally are sometimes used to discourage pulling. While the harness itself will not right away stop a dog from pulling, it changes the dynamic when the dog tries it. Rather than feeling the pull round the neck with a collar or in a strap across the front of the chest, the chest plate helps spread the force of the pulling out more uniformly.

This kind of harness can also give you much more control over your dog's actions. When you're trying to get your dog to stroll with you rather than pulling ahead, a key is to not let the dog pull in the slightest. When you have more control, you can more easily pull your dog back and keep him there without strain on you or your dog.

When you're faced with a dog that pulls, not only will it make walks more worrisome, it can hurt your shoulder, back and arm. This is particularly so when the dog is big. Employing a leash with some give can help put a stop to these types of problems. It's possible to get this kind of leash in different sizes, to permit smaller dogs or large dogs that don't pull much some more freedom, and to keep dogs you are training or hard-pullers close by your side.

These kinds of dog accessories will help you teach your dog to heel and walk on a loose leash. This is a great beginning step in keeping your dog from running and bolting away from you.




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