{"id":2800,"date":"2026-09-16T22:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedogside.gr\/dog-pulls-on-the-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:06:52","slug":"dog-pulls-on-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedogside.gr\/en\/dog-pulls-on-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"WALKS WITHOUT PULLING"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2800\" class=\"elementor elementor-2800 elementor-2123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b554563 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b554563\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714004f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714004f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>If your <strong>dog<\/strong> <strong>pulls on walks<\/strong>, <strong>pulls on the lead<\/strong> and every outing has become a small battle, something needs to change. Not <strong>listening on walks<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean they&#8217;re \u201cdisobedient\u201d \u2014 most of the time there&#8217;s something in your communication that needs work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f04ff4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f04ff4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba285d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ba285d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do they pull on walks?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be30d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be30d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When a <strong>dog pulls on the lead<\/strong>, there&#8217;s usually a very simple reason: the world around them is full of interesting things. Smells, sounds, people, other dogs and constant new stimuli can make the <strong>walk<\/strong> far more exciting for them than it is for us.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean our <strong>dog<\/strong> has decided to ignore us. They may simply not have learned yet how we want to walk together.<\/p>\n<p>If your <strong>dog pulls on walks<\/strong> and every attempt to keep them close ends in constant <strong>pulling on the lead<\/strong>, it&#8217;s worth taking a step back and building <strong>communication<\/strong> first.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4119993 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4119993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8abe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc8abe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThey don't listen on walks\u201d often starts at home<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98baad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c98baad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Before we expect our <strong>dog<\/strong> to pay attention to us on a street full of <strong>stimuli<\/strong>, they first need to understand the ways in which they can communicate with us.<\/p>\n<p>At home or in a quiet environment we can work on very simple behaviours: looking at us, following us, responding to their name and choosing to stay close to us.<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>a dog doesn&#8217;t listen on walks<\/strong>, it isn&#8217;t always because they \u201cforget\u201d what they&#8217;ve learned. The environment may simply be too difficult at that moment for their level of training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73447b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73447b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ce501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15ce501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We don't need to correct pulling all the time<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42fe52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42fe52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>If every time they <strong>pull on the lead<\/strong> we pull in the opposite direction, it can easily turn into a constant tug of war.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying to force them to stay beside us, we want to teach them that a relaxed walk and <strong>communication with us<\/strong> are what lead them to the things they want to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training<\/strong> for <strong>loose-lead walking<\/strong> takes time and consistency. We don&#8217;t expect a <strong>dog<\/strong> who was pulling the whole walk until yesterday to suddenly walk perfectly for an hour.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adacadf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adacadf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e87ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e87ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A walk is full of stimuli<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d9f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d9f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Even a <strong>dog<\/strong> who walks beautifully down a quiet side street may start to <strong>pull on the lead<\/strong> when another <strong>dog<\/strong>, a strong smell or something exciting appears.<br \/>That&#8217;s normal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training<\/strong> needs to progress gradually, adding stimuli as the <strong>dog<\/strong> is able to cope. If we expect them to be perfect in the most difficult environment, we&#8217;re both very likely to end up frustrated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d735a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70d735a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0493340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0493340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A walk isn't only training<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd888fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd888fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>A very important part of the <strong>walk<\/strong> is letting the <strong>dog<\/strong> explore, sniff and move without constantly being in \u201cwork\u201d mode.<\/p>\n<p>If <strong>a dog pulls on walks<\/strong> because they want to sniff a spot, it doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean we have to forbid it. 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