I too applaud you showing an actual untrained dog and how to handle during first steps. Bravo

I have played this video for the dog many times, but still wont come to heel. Maybe I ought to try playing it on a bigger screen?

Thank you for using a regular puppy. It seems like most videos show dogs that are really already trained. I appreciate that the dog behaves like mine.

Refreshing to watch you working on a stubborn dog. Normally we see vidoes of perfect show trained dogs. Thank you

This works in the matter of 10 minutes. Work with your dog for about 10-15 minutes a couple days a week, and you will see improvement! I’m glad i took the time watch her videos because, it’s really helped!

I have been using this kzfaq.infoUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU as a handy reference book. I read through the book and enjoyed the little glimpses of examples. I love that this author believes in rescue dogs. The tips and training has been invaluable and gave me moments of...."how simple why didn't I think of it" so it's been a great tool. Thank you!

At last a post showing training a dog, and not a trained dog.. well done..

I was searching for another training video and ended up here and felt I had to share my story.. Loose lead walking to heel is a super desirable but pretty advanced training skill, I wish I'd realized this when my dog was younger! Like any tricky skill, it takes practice and time to master, more than 10 minutes. Tools can be a help in getting there, but when we introduce tools to our dogs they deserve to have them introduced in a gradual and encouraging way. Imagine you'd never worn them before and I gave you a pair of platform heels, I said you now had to wear them all day everywhere, no matter how uncomfortable, or swollen your feet got, or how much you complained you couldn't take them off. Most people wouldn't be pleased! You can see in the video that the dog isn't happy either, right at the start as the halter is put on she yawns and frequently licks. These are dog body language stress signals. She physically fights against the halter, she hasn't been acclimatized to it so doesn't understand what's going on or what we would like her to do. When she starts to 'get it' her body is stiff unnatural and rigid, theres no attention to and connection with the handler, shes uncomfortable. When I take my dog out on a lead I want her to be curious, confident and happy to be out with me. Not shut down and uncomfortable, leaving her less headspace to process the busy world around her. It's taken time but we're getting there with lead walking, it involved practice (at home & in quiet places at first), rewards that she values, trust, letting her sniff and knowing when situations were just too exciting to expect her to heel. I know lots of people watching this video will really want something that 'just works.' I guess I took the time to write this to share an experience and ask you to think about how your dog is feeling and think about how unfortunately as with most tricky things in life, there are no quick fixes without a fallout!

You literally just saved me and my dogs relationship...I just took her for the BEST walk we've ever been on.... EVER! I have been HATING taking her out and now in LITERALLY 10 mins, she was walking loose! I'm literally shocked rn.... she would try to get it off every once in a while but meh! A SOLID win! I now have hope!

Just tried this IT WORKS!!!! My german shepherd threw a tantrum but it took about 10 minutes

You know you can trust animal advice from people who wear kaki shorts 😂

I think the biggest key element here is actually spending time training/working with your dog daily. Regardless of the method you choose, most dogs will catch on to the process. Unless you have a crazy blood hound named Oakley, then there's no help for you 😂

So my 15yo daughter just tried to take our 11month old GSP for a walk and all he wanted to do was pull. She had given up trying to train him and I was like watch a KZfaq video and she said "I did and none of them work". I found this video first when I searched for help. We don't have an easy lead but we have a regular type leash with a big enough loop near the clip to work. Took my daughter and Oliver outside in the front yard and in 15 minutes he was heeling on a walk for both of us. The easiest/quickest way to train a dog to heel period. Thank you very much for sharing this method, your experience is invaluable.

UPDATE on Easy Lead!!!! Put the lead on. Jackson (5 months old) fought it for about 20 seconds. It took less than 3 minutes for him to heal. I am astounded and amazed and so absolutely happy. Thank you so much Kay for the excellent product, training video and customer serviced. With gratitude from Alberta, Canada. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Omg! Our dog has always pulled, we have tried training with food and toys, but nothing has worked. I tried this today, and it took me under 10 minutes to teach him to heel when out walking. Truly amazing!! Thank u!

Wow! This is a lifesaver. I have tried everything, including individual training, prong collar, shock collar and every type of lead imaginable to get my 2-year old pit bull mix to walk calmly. After watching this video, I tried the slip lead as shown here and walked around the house with him and, as promised, within 10 minutes, he was walking like a show dog. I pushed my luck a bit today and leashed him up as shown here for our usual walk and he’s doing very well. It’s a process and he’s not perfect, but this is such a dramatic improvement that I have great hope that our days of struggling on our walks are over. Thank you!

