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We need some help with our dogs
The dogs are dominant. That's the soul of this issue. You haven't
established yourself as the dominant one, and as such, they're not going to listen to you. I would start with some basic obedience training. This will not only teach basic obedience commands, but will also establish your dominance. When walking the dogs, you need to maintain your pack leader status. When the dog gets excited and pulls, you need to break the concentration by correcting her. A quick jerk of the leash (to the side), a bump sideways, etc. If she becomes distracted by something and wants to stop or pulls in another direction, you keep walking straight. The pack leader doesn't stop because the submissive dog wants to sniff a bush. For the dog refusing to walk, again, you need to establish dominance. She doesn't follow you because she doesn't have to - she's the boss. A great resource that I haven't seen posted here is http://effectivedogtraining.net They have all sorts of posts about dog training and dominance issues. |
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