Training a Puppy to Walk On a Leash
The most important thing you should do is get your puppy a collar, get them used to it by buying a light one which won’t cause any unneccessary stress. Training a dog to walk on a leash is about rewarding the correct behavior. At first your dog may not respond well to the collar however if you persist they will get used to it, try putting it on when he/she is eating or when you’re about to play with him.
once your dog has stop fighting his collar, then you can put on the leash. Get an elastic leash, and follow the same instructions as the collar, putting it on for eat and play. Ensure you keep an eye on your dogs behaviour to see how he reacts to it each time, it should get better so be patient.
From here it is generally a downhill walk, once the collar is on attach the leash and walk outside, when the dog is young most of the time they will follow you wherever you walk, slowly adapting to the process. If he’s walking with you and the leash is loose, give him praise, talk positively while making eye contact encouraging the good behaviour. If your puppy gets too excited and starts to pull on the leash just stop walking, he’ll realize to walk at your pace and once this happens congratulate him with a treat.
Once you do this often the canine understands that because of his manners this is the correct way he should act, if he goes too fast, just stop and call his name, do the same if he goes too slow, remember he should be going at your speed, because you’re the leader. Remember, don’t pull, Just be calm, consistent, gentle yet firm.
If you plan on dog leash training you should look at secrets to dog training, I personally recommend it after using it on my 8 week old Dalmatian and on my 4 year old Labrador.
