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      I have a 10 month old husky puppy that I’ve struggled to leash train. While I haven’t been consistent and I know I need to, but I’m at a loss as how best to leash train her and stop her from pulling on the leash no matter where we are and what we may come across. Any tips or thoughts?

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      I have used the gentle leader to train my husky. She was also a puller. She was probably close to eight months old when we purchased the leader. Ofcourse, she didn’t like it when we first started using it. She would always try to use her paws to take it off. It probably took a couple weeks for her to get use to it. It is well worth the money. $35.00

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      Huskies are born to run and pull. I have used a gentle leader and a Halti on one of my huskies. I find that I have much better control using the Halti. Huskies are one of the more difficult and stubborn dogs to train. You have to be the alpha in the pack and earn their respect.

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      I was going to tease you that you didn’t do enough homework if you thought that you would be able to leash train a husky but I have been there so many times with dogs not responding to a collar and leash or a halter. I have been dragged all over by so many huskies you would think that when we became senior citizens we would have gotten a small dog or a goldendoodle but NO we have two young huskies that have made me a sled when I thought I could walk both of them together. Our best result is a halter that pulls at loops around their front legs, when they pull forward pressure is applied to their leg to stop or hesitate their next step. It seems they learned very quickly that the motion of the loop would cause a false step and they had to slow down. We might have had success with the’gentle leader’ but by the time we bought one the younger dog wanted to pull on the older dogs leader, did not make for fun walks. Good luck and stay with whatever you chose to train your puppy; compliment them on how good they do and your pup will respond.

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      This is a frustrating problem for many people. Teaching to walk nicely on a leash will not require any special “tools”, food treats, jerks, or pops. It is all about a consistent technique. I have posted a video of the walking technique I use on YouTube. Just search for the Homeskooling 4 Dogs channel and look for the leash walking video.
      Be sure to follow all the instructions throughout the video and you should see an immediate improvement once your dog understands what you would like. Happy walks!

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