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Old 04-16-2008, 01:32 AM
TrinaJ TrinaJ is offline
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Re: 8 week old resists leash

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Originally Posted by Skip View Post
She is still SO young, and everything needs to be as fun as possible at this point. If it was me, I would not even put a leash on a pup this young. The first couple weeks need to be as fun as possible with a ton of bonding. I want the pup to get the feeling that I am the center of it's fun. I would only go for short fun walks in my yard with PLENTY of treats or favorite toys so that the pup stays close. Leashes aren't even needed at this point yet (in MY opinion). If you are worried about the pup getting away, then you can attach a VERY thin light leash for the pup to drag around, but you don't need to hold the leash unless there is an emergency.
I do agree with Skip, we got Jett when she was 14 weeks old but its never to early to teach 'come' with a treat.

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