I have had the Easy Lead for about a week, and it's amazing. The change in pulling behavior is immediate. I intend to keep training my dog to need less and less control, so he does not get hardened to the pressure of the lead on his snout. But so far this tool works like no other training aid I have tried.

Wow Wow And more Wow. I've been struggling with my 10 month old Staffy X for 5 months now. She pulls so much on her walks that i dreaded taking her. I have tried so many other options but after coming across your video this was a true blessing. Yes she took a bit to get used to it being on her face but a couple of sessions inside she soon got used to it and now walks beautifully. She still gets excited to go for walks she just knows not to pull. Thank you so much, i recommend this so highly. Thanks again.

Thank you for taking the time to show us the first stages of this training, rather than having an already well trained dog doing tricks. 👏

I have a gsp, and it shows signs of just a natural hunting. It’s a bird dog, and will jump bushes . The greatest thing ( I use a collar) is when my boy looks back to see me. I have him on just a whistle now and he sweeps left to right. Although, he is a tweak! I love that! It’s not a lap dog. But will give love, 100 percent to a nap

I did this technique with my 8 month old lab for 10 minutes and I already see amazing results !! Thank you very much

I recommend just buying a gentle leader if you’re uncomfortable using the leash as one, they even make soft ones that add cushion for the dog with the same amount of control.

This is an amazing technique. Piper went from 5% to 90% in two days. Thank You!

This changed my dog within 5 minutes he was actually heeling without fighting me you have saved me!

Wow. I think my dog was trained the first 10 feet. I walked out the driveway onto the sidewalk. He was a whole new dog. Amazing!

You have some great videos. I have a 6 month GSP and I’ve used a bunch of your videos to get ideas on training Tuukka. We used this early this morning to start heel training. Thanks for all the help!

Awesome !. Mines were struggling the same in their first sesion, but now they are almost done. Some times I don't require the mout lead figure eight with great results. Thank for help to many pet owners around the world StandingStoneKennels. I salute you from México.

Doing this parallel to a wall makes it even easier for a dog to understand which position you are seeking. They can't wander left or right.

I put my dog to a daycare that gave him anxiety and I stopped sending her there. Since she went there, she would jump, charge and stand on her legs when saw another dog. I had no control over her. Imagine a 90 pounds GS that doesn't want to listen... today we had a good walk and manage to get close to another dog without her making a scene. I love this! Now I can work with her and control her. Now we can walk with pleasure again. Thank you.

After many different tools i've used to stop my pup from pulling, who knew that the good ole slip lead could be used like this. I've used prong collars, front harnesses, this little trick with the slip lead did the trick!! Thank you!

I have tried so many things including prong collar and didn’t feel like I was getting anywhere without hurting my dog, this seems to be the most simple. Thank you for using an untrained dog in this video.

My sister's dog is staying with us for a few weeks and she's a smart little bugger. Pulls like she's trying to use your feet to plough the pavement and isn't all that interested in treats when there's yanking to be done. This method saw some success, a definite reduction in pulling, the odd understandable freakout, and then she settled on holding the lead in her mouth - I had assumed that this was to prevent the pressure, though she still wasn't pulling so I accepted her compromise. In fact, the wily beast was chewing straight through the lead, which she accomplished in a matter of minutes, performing her great escape in the street, where I was fortunately able to recapture her promptly. Cautionary tale, folks, the technique works, but pay attention, and make sure their mouth is full of treats, not leads, especially if your dog is as cunning as my sister's.

Ordered lead. Hope this works on my Husky Shepherd mix. I want to eventually get her to free walk. I know this will take tim, but I am willing to put in the work. My 4 y/o has had some training and knows basic commands ( sit, lay, shake/paw, and working on stay) Thank you for such a real video. You got a subscriber out of me for sure!

This was a huge help! With the slip lead and some encouragement my 1 yr old started heeling in 5 minutes! She did not like it at first, but gave her a few treats for encouragement and voila!

Idk why I find this stuff so cool. I've just always had a passion for animals, it might be a genetic interest. But finding a video that shows handling a young puppy and shows you how to handle it is really encouraging. Thank you. Edit: I personally prefer more positive reinforcement but this video was still very interesting and educational.

Hey Kat, greetings from Australia. Thank you for this video; I have a 1 yr old male Staffy X that is very strong and pulls hard! I've tried this technique with him this week and... new dog!! A pleasure to take him walking now, thanks again!

