Holly -12 weeks - would love to walk her she just sits still

[teeni]

Hello everyone Holly has settled in well since we collected her on new years eve,

She is 12 weeks now and 95 % of the time she asks to go out to toilet,
She comes to work with me and is good as gold in the office, enjoys all the other staff coming over to say hello to her and now stops everytime she sees a new person as she expects to be made a fuss of .

However i am jealous of the people on here complaining abut their dog pulling, she just wont walk, when she sees the lead she hides under the dining room table or goes to her crate.

If i manage to get her out then she will walk 2 0r 3 steps and then sit down, after a lot of fuss and a treat being dangled in front of her she will go another few steps then stop again, a 10 minute walk takes about half an hour with all the stops.

Help please any ideas, walking backwards and shouting holly holly in a high pitched voice does not work and treats , well she just stops to eat them and then wont move again,

She is booked into traiing classses but not for another 5 weeks as the class is full

Thanks in advance folks xx

 

[Bridget01]

Sorry, I don't have any advice about the walking. I just want to say that she sure is cute! Makes me happy just looking at her!

 

[Smokeycat]

Kryten wasn't that bad but he would freeze whenever we encountered something new when he was first starting to walk on a leash. What I found worked the best was to get down to his level and get excited about something next to me on the ground. He wanted to know what I had and would forget that he didn't want to walk and would come to see what it was. He then got his treat and we would either continue on or return home depending on how many challenges he had that day. He will now occasionally pull the "I'm not going to move" card and most of the time he will 'win' and I'll take him back home. He then gets ignored which is not his wish and as such those incidences are now diminishing. It is all a matter of figuring out how to out stubborn your dog. Hopefully you figure out her soon.

 

[teeni]

Thank you yes she is really cute, we think we have been very lucky having her xx

 

[teeni]

Kryten wasn't that bad but he would freeze whenever we encountered something new when he was first starting to walk on a leash. What I found worked the best was to get down to his level and get excited about something next to me on the ground. He wanted to know what I had and would forget that he didn't want to walk and would come to see what it was. He then got his treat and we would either continue on or return home depending on how many challenges he had that day. He will now occasionally pull the "I'm not going to move" card and most of the time he will 'win' and I'll take him back home. He then gets ignored which is not his wish and as such those incidences are now diminishing. It is all a matter of figuring out how to out stubborn your dog. Hopefully you figure out her soon.

Thank you I will try that, to start with

 

[Max's mom]

Have you tried just putting it on her and giving treats while she is in the house/following you. Basically learning that it's fun and you get treats...good association to the leash. She's just a baby right now. Maybe the world outside is just too big for her and putting her on the leash and going more than a few steps is just too overwhelming.

Max did not like the leash at first. He would bite and pull at it and even though he saw the other dog on a leash, he really didn't care for it. It took a long time for us to get to the other end of the yard and then past the next house. He'd lay down and I'd end up carrying him the rest of the way. He would not walk in a parking lot (to go in or out of the pet class!). Then one day, it was like he figured it out and no problems since.. Well, unless you consider him stealing the leash and running through the house like a maniac when he's ready to go out. Then there's him trying to walk the other dog while we are out and about...he thinks it's his job to walk the lab. Today, when they got tangled, Max even grabbed the leash and dragged Bo back to me.

Your baby will get the hang of it. Be patient. Make it fun and little positive steps frequently.

 

[musicdeb]

Have the wear the leash around the house to get used to it. Once they are used to the leash around their neck, then you can start the leash training. Have lots of motivational rewards on hand while doing the training. Consistency and patience is key.

If the dog pulls, do not walk until they stop and turn to look at you, then thank them with a motivational reward and start walking again. Tell him it's ok to walk by you start walking. When you have to stop, tell him stop or wait and tell him sit. Titan knows that when we are walking and I say, "wait," he has to stop and sit and wait for me to begin walking again. Requires a lot of consistent training and patience. Do this inside the house and then move to outside.

If they nip at you because they want to play, do the same. Stop, sit and wait. Reward the dog with motivational reward when they do the commands.

 

[Colorado1234]

Pax was doing exactly the same thing for the first two weeks after coming home with us. what worked great for him was to walk him in a couple small circles to distract him and then walk forward. I did this every time he froze, refused to walk or when he tried to lay down on the sidewalk while taking a walk. I think the circular motion switched his train of thought and helped him walk forward without fear of the unknown. hope it helps and Holly is soooo adorable!

 

[Jakesmum]

We also had the same problem with Jake. What I did was buy a harness for him, he seemed to walk better with a harness rather than a collar, then when he started to discover his strength and pull me I put him on a martingale collar. With the other tips on here you will be walking in no time it just takes a lot of patience and consistency.

 

[teeni]

Thank you everyone I will try out some I the suggestions and be patient . I think she has been so quick picking other things up so I'm impatient. I was prepared for pulling and this just stumped me xxx

 

[vadersmom]

My Brodie still doesn't LOVE to go for walks. At 15 months old, she stops and looks around more than she actually walks. I always brings treats and she gets one if she keeps moving forward. I occas throw them on the ground for her to hunt. The suggestion about wearing the leash in the house with lots of reward is a good one. She is still young so small episodes of leash activity is good. Good luck-she sure is cute! So glad Brodie is growing up though-puppyhood can be rough!