How do you leash train a German sheperd pit bull mix?

Answer 1

You start by making the leash a positive thing. Everytime your dog comes up to you have the leash in hand and pet him with it in your hand while feeding him treats. After calm submission is accomplished put it on and approached the door. You must be holding the leash in a way that doesnt project tension, such and a large circle like you would ravel a hose NOT by rapping it around your hand a million times. Hold the leash like this through the whole walk!! DO NOT leave out the door until your dog is completely calm and ready to move forward. When calm you open the door and walk out first in front of your dog, do not allow him toallow him to follow until he is AGAIN calm, by walking out first you are tellin him that you are the leader and you are asking him to follow. Once outside you just start walking, do not project angry or frustrated energy, put your shoulder back and your head high and arms at your side as if carrying a breif case, look confident, because if your not your dog will sense it and will take control of your weak energy, dogs only follow calm assertive leaders, not frustrated, angry or fearful energy. DO NOT allow the dog in front of you, do not allow him to sniff when he wants, do not allow him the time to stop and stiff and use the bathroom until he has walked the way your asking and has done so for a good 30 minutes, and do not allow his attention to go anywhere but on the walk. The reason for this is because if you think of a pack of wild dogs the pack leaves when the pack leader says, they follow no questions asked and NO DOG walks in front of him he wont allow it, but he doesnt do this by saying "PLEASE STOP!!! BUDDY STOP IT DONT DO THAT" he simply nips the other dog in the neck or stomach(where our sides of the stomach would be) no words are spoken. but we dont really have the type of body to do that. So simply take the leash and snap it to the side to snap him out of the consentration. DONT snap backwards, only to the side, or you will only intensify the unwanted behavior. If he is one of those that just wont walk, because he has the instinct to herd from being a shepard, you can also poke with two fingers, to simulate the bite of a dog, in the back of his legs like he would a sheep or cattle. DONT GIVE UP. pull him with the leash and if he as much as moves an inch on his own, release the tension. You actually give him a kind of jerk not a complete pull until he starts to move forward on him own, He is then getting the message that you are asking him to walk and not be afraid of the leash, basically to follow your lead. The walk is the best way to earn trust and everytime you do this without giving up you will gain more trust with your dog. I highly suggest you watch or read Cesar Millans books and or watch his show called the Dog Whisperer on the national geographic channel. He has inspired me to become a Dog behavior specialist. I really hopes this helps!!!!!