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How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

BunSnoop — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:19:14 GMT

Adopted a 3 year old chihuahua / basenji mix dog about a year ago. Everything about him is perfect except for one problem I have when walking him.

Anytime he sees a dog or a person he pulls real hard forward, then side to side. He tries to walk real fast to catch up with the person and/or person and dog. If someone walks by us he will growl at them. If that person pets him, my dog is fine with it and stops growling and does not bite.

How do you stop this behavior? Someone suggested the trick of putting pennies in a can and rattle it to scare him. Has anyone tried that.....does it work? Or, any other suggestions.

Re: How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

Kachina624 — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:57:54 GMT

Wow, people stop to pet a dog that's growling at them? They are either not too bright or are fearless.

Re: How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

Pook — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:58:52 GMT

@BunSnoop My dog is very exciteable so what I do is put her in

a sit and wait as soon as I see someone coming my way and if she still is a bit wild I will use the watch me command with a treat by my face. It did take a lot of work training her that way but everyone is amazed at how she sits as soon as I say wait and doesn't go until I say ok and give her treat. You might also try just turning and reversing direction when he does that. Another important thing is to always hold

your leash with both hands - with the one you have your wrist in the loop atthe top and the other in the midde to give you leverage against the pulling. That is actually the proper way to walk with a dog anyway. Now she generally doesn't react to many distractons except for those darn squirrels.

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m0rgan — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:58:05 GMT

Spray bottle of water. Spray in face and say NO! You must keep at it for a while but it does work.

Re: How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

SeaMaiden — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 01:12:33 GMT

When I am out walking my two dogs, I run into many leash reactive dogs. Big dogs and little dogs. They go nuts barking, pulling acting like they want to attack my sweet dogs that do not react back,but keep on walking ignoring them. I feel sorry for the owners with these dogs that are so leash aggressive. I think a personal trainer is needed as this aggression is not healthy or good and can get worse.

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CrazyDaisy — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 01:14:06 GMT

When he pulls one direction, turn around and go the other way. You can hold a treat in your hand and when he walks on the loose leash reward frequently. Clicker training works wonderfully in these situations.

Once he is walking properly on the leash, you can work at getting him to stay calm when around other dogs or people. Start at a distance. As long as he stays clam you can SLOWLY work at moving closer. Once he starts to react, MO email aways pend a few days at distance where he is calm before you try and get closer again.

Re: How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

CrazyDaisy — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 01:21:59 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
When I am out walking my two dogs, I run into many leash reactive dogs. Big dogs and little dogs. They go nuts barking, pulling acting like they want to attack my sweet dogs that do not react back,but keep on walking ignoring them. I feel sorry for the owners with these dogs that are so leash aggressive. I think a personal trainer is needed as this aggression is not healthy or good and can get worse.

Barking and lunging are not always a sign of aggression. There are many dogs that get over stimulated in those situations. They are not necessarily looking to attack rather just want to have someone exciting to play with them. I have one of each, the over stimated one who wants to play is harder to manage than the unfriendly one.

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Pook — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 12:32:10 GMT

@BunSnoop While the pennies in a bottle does work to divert their attention and is good for training a dog not to jump, going in the garbage, counter surf, or to stay away from anything in your house, if used while walking a dog that pulls and tugs when someone walks by is not a good solution - especially if they have dogs with them as it will startle the other dogs and you will not only have to try to control your dog but hold onto the bottle. As for spraying water on their faces - well that is such a negative way to train and never recommended for dogs and also takes away from you having complete control since you have to tote a bottle!

You can't say it's the dog's behavior as it is your job to control your dog and I bet just using the leash holding technique I mentioned in the above post you will be able to stop the hard pulling from side to side as you will have leverage to counter his desire to tug and pull. Walking this way keeps your dog always to the left (or right if that is what you prefer) with the leash controlled by both hands and the leash draping in front of your body. It will keep him safe especially when walking on the street. It shouldn't be up to the car driver to anticipate what a dog being walked will do.

Good luck and the extra training will also give you an extra bond with your pal who sounds great except for that one thing.

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BunSnoop — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 12:35:38 GMT

Good morning - Off we go this morning for our morning walk.

I'll be trying some of your suggestions. Wish me luck and thank you for taking the time to help us out!

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Fressa — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:41:33 GMT

We use a harness on our GSD's because the female was all over the place when walking. I purchased the one from QVC that was woven and it was so much nicer and easier for them. I also use the two leash system with a standard lease on the collar in addition to the harness when we are in public places (like the vet's). It keeps them under control and really curbs that running wild situation.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:44:43 GMT

@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
When I am out walking my two dogs, I run into many leash reactive dogs. Big dogs and little dogs. They go nuts barking, pulling acting like they want to attack my sweet dogs that do not react back,but keep on walking ignoring them. I feel sorry for the owners with these dogs that are so leash aggressive. I think a personal trainer is needed as this aggression is not healthy or good and can get worse.
Barking and lunging are not always a sign of aggression. There are many dogs that get over stimulated in those situations. They are not necessarily looking to attack rather just want to have someone exciting to play with them. I have one of each, the over stimated one who wants to play is harder to manage than the unfriendly one.

@CrazyDaisy That is not a "play" reaction... with growling and hackles up on their back... pulling at the leash.... that is an aggressive reaction and can lead to a dog biting and fighting on and off leash. These dogs need more than treats to distract them, they need one on one time with a professional trainer.

