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Anonymous
I need help on walking my dog. He's always pulling and sniffing the ground. Anyone got tips on walking a dog?
>> Anonymous
have you done any basic obedience training?
>> Anonymous
Two words: Gentle Leader.
>> Anonymous
Have you tried anal rape? Show that motherfuck who's boss.
>> Anonymous
dog whisperer!
>> Anonymous
Two words: anal electrocution
>> Anonymous
And he's always breathing and looking and existing and doing all this other shit that pisses me off. I need help! I need helllllllllllllllllp
>> Anonymous
Dogs tend to sniff the ground when they walk. It's what they do you fuck up.
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
>>69537
You have no idea how right this person is.

Go to your local petstore or even your vet (I find a lot of vets carry them nowadays too). Works like nothing else.
>> Anonymous
Dogs tend to pull hard on their leash and their owners during their walk because they are curious. Their sense of smell is how they take in information about the world and the scents they pass by change so often.

Basic obedience training helps you overcome this whole pulling on the reins deal by teaching your dog how to heel, or walk by your side instead of either pulling out in front of you or dragging along behind you.

If you didn't take the time for basic obedience training then it's your own fault, but don't be concerned about them pulling along. Dogs are smart enough to keep from hurting themselves at the very least.
>> Anonymous
Even without obedience training, to just get your dog to calm down during walks, do not just pull on the leash the entire time.

Just start walking, and when your dog starts to pull ahead, once he gets to the end of the leash (the point where he would start constantly pulling), just yank back on the leash a bit. Not enough to hurt (don't worry too much; if he's a bigger dog like in the picture you'd have to really try to hurt him), just a yank. Enough to pull him back and kinda shock him like "woah, wtf."

It will teach him much better than just constantly trying to pull him back.
>> Anonymous
What kind of leash are you using? If you're using one of those huge clunky ones where you pull a line out that can extend to like 30ft or whatever, throw that piece of shit away. Just get a regular, short leash. Your dog should walk on your left, so hold the leash in your left hand, and if it's a really big dog where you feel you need extra power you can take the trailing end in your right hand. Only give enough slack on the leash for the dog to wander about a foot from your side. Don't watch him constantly while you're walking, look straight ahead where you're going and just walk while leading him. If you're looking at him constantly instead of in front of you the dog thinks you're confused about where to go and will try to lead himself, but if you look like you know where you're going he'll be more likely to follow you because he can tell you're in charge. When you feel the dog start to turn to run to sniff a curb or whatever just quickly give the leash a sharp yank and say "No!" Having the dog on the left will keep him away from the curb (at least if you're walking on the correct side of the street) that he wants to sniff or mark, so that already will make him behave better, and after a few yanks he should get the picture and start walking quietly.

I recommend getting a harness instead of a collar for your dog, by the way. It gives you more control and it easier on the dog since it pulls on the whole body instead of just the throat.
>> Anonymous
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Also, you're actually supposed to walk on the left side of a road. Unless you're in a left-driving country, or unless you're talking about walking on the grass/sidewalk along the left side of the road, in which case it doesn't matter.

Anyway, it's good advice if you want your dog to walk along perfectly calmly. I like to let my dog explore a bit when I walk her, but I don't let her pull like crazy and I try not to let her linger in one spot too long.

But definitely don't use those extendaleashes.