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Originally Posted by Carrie
When he pulls, stop rewarding him for it by continuing to walk forward. Stop and stand still or turn and walk the other way, making random turns, saying, "let's go." (or whatever word you use) Skip the formal heel until he can walk nicely on a loose lead. And don't forget to use plenty of pea sized treats as he walks nicely, rewarding him. Later you can eliminate some of that treating or do so more randomly, but at first to get the behavior solid, treats work wonders.
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Thanks Carrie... I was wondering about that, and I was trying to work on heel with him. He did it a couple times, but then sped right up as soon as I said "Good boy". LOL But I'll try that now..
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You can also try teaching him to give you his attention. Eye contact when you say "watch" = treat. LOL.
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I was thinking about teaching him that... I had done that with Sarge, and he did very well. So I'll work on that with him today. They have a command for him to be aware of his surroundings, such as "Watch um' Rock". And he'll perk his head up and watch everything around him. So I don't want to confuse him with "watch". Hrm, any other word that wuold be good to use to get his attention? I know I could probably even use "booger butt" to get his attention, but.. LOL Could "Attention!" (doggy bootcamp!
) be too big of a word for him to associate giving me his attention?