Joeturbo26
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Alright, so I know these French Bulldogs, are stubborn little things....
Rico is not only my first French Bulldog, but also my first dog. He is couple of days short of being 7 months old... I've very successfully managed to house train him and also to have him use a soft mouth when playing with humans.
I've had a lot of patience in the leash training department, put a lot of work into it, and it seems as though there is little to no progress.
He is absolutely all over the place, he is a habitual sniffer... left to right, as though he's scanning everything, and he has tunnel vision... it means nothing to him that I am there and he's on a leash. I really think he doesn't think he's on a leash at all to be honest. I use a short leash, and a good sturdy harness (ruffwear front range, but attached to the leash on top) see photo for reference.
Now, normally I would just deal with the frustration but recently he's done something that has me really concerned about the urgency in which he needs to be really leash trained.....
Usually after he poops he likes to flee the scene with lightening speed... so I know, that I need to hold on tight to his leash after a poop because he's gonna bolt. Combine this with getting a poop bag ready, and you know you need to be on high alert when the poop happens. During his first morning walk a week or so ago, he was pooping and noticed some birds... he finished pooping and bolted with such force and speed that he got the leash out of my hand and ran!
Now, I live in NYC with lots of traffic and activity at all hours.... THANK GOODNESS, he stopped to smell something, or else I could have definitely lost him or he could have gotten really hurt.
He's not super treat motivated, I've tried endlessly praising and treating him for good leash behavior... I've lured him with treats to walk a certain way (does not work, he just sits and stares at me as if he's saying bring it to me).
I've noticed he actually walks better on a collar than a harness, contrary to what is usually the case... but he's not even nearly leash trained enough to make me feel comfortable using only a collar, I fear that he will hurt his trachea with his pulling on a collar only.
I used to be amazed when I saw dogs in NYC walking off leash, and I always admired how well dogs walk in the city on a leash... now they just disgust me, I'm jealous hahahaha.
Please tell me it will eventually just "click" and if so, when should I expect that? Is there something else I should be trying? I can't imagine obedience school doing it any different than I've already done and continue to do...
He has to get this leash behavior down ASAP! if he were better on a leash I could do so much more with him, and go so many more places!
Helllllllp!!
Rico is not only my first French Bulldog, but also my first dog. He is couple of days short of being 7 months old... I've very successfully managed to house train him and also to have him use a soft mouth when playing with humans.
I've had a lot of patience in the leash training department, put a lot of work into it, and it seems as though there is little to no progress.
He is absolutely all over the place, he is a habitual sniffer... left to right, as though he's scanning everything, and he has tunnel vision... it means nothing to him that I am there and he's on a leash. I really think he doesn't think he's on a leash at all to be honest. I use a short leash, and a good sturdy harness (ruffwear front range, but attached to the leash on top) see photo for reference.
Now, normally I would just deal with the frustration but recently he's done something that has me really concerned about the urgency in which he needs to be really leash trained.....
Usually after he poops he likes to flee the scene with lightening speed... so I know, that I need to hold on tight to his leash after a poop because he's gonna bolt. Combine this with getting a poop bag ready, and you know you need to be on high alert when the poop happens. During his first morning walk a week or so ago, he was pooping and noticed some birds... he finished pooping and bolted with such force and speed that he got the leash out of my hand and ran!
Now, I live in NYC with lots of traffic and activity at all hours.... THANK GOODNESS, he stopped to smell something, or else I could have definitely lost him or he could have gotten really hurt.
He's not super treat motivated, I've tried endlessly praising and treating him for good leash behavior... I've lured him with treats to walk a certain way (does not work, he just sits and stares at me as if he's saying bring it to me).
I've noticed he actually walks better on a collar than a harness, contrary to what is usually the case... but he's not even nearly leash trained enough to make me feel comfortable using only a collar, I fear that he will hurt his trachea with his pulling on a collar only.
I used to be amazed when I saw dogs in NYC walking off leash, and I always admired how well dogs walk in the city on a leash... now they just disgust me, I'm jealous hahahaha.
Please tell me it will eventually just "click" and if so, when should I expect that? Is there something else I should be trying? I can't imagine obedience school doing it any different than I've already done and continue to do...
He has to get this leash behavior down ASAP! if he were better on a leash I could do so much more with him, and go so many more places!
Helllllllp!!
