How to Teach Your Dog to Walk to Heel

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8 күн бұрын

Struggling with your dog pulling on the leash during walks? Master the art of teaching your dog to walk to heel with Chirag Patel’s expert guidance. In this tutorial, we explore gentle, effective techniques to keep your walks enjoyable and stress-free.
⚠️ Important Viewer Note:
Before diving into training, it’s crucial to understand why traditional pulling occurs-often due to excitement or a lack of structured training. This video focuses on correcting leash pulling through positive reinforcement, not punishment.
• Techniques That Work: Discover how to maintain a loose leash by using a “smiley” lead technique to reduce tension and encourage your dog to stay by your side.
• Engagement Tips: Learn how to use a clicker or verbal cues to capture your dog’s attention and reinforce good behaviour instantly.
• Practical Demonstrations: Watch step-by-step as Chirag teaches a dog to heel using these methods, even in distracting environments.
This video is perfect for anyone who wants to transform their walking routine into a bonding activity rather than a tug-of-war. Whether you’re in a park or on a busy street, these methods will help you and your dog enjoy your time together to the fullest.
Chirag Patel is renowned for his humane approach to dog training. With over two decades of experience, he emphasises positive reinforcement and understanding animal behaviour to foster better relationships between dogs and their owners.
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@SomeMinorDogTraining 3 күн бұрын

For anyone reading this: I know that dog training can be difficult sometimes, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work, and your dog (and your own sanity) will thank you for it! ❤️💕

@ness-ee 9 сағат бұрын

I taught my dog to stop chasing sheep. It was difficult and lengthy. Like you say, I kept up the good work. That first time his ears pricked up at some trespassing sheep in the woods and I said, “Leave it” and he did and I said, “Good boy!!” was magical. It was unimaginable to have him off lead on the heath where the sheep live. Now he completely ignores them 👌

@scherzobenhaadi 6 күн бұрын

As a Dogteacher myself I'm stunned everytime, how you teach things, because your approach is THAT different than anything els I've seen before you. You are awesome, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@wotdogtv 4 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

@allaboutcanines Күн бұрын

Super patient with the handler. Nice.

@wipjenni Күн бұрын

It's excellent to see a non-trainer try this for the first time. It can be very difficult to get the timing right and remember all the steps initially. Practice makes proficiency for all of us!

@Caenlorn Күн бұрын

I have a 3 year old border collie. We´re out and about 5 hours a day, sometimes 6 during the weekends. I´m in the process of teaching him that when the harness is on, he gets to pull. I normally will be power walking with him or running so it does me no harm whatsoever. When I clip the leash onto his collar it´s different. He knows we´re are going for a well paced walk (increasing your pace can help greatly when training to walk to heel depending on the breed you have). It´s not natural for a border collie to walk slowly like a human, and so upping the tempo to something more akin to him walking fast makes a lot more sense. He´ll walk much closer to me this way, not perfectly but if I can get him to 90% then mission accomplished. It´s meant to be the joy of the day, not chore of the day as they say. I only go for walks with him after he´s been running around, burning off some of his insane levels energy. The calmer he is, the easier he is to train

@theladygardener1 Күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this training session. I have a dog that steals balls and then only wants to sit and chew them, I had an awful time where it seems that everyone was throwing balls at him on purpose. I felt like crying. Today I thought change of tack lets leave the drop it for awhile and do something else, we both loved it and we are both much happier dog today.

@Kristen10-22 2 күн бұрын

If I hear one more u tube trainer say “Dogs pull because they have four legs & move faster.” Lol

@lilunette9319 5 күн бұрын

I like this method. I'm going to try it on my dog that still pulls and see how it works. Wish me luck

@wotdogtv 4 күн бұрын

Amazing!

@tessi6886 Күн бұрын

🍀🤞🍀🤞🍀👍

@robinrutherfordcost4748 3 күн бұрын

Dr Uhde from Belgium or Brussels has a great video on how harnesses are better as far as the healing T-cells being in the neck area. Plus most people don't use a slip lead correctly, let alone put it on correctly anyway. Will fwd this to my students - thank you so much! Hope that helps.

@ThePyrshepnBelgn Күн бұрын

But it teaches them to pull .

@robinrutherfordcost4748 Күн бұрын

@@ThePyrshepnBelgn are you talking harnesses? Usually back clipping harnesses do tend to encourage pulling. It can be done, just takes a bit longer than a front correcting harness. Nigel Reed has a video on getting dogs with back clipping harnesses to not pull. My Beagle/JRT mix has a collapsing trachea so we use a back clipping harness, but she stays beside me on a loose leash. I do use a front clipping harness (DiDog padded belts with just a girth strap) for my 100lb Dobes - 2 fingers in the loop - works like a charm. Victoria Stilwell has videos of using harnesses on big dogs and she's only 110lbs. Some of the dogs are 150lbs. Hope that helps.