[Sargeant_C]

Lately I have been jumping down Sarge's throat when he acts like the fool on the leash.. jumping up and down instead of walking normally. Yet he is cowering me when I yell now. I have never laid a hand on him nor will I ever. And when inside if DH is with us he goes to him over me. He does play with me still and wants our time but it used to be I overruled DH all the time.

So tonight I have him on his leash and I take him out and again the moron starts jumping up and biting the leash. I say in a firm voice Leave It and then I stop and ignore until he stopped. Off we go walking and he jumps up to bite the leash and bit me.. no broken skin and I Loudly say Leave It. I then place him in a sit and wait. We stood more then we walked. This went on numerous times and I finally yelled and he dropped to the ground. We then started walking again and when I gave the heel command he coward yet heeled.

Inside I have not been training him I view it as relax time since it is short times now. Inside is now fun time, we play with toys etc.

But outside I have been working him and now I see it as he is scared of me. Do I keep continuing what I am doing and hope that once he catches on that he will realize he is still my love or do I change my training.