Walking a Dog on a Harness
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” A popular saying, and very true when trying to teach your dog something new. It seems to be especially true when trying to train a dog to walk on a leash.
It is far easier to train a puppy than an adult dog. Teaching your dog while they are young will help them avoid bad habits, and save you a lot of frustration in the long haul. A good way to train a puppy is to use a dog harness.
A dog harness is helpful when trying to control your dog. Since the harness is placed around your dog’s torso you are able to teach your dog how to walk with a leash. A harness allows you to pull back on your dog with out worrying about accidentally hurting your dog.
The same is not true with every dog collar. Dog collars can also be very effective in training your pet, but when teaching your puppy to walk with a leash a harness works best. You may have to pull against your dog to get them to stop or stay in line, and doing so with an ill-fitted collar can actually damage your dog’s throat. The most effective training technique is one that is pain free.
That is why a harness can be so helpful. The best training technique is one that is pain free. A dog harness keeps your tugs from potentially harming your dog’s throat.
Start out slow so your dog learns to walk with you instead of against you. They eventually will understand the need to slow their pace and keep the leash slack during the walks. When they do this you can walk a little faster to see how your dog does.
Keep a strong grip on the leash when you are training. Start out with a short leash and slowly give them more and more of the leash as they learn to keep slack in the leash. Eventually you won’t have to worry about the length of your dog leash.
Training a puppy can be a lot of work, but it is a lot easier than training an adult dog. If you do happen to have a dog that needs to be trained check out our previous article about training a dog not to pull against your leash. We also have another article with tips in there for adult dog owners, and reasons why a training collar could be a more appropriate choice than a full body harness.
Training a puppy will help them avoid bad habits. A good way to teach a puppy is to use a dog harness. Jim Witt is and an accomplished designerof high quality dog harnesses and suggestsvisiting Country Brook Design.