zandy01 3,575 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Put in this section as thought might get more responses 16 month old whippet pulling like a horse on the lead, tried walking in opposite direction, stopping every time he pulls, tugging and yanking him back, shortening his lead etc - all to no avail... Thought he might have grown out of it but just getting worse and starting to proper piss me off now... It's not just in the field he does it but everywhere, initially kinda thought it's just the pup in him and its excitement and things would settle but even after an hour or so on the lead he still pulls like fook... Any sensible help/tips/advice ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the monkey 339 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Put lead on ,make a loop near its head and slip the lop around its nose ...it's make a halter ..when it pulls it will pull its head around After a while it will get used to not pulling 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zandy01 3,575 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Ok mate, I'll try and give that a go and see how we get on... Cheers... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt1979 766 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 If you have tried other things as said ten a head collar can do the trip, might be a protest initially with wearing it but they get used to it and i have used them before with success. After a while just go back to the normal collar and lead and they are out of the habit atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackmaggie 3,377 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 try a choker chain or get a rope lead and put it at the very top of his neck has far has you can go just under his skull hes at his least strongest there and you have more control has trying to pull against is body weight lower down or walk with a treat in your hand and let him sniff it has you walk giving praise but i wouldnt yank him back you may damage something and your frustation will only pass on to the dog try and stay relaxed has hard has it can be at times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zandy01 3,575 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks for replies, I've got a gundog/slip/rope lead so gonna try the halter 1st and see how that goes for week or two... If I revert back to his normal whippet collar and lead should I place it higher up his neck to have more control ??? Maybe that's where I been going wrong as I normally put it on and it lays fairly low at base of his Neck... Does the collar look like its sitting too low ??? Edited March 7, 2015 by zandy01 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) cant believe peeps would use a choker on a whippet. back to basics in the house / garden using treats and the heel command. and a pocketfull of patience. nothing more annoying. also dont let the dog get its weight behind the collar keep it high under the chin initially they have no strength there. Edited March 7, 2015 by Cleanspade 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,650 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Learning my self with mine and a few things I am working on as I am determined to have him heel. First thing I found the dog need to know where heel is as its no good yanking the lead and saying heel if he aint got a clue what it means. I did that in the house with treats and got him walking by my side and saying heel and treating so he now knows the position. Next I got quite a long lead and in a boring place with out distractions I got him heeling and treating but then released him with a get on which allows him to go to the end of the lead and when I say heel he slows down and comes back to a slack lead. So on our walks I vary between him going ahead and heeling and mix it up. I seldom yank the lead either as I try the softly softly approach nothing more annoying than spending a walk yanking the dog no fun for either party But one thing I have noticed is if a use one of the thin rope leads with the noose and the rubber stop and put that behind his ear he just does not pull full stop and walks tidy it is not tight or any thing but he just doesnt like the feel of it. But I only use that if I am taking him through the town and I want good control as it is making him walk tidy for the wrong reasons. It is all a work in progress and going well with help off folks on here. But it is a long term thing for me which I will work on for possibly years lol as it aint going to happen over night. But it is going really well so far I dont have much clue about training and got my help off people on here as I am no expert just to be clear lol Edited March 7, 2015 by terryd 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,750 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 not rocket science ...just shorten the lead ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobza 910 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 zandy give the dog some slack hes a first season dog let him have the run of the hills he will soon settle down,why the hell you bothered about him pulling just let him off he will find a lot more rabbits,the only time the whippets will need a lead is to cross a road or a slip when lampen ,whippets are amazing to watch working the land I have been up the hills all day with 2 mike brown line whippets mother and daughter fantastic day out never had a lead with us:)zandy a think your dog needs more work na good on a shitty leads atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,984 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 cant believe peeps would use a choker on a whippet. back to basics in the house / garden using treats and the heel command. and a pocketfull of patience. nothing more annoying. also dont let the dog get its weight behind the collar keep it high under the chin initially they have no strength there. I know what you mean, but choker are very affective at stopping any dog from pulling. all he got to do with the whippet is heal work, heal at good pace, just little tug with lead when turning right+left and give treat+ praise right away , the dog will soon realise it better doing that way than his way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zandy01 3,575 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 zandy give the dog some slack hes a first season dog let him have the run of the hills he will soon settle down,why the hell you bothered about him pulling just let him off he will find a lot more rabbits,the only time the whippets will need a lead is to cross a road or a slip when lampen ,whippets are amazing to watch working the land I have been up the hills all day with 2 mike brown line whippets mother and daughter fantastic day out never had a lead with us:)zandy a think your dog needs more work na good on a shitty leads atb He has the run of the fields mate, as you know when he was running about with your dogs the other day, he's off the lead as much as possible... It's more for when I can't take him for good run about fields, when I can only do 45 mins or so round the houses... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Regarding the collar i make sure collars as high as possible as clean spade said. And shorten the lead, even put hand right at the clip if needs be. Nice wee prance to them usually when doing it lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desertbred 5,490 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 tie it to the back bumper steady 40 usually sorts them out let me know how you go on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobza 910 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 ,zandy do you not think a have had all this before with my dogs av been running dogs for years hard and when a see a dog hagging off there lead it tells me that the dogs not had enough graft why do you think desertbred is saying tie it to your bumper coz hes probs been through this before .hope you get him sorted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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