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hi my name is ross and i'm a canine
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behaviourist and training advisor here
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at battersea today we're going to show
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you how to teach you to walk your dog on
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a collar harness and a lead
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it's a good idea to introduce these
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pieces of equipment at an early stage so
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that your dog becomes comfortable with
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them
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before you start this process it's
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important to understand whether or not
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your dog is comfortable being handled if
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your dog is uncomfortable they'll show
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signs of wriggling around looking at
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your hand mouthing or even snapping if
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you notice any of this check out our
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video on how to get your dog used to
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being handled if the behavior escalates
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or your dog gets very stressed we'd
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recommend that you get in touch with a
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qualified behaviorist to help you out
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with this let's take a look
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wearing a collar
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not every dog is comfortable wearing a
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collar and it doesn't always feel
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natural to them
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it's important that they enjoy wearing a
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collar as it's a big part of their daily
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life and it also helps to keep them safe
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step one
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grab your treats and a collar and take
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your dog somewhere where they feel
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comfortable
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make the collar a big loose size and
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hold it in one hand
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hold on treats in the other hand and
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place them through the collar
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using a treat lure your dog through the
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collar
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when they put their head through the
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collar say yes and reward them with the
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treats
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if your dog cannot put their head
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through the collar straight away
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reward them as they move closer
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five attempts at a time until they're
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happy to put their head through
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step two
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once your dog is happy to place the head
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through the collar you can move your
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fingers up round the back of the collar
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as if you're about to do it up undo the
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collar and then practice placing it
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around your dog's neck
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moving the straps as if you're doing it
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up but don't actually fix it then reward
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continue this until your dog is
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comfortable
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step three
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once your dog is comfortable you can
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then clip the collar at the correct
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setting that you need
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just make sure it's not too tight or too
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loose you should be able to fit two
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fingers between their neck and the
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collar but no more
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brace your dog when they have it on and
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give them a reward
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remove the collar after five seconds
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and then put it back on and gradually
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build up the duration from minutes up to
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hours
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you can build a positive association
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when wearing a collar during play times
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meal times and even when giving them a
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fuss this allows them to get used to
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wearing it whilst doing normal daily
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activities
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wearing a harness
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there are many different types of
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harnesses to choose from but it's
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important that the one that you choose
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fits your dog and doesn't cause them any
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harm or discomfort
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always look at the instructions for your
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chosen harness
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or ask how it should be fitted when
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purchasing
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step one
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the first couple of steps are similar to
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getting your dog used to wearing her
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collar you'll want your dog to not be
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worried of the harness to associate the
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harness with good things
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holding the top of the harness in one
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hand and the treats in your other
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lure your dog through rewarding for any
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progress they make if they're hesitant
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build up gradually until they're happy
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for you to place the harness around
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their neck
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once you can have them wearing the
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harness reward them with treats and
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praise and then remove the harness
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slowly build up the duration of wearing
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the harness from seconds to minutes
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rewarding five repetitions each time
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if your dog is showing signs of being
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uncomfortable such as pouring scratching
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or mouthing out the harness then you can
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distract them using treats or toys
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remember to remove the harness when it's
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positive not when your dog is trying to
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take it off otherwise you'll start to
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build a negative association to wearing
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a harness wait till they're distracted
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by either using toys or treats and then
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you can then calmly remove the harness
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step two
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once you've got your dog comfortable
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wearing the heist around the neck you
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don't want to get them used to wearing
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it fully
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you should always make sure that you're
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not leaning over your dog but instead
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kneel down or get down to a comfortable
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level when doing this
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step three
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similar to the collar you'll have to get
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your dog used to the harness straps
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being moved around their back and under
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their chest
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with the harness around the neck gently
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bring the straps together without
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passing them and then reward your dog
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start with one second of movement and
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then build up to 30 seconds
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once they are comfortable with this then
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remove the harness
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step 4
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thumb dogs are scared of the sound the
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harness makes so we want to make sure
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you're comfortable with this first
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to do this hold the harness in front of
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your dog and clip the straps together
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and then you can give them a treat this
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builds a positive association to the
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noise
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step 5
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now carry out the process of putting the
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harness on keeping the harness up at the
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back and rewarding them
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firmly praise your dog rewarding them
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with the treat and then remove
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build up the duration of the wearing the
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harness fully clipped up from seconds to
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minutes and up to an hour
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during this time you can build up a
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positive association through play meal
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times and giving your dog some fuss
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using a lead
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some dogs may react in different ways
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when being put on a lead
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some might bite or pour in the lead if
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this happens then go back to basics and
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build up a positive association when
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putting the lead on
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step one
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either at home or in the garden clip
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your lead to your dog calmly drop it and
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then reward them
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then with the leads still attached
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sprinkle treats around the room for them
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to pick up
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you can attach the lead at meal times to
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build up a positive association and then
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remove it when finished
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next we want to get your dog used to
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being at the other end of the lead
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step two
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flip the lead on and sprinkle treats
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around the room again
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this time follow them around calmly with
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a loose lead in your hand you can also
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try it when they are distracted with
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other things
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for example if you don't need to go to
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the toilet you can click the lead on
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follow them out and maintain a loose
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lead
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step three
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now it's time to get your dog used to
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some gentle pressure whilst being on the
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lead
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ask your dog to sit or stand while
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applying some small pressure on the lead
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then release the lead praise and reward
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them and slowly increase the duration
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each time
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you're not pulling or yanking on the
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lead but gently leaning away from your
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dog
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this technique can also be good for
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improving your dog's recall attach the
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lead and apply some slight pressure
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whilst moving away and calling your dog
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you can practice on the lead anywhere at
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home or in the garden and it doesn't
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have to be for long durations even
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having your dog walking from room to
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room can get them used to wearing a lead
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praising them as you go
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you can slowly build up to walk your dog
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on the lead outside of the house which
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should help them make them feel more
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comfortable
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this will also help them pick up good
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habits which should help make calm loose
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lead walking much easier
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those are our tips on how to teach your
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dog to walk on a collar harness or leaf
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if you'd like to learn more on how to
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teach your dog the batsy way then make
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