How good is your dog on the lead?

A while ago I came to the stage whilst training my dogs, that my alsatian was as good as gold when off the lead, but a nightmare on it.

Off the lead he would happily trot beside me or just in front of me without running off, never being nasty at all, and would respond to every command I gave him.

Then, on the lead he would pull like mad and drag me around wherever we went. This was a problem that had to be corrected quickly. He was still not nasty to people or other dogs, but he would not just walk alongside me, he had to pull like his life depended on getting somewhere fast.

I know I am not the only person who has come accross this problem, I see plenty of people being dragged around by their dogs every day. Although I am strong enough to restrain my dog and prevent him from dragging me in another direction I still had to sort this problem out quickly.

Do you recognise this problem? Do you have the same problem with your dog?

The answer was quite simple, but took a little bit of patience on my behalf to sort out. Before long he was happily walking alongside me without trying to drag me anywhere. Now my wife and son can also take him for a walk, whereas they never could do before.

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