Quote (dxlightning @ Jul 13 2016 06:38pm)
I will pay large sums of money to whoever successfully trains this dog to walk on a leash. I've already dropped plenty on professional classes and that's the only thing she just won't do. Jack Russells aren't well known for their ability to walk on a leash and since she's got lab and border collie in here she's 45 lbs.
First get a leash that hugs their chin and keeps their nose off the ground (or position your leash this way). When you let a dog put its nose down to smell that's when it starts to want to go forward.
Other than that your training has to be rigorous. You have to stop a dog from doing what it's doing wrong while it's in the act and make sure it's calm before you start again. Can take a very long time and it's annoying for both you and the dog but it's what you gotta do.
I'm sure you know yourself the dog is going wild on the leash because you're letting it, not necessarily because it's a bad dog.
Also use the foot tap on the side of it's butt whenever it even starts to think about going out of control on a walk. It's easy to tell when something grabs their attention, you have to break it right away.
(not saying it's easy, but it's not impossible).
I don't know your specific situation but I see so many people who get dragged around by their dog and after saying "no" "sit" "stay" a couple times they just give up and let it drag them around more.
This post was edited by LuLer on Jul 13 2016 08:16pm