Leadership Walk – Rain City K9

How to Walk your dog

So, how *do* you walk your dog, who usually drags you around, sniffing everywhere, barking at passing dogs and people, driving you crazy? Here it is, boiled down to clear steps: 1. Before you leave the house, calm yourself. Don't let the dog's frantic behavior when you pick up the leash stress you out. Stand … Continue reading How to Walk your dog

Leadership Walk

Introduction to the “Leadership Walk”

After many years of training dogs to heel for competition and high scores, I still had never perfected a method to teach dogs to simply walk politely on leash on casual, every-day walks. Using clicker training, treats, old-fashioned leash-jerks and verbal corrections didn't work very well when my dogs pulled on the leash. Since I … Continue reading Introduction to the “Leadership Walk”