Training a puppy to accept the collar and lead.

Training a puppy to accept the collar and lead.

Walking on a collar and lead is a crucial ability that every dog must learn. Even the best trained dog should never be taken outside the home or yard without a robust collar and leash.

Naturally before you can train your puppy to accept a leash, he or she must first learn how to accept wearing a collar. Step one is to select a collar that fits the dog correctly. It's important to determine the puppy's neck, and to select a collar size accordingly.

After the collar has been put on the puppy, simply let him get used to it. It's not weird for a puppy to try and pull on the collar, whine, roll or squirm when first introduced to a collar. The best system is to simply ignore the puppy and let him get used to the collar. It's a mistake to either punish the dog for playing with the collar or to persuade the behavior. After the dog has learned to accept the collar, try adding the leash. Hook the leash to the collar and simply sit and watch the puppy.

Clearly, this should only be done either in the house or in a confined out of doors area. At first , the leash should only be left on for a jiffy at a time.

It's a smart idea to connect the leash at mealtimes, playtime and other positive times in the life of the puppy. That way the puppy will start to associate the leash with good things and expect it. Finally , he can come to realise the leash is zilch to be scared of. As an example, back up and inspire the puppy to stroll toward you.

Don't drag the puppy forward, simply inspire him to come to you. If he does, praise him copiously and reward him with a food treat or toy. You need to always attempt to make all the time expended on the leash as agreeable as feasible. It's important to give the puppy lots of practice in getting comfortable with walking on the leash in the home. It's best to do lots of work in the home, since it's a safe environment with few distractions. You may need to commence with a place like a neighbor's yard. Puppies often develop bad habits with their leashes,eg biting or gnawing on the leash.

This puppy training technique customarily convinces puppies that gnawing the leash is a bad idea.