Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
...to start reading the other useful article from the beginning please click on here....15 minutes to manners on leash
If you are looking for basic leash manners when walking there is an EASY way to do it with a prong. It takes about 15 minutes and your dog will teach itself. You can NOT do this with a choke chain. They are useless as soon as the dog is on the wrong side of you or at the wrong angle. This will also not work with a flat collar because all you do is jerk the dog's neck which is uncomfortable but not much by way of 'correction'. This was written for heeling on the left, but you can do everything on the right if you choose. Anyway, about the heel. Put a prong collar on the dog and hold the leash in your left hand with the dog on your left. Do not hold the leash with two hands, left only. The collar should be right up behind their ears, and the leash should be slightly slack. There should be a 'J' between you and the dog - i.e. no pressure on the collar at all. The prong should fit snug on the neck and not spin easily. Use the smallest links that are strong enough for your dog, just add more so that it fits. The prong should be a little difficult to get on, but not dig into the neck. Now walk straight ahead, do not give the dog a command, do not look at the dog, just walk at a steady pace. Watch the dog out of the corner of your eye. When he gets ahead of you QUICKLY turn around. As you turn, let your left hand/arm trail behind you and then when you are facing the other direction bring your hand forward quickly. Continue to walk at a steady pace. Go at least 30 steps so that the dog is walking in a straight line, then turn again if necessary. Do not turn and then take three steps and then turn again. You will just frustrate and confuse your dog. You need at least 10 steps to get both of you going in a straight line, then a bunch more to give your dog a chance to think about things....to continue reading this article please click on here...