It works 100%. After many months of trying all diff kinds of trainining I finnally can make my dog walk properly with my son with just 1 finger after exactly 10 min. Beleive me, my dog is 10 times more active than the one in the video. Before, I were the only one can walk with him and it was always not easy and pleasure walk also (especially after 4 months we were not allow to walk outside due to covid 19). Thanks a lot.

people here say it's abuse with that leash but is this leash around her muzzle not just like a halti? and haltis are also used for training focus and heeling

We have a 5 month old GWP and on a normal lead she is pulling and tugging everywhere. Within 20 minutes of being on this new leash, its like night and day. Total pleasure walking our new dog and no more pulling. Thank you

Just got the easy lead today, dog acted like pinky the cat but settled him down and can see it is an exelent training tool

I tried this tonight and definitely easier to control but can tell it puts dog in a hyper vulnerable position and uncomfortable even though it trusts me. Has this lady considered the psychological impact of this technique. It is a short term solution i think. Glad I tried it. Smart lady.

I just stumbled across your site and I love it. Thank you so much for making this video. I like the fact you started with an untrained dog, it shows us that when our dogs fight back like that it is normal. Most videos show us "how to" on a trained dog already. Do u have anything videos with min pins?

I just want to say this lady is wonderful but when she did the lead on her face it reminded me of what my dog has it’s called a gentle leader. It has buckles and latches so you can adjust it to your dogs face. Her lead line thing was perfect. I just wanted to put that out. You can buy something for your dog to go on its face to help it slow down and stuff.

This is a very good video. My Doberman of 1 year and 9 months old absolutely hates the head piece and fights stronger than her. This video really is going to help me. Thanks

This worked on my dog within 15 seconds. Wow! Thanks. Had a very nice walk tonight.

I've been trying to teach my dog how to walk on a leash for months. Its been a total nightmare. I have a German Shepherd. She is much stronger than me and she tugs, barks at other dogs, and gets easily distracted. Nothing works. I've watched dozens of you tube videos. And finally, ten minutes of this and my dog is actually responding to this training! I will update my progress here as I go along.

This is a much needed video for me. Simple and my dog is ready for this kind of training. Thanks

These leads are incredible and I recommend - my 10 month old golden retriever pup will only walk without pulling in high excitement places with his figure of eight. It is totally different how he behaves vs collar and lead/harness (double attachment)/half check and lead, and regular slip lead and seeing other dogs/people he likes he usually pulls like crazy, but doesn't with the lead - he grumbles though. However, 3 months on - he still hates wearing it and first chance to take it off his nose he does. Works best to start in exciting places that distract the dogs then they don't have such a focus on the annoying nose part, his breathing is so laboured sounding and I know for certain it is loose enough and in no way tight or restrictive. I think my boy is a diva and is prone to exaggeration. I hope one day he chills with it on but maybe he will twig that if he doesn't pull, it's not needed....we will see. I live in hope :)

Got my slip lead today and trained a dog who runs when on a leash or likes escaping the yard once she hits the front. She did so well and didn’t paw at the lead on her snout

Love this and that you don't use treats to bribe them. Thanks!

Thx for this I'm curently trying to get my dog ready to be a therapy dog and I have never taught a dog to heel before ever

I have a 5 month Labrador and she is pretty strong and I did this with her for about 20 minutes encouraging her to walk with me I even made a perfect 360 turn with her without saying anything or having any pulling on the leash this is the perfect thing to do if your dog pulls/throws and spins with a leash on

Just ordered one for my 8 month old golden! Can’t wait to try it out

Video helped a lot and it took about 20 minutes for my pointer to get used to the easy lead but after that it worked wonders!!

Very good instruction! I'll try this with my spazz Husky!

WOW! OMG! I have a Giant Schnauzer that is now one year old. Very Very Strong. I had such a hard time taking him for walks so I have had him pull me on a bike 2 times a day. I used to try to walk him but after walking a few houses down I would turn around because he was so hard to control ( pulling, trying to chase a cat or squirrel ). I seen this video and thought... hmm looks cool and I went to the product web page and thought well 35.00 does seem kind of high for a leash. But I was thinking what the heck.. let me try it. I am so amazed at this, and thank you for posting the video. I only took the dog for a walk and half way in I was thinking I have to thank this person. My first walk was soooooooooo easy. I had full control and for the most part he didn't even want to pull. we seen a cat and he just stopped and didn't know what to do. There was a few struggle issues but they were very short. My first walk was 10000000% better. Thank you. I'm not saying you need to go buy the leash, I'm sure there are others similar to it. However, I would. Right now I think watching this video and buying the product is worth more than the 35.00 I spent.

My current foster dog is a 9 year old pointer who’d been used for breeding & hunting. I’m having a really hard time getting her attention at all when we’re out. She’s completely into the birds, squirrels, cats, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, opossums... you name it... not me at all. Mind you, she’s only been with me for 2 weeks. And tips on me getting her attention while we’re out so that I can make walking fun for her.

