Struggling with loose leash walking? We all go through it!

This dog is so well behaved compared to mine, also a Gsd. Ugh

Omg!!!! This is my MAL 💯, I have this same exact problem, STOP /turn/ change direction over and over and over still leading, at wits end !!!!

So many of these dogs I hear you saying are such tough dogs for you with such bad issues and they all look so much easier than my dog. I think I need to inquire about getting some help with my doggo.

I love that you notice how dobies push things with their noses. Both my dobies do that. There are other physical things that I've noticed only that dobies do. Every dobie I've ever known or seen playing, uses their neck when wrestling, to pin the other dog down, as if their neck was another leg or arm. I hollered when I saw Prince do it in one of your videos the other day! I've never seen any other breed do this like dobies do. About their nose pushing, I've also seen several dobies use their nose to flip cats and kittens when playing, as if their nose is a spatula and they're flipping pancakes. They'll use only their nose to play with the cat, as their head is usually the same size as the whole cat. My dobie uses those talking buttons, and instead of having the buttons on the floor for him to push with his paws, the buttons are on the wall or on a high step, because he never took to using his paws and it just made sense to him to push them with his nose. I've wondered if it has anything to do with their intelligence or just a way they take advantage of their size. I've never seen any other tall breeds do these things. They use their noses as if they're another limb.

This is my dog, I'm glad I found this she's 8 months but I've only just switched from harnesses shes so stubborn.

Been trying to do this for an 8 month old puppy I'm baby sitting, can't believe 15mins is a lot of work for you, I've been doing it for 2 hours so far but not as much progress. He doesn't look back when I correct him, he just constantly pulls at the leash even when we are standing still till I literally drag him backwards for the turns. I swear some people will think I'm downright abusive, since he will pull till his front legs and in the air and still not want to turn back. (Using a chest harness btw since the owners doesn't like neck collars)

Great to see a trainer show all the beginning and even the frustrating parts.

This is my female Shephard to a T. Mine jumps on walks and barks at everything to top it off. I've been to trainers that I wasted money on that were of no help. My girl loves everyone, just so stubborn when she's on a leash.

My vizsla is very stubborn like this

This is exactly my dog, except mine also have anxiety of any big sound due to fireworks trauma. I've been doing this for so long and it feels we're not advancing at all, and if we do it longer than 30min it feels like he's in autopilot mode and stops learning 😢

Lol I have a black German shephard and what you say to do does not work. He does sit and wait for me to go out the front door. But he pulls... a lot. So I'm going to try to do something different.

I could use you for my gsd in sudbury ontario canada

How does this method work with a 6 pound Maltese that pulls?

Hmm..my 18 wk GS might turn out to be this big. I tried the 180 degree turn and gos with him, I was too aggressive with it and I bruised my pup’s throat or trachea. He started snarfling and snarking, first on exhale then doing reverse sneezes, now still rumbling, I have a vet appointment in a few days, He’s still recovering..I think instead of a lot of jerking him around, I’ll move to a Herm-Sprenger prong..I tried putting on a cheap halter and he was a freak..

Are you walking my dog?? lol Just got a dog that's been giving me a headache on leash training. And she has to be leash trained, I haven't got the muscle to push a stroller and strong arm a pulling dog. Looked up a lot of leash training videos, implemented it in a training session. Nothing. I think I'll copy your method for a week or two of sessions and report in later. I feel your pain!

Thank you so much for the videos Joel!

How old should a dog be before I try this method? My pit is a pulling monster at 6 mos old. I’m worried if a let it go, it will be uncontrollable when he’s 1 year. But I also worry about making him neurotic at a young age and doing worse damage then pulling - which seemingly can be corrected as an adult

Thanks for posting this video, possibly your best video to date? I've been fighting with my boy (Malinois X GSD) for two years, stubborn is an understatement.

This dog is easy compared to mine.
My Malinois is 10x worse then this german shepherd.
1000% hyper active and not looking at me at all.
Not only an infront dog, he is 1000% focused on the,surroundings.

Pretty sure, you cannot train him like this shepherd

What size leash do you use for training? Can the same size be used for puppy/adult?

Dane reminds me of my shepherd ahaha she is so much happier and calmer the more I tell her to do things 😂

Only the stupid owners (90%) go throug it who take their dog for a walk before they have taught him the most basic obedience rules. But at least this way crooks like you can make a living.

Hi brother, in front India.. Here our streets are filled with many people and many animals like cow, goat etc.. So there are many diversions for our labrador pet... We are trying many methods... Still no 100% result. He pulls us towards those..infact I have been hurt many times. What's the solution brother

Mine is a front walker too! I’ve been trying your methods, I’m going to try some of this tonight!

