21 Day Challenge: Walk Your Dog Every Day (Day 3)

Ok, so now we are into day 3 of the Walk Your Dog Every Day Challenge. Granted, your dog may still be a bit excited, may be pulling on the leash a some. But those are all things that will come with a little more practice and some more of our tips.

We have a replay of our leash training session available for you to watch. If you are having problems with your dog pulling on the leash, review that and of course contact us if you have more questions.

Today on your 20 minute walk with your dog, practice turns. By that I mean when you take off out the door your dog is usually headed off ahead of you in the direction he thinks you are going to be heading. Instead do some immediate turns and have your dog follow you. It doesn’t have to be an “about-face” either. Do some 45 degree turns.

The idea is to get your dog to pay attention to you. When your dog anticipates that you are just going to head off in the same direction, straight forward, there is no looking at you for direction.

If you require attention from your dog right from the get go, your walk is going to be a lot better the whole time.

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