I adore this video, luckily i’ve already taught my dogs to heel but congratulations for showing with a untrained dog nevertheless a puppy! and in real time.

I’ve had issues with a few dogs in the past but I normally have them healing at 10-12 weeks old without a leash but this is definitely a good practice for some of the more rebellious pups.

Even better, teach your dog to heel indoors, first without a leash then with, then move it into a controlled environment, do both without and with, slowly add distractions. Finally move into an uncontrolled environment. Use treats, then move to toy rewards, then finally affirmation only.

My German Shepherd is a bit stubborn, he gets it sometimes but I also think I have sabotaged the phrase "Heel". He's 2 years now, I may need to consider this method and get Easy lead.

OM. When I saw you loop the lead over the nose I had to stop, think and rewind! Brilliant! We just did our first training to heel and it went well. The lead over the nose was the key!

Great lead just started my puppy today. Worth the price

Quite impressed. I will be trying this. Thank you!

New suscriber. This is the BEST chanel for dog training! 🐕

Game changer for our Griffon!

a trainer who uses a gentle leader 😂 wow! that's so professional

This helped me with my 9 month old putties! Thank you!!!

Just placed an order!!

What i love about this video is u can clwarly see the dogs not trained .. sometimes i wander like come on he learns to heel in seconds give me a break the dogs had training Hes immediately sat in the correct position looking at u and its been 10 seconds or less This u can clearly see the problems u as a owner will face and i do like that

Like how you stayed patient and calm. Your making progress, but a more accurate title would have been "introduction to heeling in less than 10 minutes". That dog is nowhere near taught to heel after that unless you have very low standards!

Finally most people use trained dogs but you didn’t I liked this

My dog is half Weimaraner and I’ve been trying a lot of other techniques. Her nose is always on the ground, and it’s hard to divert her focus, like your dog. This is an interesting approach.

Perfect way to train!!! It's a Dog not a Toy!!!.

Great video, thanks! How do you then walk the dog between heeling training sessions? Say you have a 15 minute heeling session every day, but your dog requires a good hour or more of exercise, how do you prevent any progress from being undone between sessions? Thanks!

Hats off to you. This is very hard to do on a dog not used to the lead.

I’m definitely trying this on my 3 year old gsd mix for walks cause she likes to pull like crazy cause she wants to get stuff off the floor and wants to run

Brilliant my dog totally got this thank you!

This is so good! I was wondering if you need to do field work with a pup that isn’t a gun/hunting dog? I have a German shepherd and we’ve started some heel training so she’s easier to handle when we go for walks lol she’s 4 months and getting stronger by the day. What you said about the dog gaining confidence being far away before you train them to be close was a really good point. I’d love to take my dog out and play fetch in a field- once we nail recall lol. There’s so much to teach a puppy and I’m learning how to teach her at the same time as she’s learning. Thanks for the video and showing us a genuine untrained puppy, it was really good to see a dog learn in the video, not just a fully trained dog demonstrating how to heel.

Thanks for the video lots of help today was a success

Brilliant !

I have a 4 month German shepherd and he’s a bug sweetheart but he is starting to try to drag me on walks... trying this immediately thanks so much

Thanks!

Nicely explained. I will try it on my puppy

you guys the best

Nice! I love that you show us how to do the leash! Great video

Worked on the first try within minutes, with my one year old dog.. I had tried other type of no pull leashes and even sound and vibration collars.

I tried this and my dog moved a little forward and he felt a little bit of pressure and after that he started to walk right next to me(with the leash around his snout) Thank you so much although I only tried this once!!! And planning to do it more but I need a longer leash cause the harness I got came with a short leash.

I have a 1 1/2 year old German Sheppard that pulls badly. She gets crazy overly excited and wants to go. I am trying this!!!!

Finally, dog training that doesn’t fill them up with treats!

Just received the training lead. Thank you so much.

My dog picked it up in 5 minutes!

Great job! You’re a breath of fresh air for dog training. Demonstrating practical and effective heeling work on a green pup. By doing so, you’ve shown not only tool technique but your demeanour for how the pup reacts.

I was really helpful my dog finally listened

Real training its great to see live action Great job...top shelf education

Shares some commonality with the Gentle Leader product, but I like how it connects behind her head instead of below her mouth, which would eventually move over to one side or the other.

Excellent

At what age do you recommend teaching a puppy to heel? Thank you so much for this informative video. I will be using this method!

I just wanted to teach my dog to heel

Great info! Thank you!