Dane’s paws are gigantic. I have a GSD who is out front and likes to do exactly what he does. Your method has worked wonders! I know I’m not as effective as you, but your methods are gold. You are worth every penny you charge, because I’m exhausted with one dog doing this. Thank you for what you do!!

My 1 year old German Shepherd is high energy. He uses his snout like a seal to demand attention! He gets excited easily, in a happy but tiring way. Thanks for your instructions on how to curb this behavior.

At what age is off leash walking doable?

This is like watching my own dog. I have a Swiss shepherd and it’s exactly like this. Up until now I have tried several thing and just came to see some videos of the head leash thing and hearing you say this would be the perfect dog for it. I’m in!! I’m buying one right now 🫡

Do you have to walk on left. I have been walking on right. Dog is 6mos old Rottweiler/ StBernard

How did he know that the video was exactly 8 mins at that point xD

I have watched ah thousand of these videos and see him do this with a regular collar is still amazing to me. This dog was lil tough but i can still see the progression in the training.

This dog is exactly the same as my dog max. Doberman dane mix. I have a gentle leader coming tommorrow so hoping to see progress. Great informative video.

Just come across your channel as we are really struggling with our fox red Labrador. Around 15 months old and a constant puller on the lead. If we take him off and he sees another dog he is straight over there all excited ( frustrating and embarrassing as the recall is non existent). I’ve just subscribed and watch a few videos. Used this method tonight including leaving the house and wow what a difference already. Can’t believe little things like this can make such a huge improvement already so thank you so much for posting. Will continue to work on this going forward. Was there any update on how this German Shepard got on?

so question on this, my boy is perfect off leash but loses his mind and wants to pull me faster when he is leashed. any ideas on that?

I actually enjoy walking my Dogo ahead of me on a 16 foot retractable leash, working ,going side to side like a radar mine sweeper because I know she's covering 3 times the distance I need to walk to to tire her out a bit😂

When I first watched you I was critical .now i see you reading the dog coming up with a suitable approach.i apologies. I now feel what you are doing.beautiful

So helpful to see professionals work with the stubborn dogs!

Beautiful smart dog

Lmao I had to laugh at this because it's so relatable and you have all my sympathy haha
After 5 years.... My German shepherd {working line} still walks like this most times. Many people with working gsds i know have this problem because they have an agenda and a stubbornness to take control and be in charge.

Looks like Dane is disengaged, what worked for mine was finding the reward that is most exciting for mine, and that ended up being toys. His ball specifically. Would do anything and would tight heel a mile for it.

If I'm in tight public areas, mine is on a head halter. That's where we had to be and what I had to be content with that he will always want to forge ahead. Makes things like obedience nearly impossible haha

This works. I love this. We had a nice loose leash walk today. Lots of corrections like Dane, but I know she’ll get better n better.

My corgi is like this...can I do the same with a small dog?

Ive tried this approach with my puppy, but it doesnt work. But she is also only 5 months old. Is that too young? She tries to bolt whenever she sees another dog or person

The issue with my husky is that he doesn't even want to walk, he just wants to smell everything, so it's more like a struggle to keep him the right direction rather than whether he's in front of me or beside me.

This was an absolute game changer watching this. I learnt so much from this and instead of going on a long walk with my front pulling dog on a gentle leader I went up and down our front street footpath turning and popping when needed. But. My lead was in one hand and loose and my dog worked like a dream. Hardly any treats used too. But combining this with getting her focused on me before we even walked out the door, worked wonders. Thanks so much wonderful dog trainer.

You’re videos have literally been saving me from feeling crazy. I have a dog that was a Covid puppy and he’s a lot like Dane in.
Thank you for producing this information, so so helpful.

I'm adopting a 1 year old hound dog he's beautiful don't have him yet so don't know his manorizm yet do know he's healthy strong and energetic I've trained some dogs years back we had German short hair loved them animals so intelligent. Can't wait to get my new fam member so I can use your techniques to train him live your style and it's not only train9ng the dog but also the owner I feel like this is a bonding moment when working with your own dog and should be enjoyed by both wich you do well if you can't enjoy training your dog why do ya have them live your videos and can't wait to try your technique

💯 agree with your methods... treat rewards are a crutch, dogs want to please their owner/pack leader. The reward is completing the task 🙃 not against treating, but tactfully as you describe... God Bless!

Are slip leads bad for this training ?

Your videos have helped me a lot. I thought I knew. How to train my dog. Had an issue with my dog. Pulling all the time, unless I used a prong collar. With your guidance. He is no longer pulling. It's been three days. He is not perfect yet. But he is way better. Thanks again!