| The method used was to walk the dog and as soon as it pulls to turn in the other direction while giving a "tug" on the leash, when the dog turns to face you, praise effusively and treat, especially at first. Like all training, conduct in areas of limited distraction initially, and increase distraction through time. All though, the way she did it, a number of the dogs were able to walk through the crowd without pulling almost immediately.
What she told us was that the dog can pretty much go where ever he/she wishes, as long as it doesn't pull and keeps an eye on the handler, ready to follow.
Most of the dogs in class were a bit older, I'd say the youngest were 6 mos, and not a leash trained one among them, except Odin has always done pretty well, I just didn't have all the proper methodology until formal class.
Thanks for the input, this trainer is just fantastic!
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Jamie
Odin (12/2000 - 9/2003) Living forever in our hearts
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