joshuagough
Well-Known Member
There's no need for him to be on a lead any longer than 6ft until you get all this under check. IMO that will be many many months. You need drastic change with him, and he needs drastic direction changes from you.
If this were my dog he would be closer to me than kids if I had them, this will also create a bond that will aid you greatly in everything your trying to accomplish.
If this were my dog he would be closer to me than kids if I had them, this will also create a bond that will aid you greatly in everything your trying to accomplish.
Thx all. I guess I should've answered that myself.
He is close by 95% of the time, except for those occasional moments. If he gets away from me, I am usually good with calling him to where I am and putting him in a down command while I do whatever I am doing. I will make sure I do better with this.
@Joshua - the digging/ripping up grass is outside while I am training on the long lead. I know where he likes to dig/rip grass up so I'm usually following him around and commanding "leave it" when he goes to these spots. He does respond if I am right there (big verbal praises and pets). But sometimes when he runs back and forth, he will dart to those spots and start going crazy digging (I will not give any commands because I am positive he won't respond in his crazy mode). I can't usually correct from a distance even with the long lead because it gets tangled around his legs (I don't want to pull on it - afraid of swooping his legs and hurting him).
It is difficult to correct from a distance with the long lead since it gets wrapped around the trees and his legs. And the martingale corrections are not always effective but I can't use the choke chain with the long lead since it wraps around the trees.