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Pook — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:59:04 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
When I am out walking my two dogs, I run into many leash reactive dogs. Big dogs and little dogs. They go nuts barking, pulling acting like they want to attack my sweet dogs that do not react back,but keep on walking ignoring them. I feel sorry for the owners with these dogs that are so leash aggressive. I think a personal trainer is needed as this aggression is not healthy or good and can get worse.
Barking and lunging are not always a sign of aggression. There are many dogs that get over stimulated in those situations. They are not necessarily looking to attack rather just want to have someone exciting to play with them. I have one of each, the over stimated one who wants to play is harder to manage than the unfriendly one.
@CrazyDaisy That is not a "play" reaction... with growling and hackles up on their back... pulling at the leash.... that is an aggressive reaction and can lead to a dog biting and fighting on and off leash. These dogs need more than treats to distract them, they need one on one time with a professional trainer.

That is not agressive behavior and will not result in biting or fighting especially if he's receptive to petting! This is just an exciteable dog who wants to interact with others. A one on one with a trainer is not necessary as it's not an uncommon problem. I encounter many exciteable dogs all the time and they are not agressive - it's just that the owner does not know how to walk the dog properly to prevent pulling and tugging and a trainer would be helpful but a class would be sufficient. One on one not really necessary. It's not a serious issue so with some research on proper walking techniques it's easily overcome.

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CrazyDaisy — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:34:23 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
When I am out walking my two dogs, I run into many leash reactive dogs. Big dogs and little dogs. They go nuts barking, pulling acting like they want to attack my sweet dogs that do not react back,but keep on walking ignoring them. I feel sorry for the owners with these dogs that are so leash aggressive. I think a personal trainer is needed as this aggression is not healthy or good and can get worse.
Barking and lunging are not always a sign of aggression. There are many dogs that get over stimulated in those situations. They are not necessarily looking to attack rather just want to have someone exciting to play with them. I have one of each, the over stimated one who wants to play is harder to manage than the unfriendly one.
@CrazyDaisy That is not a "play" reaction... with growling and hackles up on their back... pulling at the leash.... that is an aggressive reaction and can lead to a dog biting and fighting on and off leash. These dogs need more than treats to distract them, they need one on one time with a professional trainer.

Will just have to agree to disagree. Having worked with both types of dogs, there are differences that most do not recognize.

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kismet — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 08:56:32 GMT

Does your dog bark? I have a basenji and they don't bark. Basenji's are very stubborn and like a cat will do what they want to do when they want to. I've never seen a cross with a basenji so don't know if it can bark. We use a chain collar that was recommended to me by a friend that trains dogs. My dog seems to just want to go his own way while being walked but he's pretty good. We tried putting him in a harness and he got out of it while walking so he's back to the chain collar. It's german made by Sprenger. I got a small for my dog and you can take some links out. My daughter has a large dog and her trainer said to get the same type collar. I bought a really nice leather rolled collar for him and he got out of that too.

My guy is very lovable but notice since he has reached manhood that he has an attitude at times. They are very smart dogs, contrary to what people say, and very active. Mine has decided my plants needed to be thinned out. Have to put chicken wire around plants in containers until he grows up. That may never happen, I know, he is my sixth.

I use water in a sprayer and he use to attack it now he knows if i say water he stops. You can use a little lemon juice in the water also. I've never had to do that. The breeder said some have to go that far.

If you do think you may want to try the Sprenger collar there are two types. One you have to slide over the dog's head and the other one has a quick release that you just fasten on the neck. I got the quick release. My dog gets walked about a mile every day.

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CLEM — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:40:23 GMT

Perhaps you should enter him in dog races. He might just be a greyhound in disguise. He seems not to want to let anybody or anything pass him.

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jubilant — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:17:22 GMT

Can you take him anywhere to socialize him with other dogs (dogs that are friendly, that is)? Voice commands are very important. Until a dog gets the "sit, stay, off, come" commands down pat, they sometimes tend to have at least one major problem. If you can't fix it....find someone who can and be consistant.....don't let it go...not even once. Practice...practice...practice!!!! It is so worth it to get help if you run into trouble. It will pay for itself a thousand times over.

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Shanus — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:44:09 GMT

I have a spray bottle w/ water (very fine spray). When training Sadie & Molly not to jump on people, "no bark", and be non-reactive to other dogs on walks, they got a quick spray on their snout, never in eyes.

Re: How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:53:12 GMT

@BunSnoop wrote:
Adopted a 3 year old chihuahua / basenji mix dog about a year ago. Everything about him is perfect except for one problem I have when walking him.

Anytime he sees a dog or a person he pulls real hard forward, then side to side. He tries to walk real fast to catch up with the person and/or person and dog. If someone walks by us he will growl at them. If that person pets him, my dog is fine with it and stops growling and does not bite.

How do you stop this behavior? Someone suggested the trick of putting pennies in a can and rattle it to scare him. Has anyone tried that.....does it work? Or, any other suggestions.

@BunSnoop

Sounds to me like you need to book a few sessions with a dog trainer.

Re: How Do You Stop Small Dog From Jump Pulling at Other Dogs and People

Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:04:52 GMT

OMG .... WHAT are you thinking???

Spray water bottles are NOT a good tool for behavior modification!

With cats, they can get water in their lungs, and, if done repeatedly, it can become a serious health problem.

With dogs .... well ..... here's a couple links.

https://glasgowdogtrainer.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/8-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-train-your-dog-using-a-spray-bottle/

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/pets/dog-behavior/should-you-use-a-squirt-bottle-to-train-your-dog

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HappyDaze — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:20:45 GMT

There are various no-tug harnesses and snout type harnesses you can use for dogs that pull on leashes on walks. They work great on any of my dogs that have pulled on the leashes when out for walks.