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Old 07-30-2004, 10:52 AM
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On leash / Off leash attention issue

Ok , Henry the hyperweiler has been learning well in school but somehow I've managed to reinforce an innappropriate (or undesirable ) behaviour .
When off leash , he's 96% focused on me , has an amazing recall etc . I'm very happy with this as he is still young . (We've got years of training to go )
BUT when on leash he pretty much gets distracted at the drop of a hat . I think that somewhere in his training he's learn't to use the leash as a crutch .
It's almost as though he's ignoring me . Everything else is more intresting . No he's not pulling , but he's definately not looking at me . I don't expect a heel head up look , just an attention to me . He still responds to commands but slower and casually .
We are still doing clicker training . I know there are mixed thoughts on that . That's fine . I'm here with an open mind .
I'm intrested in thoughts on training to correct this "leash crutch" issue I've managed to creat
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