I don't know where else I could get help but this problem is driving me crazy and I can't live with it anymore :beg:beg:beg
So, I have 8,5 months old boy weimaraner, he's a great dog, is easily trained and behaves perfectly at home. However leashing is his problem. He pulls me hard not just to sniff but just when he's going forward . It's really uncomfortable, I take him for a long walks but I just don't want anymore, it's driving me crazy ;(
When he still was a pup I have introduced him to collar and everything went pretty nicely. I have used positive motivation while leashing him (it worked with all the dogs I have had before...) but I saw that this technique is not for him. As the puppy grew so did the problem...
When he was about 5-6 months I took him to a professional dog trainer who told us to get chocking collar (I was against it all of the time)... However we got that collar and were using another technique.
After 1 month of no progression I was really worried... Then I once again started browsing internet and then we tried most of training techniques I have found. One of them was training with gentle leader but it once again didn't fixed the problem, it just made it easier to control the dog when he is with that leash.
When I tell this problem to anybody they start complaining what a bad dog owner I am, that I don't give him enough exercise ... even thought everyday we go to a field where he runs and plays fetch for at least 2h. The hardest task for me is to walk him to that field by being pulled like a paper doll!
So anyone who has had problem like this and has solved it please please help me :beg
I can't deal with it anymore ::gaah:
So, I have 8,5 months old boy weimaraner, he's a great dog, is easily trained and behaves perfectly at home. However leashing is his problem. He pulls me hard not just to sniff but just when he's going forward . It's really uncomfortable, I take him for a long walks but I just don't want anymore, it's driving me crazy ;(
When he still was a pup I have introduced him to collar and everything went pretty nicely. I have used positive motivation while leashing him (it worked with all the dogs I have had before...) but I saw that this technique is not for him. As the puppy grew so did the problem...
When he was about 5-6 months I took him to a professional dog trainer who told us to get chocking collar (I was against it all of the time)... However we got that collar and were using another technique.
After 1 month of no progression I was really worried... Then I once again started browsing internet and then we tried most of training techniques I have found. One of them was training with gentle leader but it once again didn't fixed the problem, it just made it easier to control the dog when he is with that leash.
When I tell this problem to anybody they start complaining what a bad dog owner I am, that I don't give him enough exercise ... even thought everyday we go to a field where he runs and plays fetch for at least 2h. The hardest task for me is to walk him to that field by being pulled like a paper doll!
So anyone who has had problem like this and has solved it please please help me :beg
I can't deal with it anymore ::gaah: