Leash help...

[Liese]

Chloé is pretty good at most things, although I had noticed she needs to be socialized more with larger dogs.  I won't take her out in the cold the way it's been so it doesn't make it easy, I think maybe puppy classes would be beneficial.
Anyways, any information on how to make Chloé stop pulling when walking, would be great!!!
THX

[Sammers]

Is she excited when on the leash? What is her energy level like? I know it can be hard to get them proper exercise with the weather the way it has been. We too have had issues with our pug pulling on a leash. He was a rescue, and was left home for 12 hour days, and I think that is why he pulls. Not used to being out a lot.
Calling while walking works for us, reward her when she comes back to you with a little treat, and keep it up for the remainder of the walk, she should learn to come back with the reward and you will have a dog that doesn't pull as much on the leash. Worth a try.

[blanche]

Here's a pretty decent video on loose leash walking.  I use this technique and also the "Be a tree" method--where I stop all forward movement until the dog stops pulling and looks at me.  This takes time to learn.  Also please use a harness as it saves wear and tear on the dog's throat while training.   There are harnesses that have the leash attach to the front so that as soon as the dog pulls it immediately redirects them back to you.

And remember, puppies have short attention spans and are unable to learn all this stuff quickly and will need review and practice--but don't over do it or both you and the dog will become frustrated.  Have baby expectations for baby dogs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O5VY7RbsdM

And YES--get into a good, positive/reward based training class.  Make sure that the trainer does not endorse leash popping or other forms of "coercive" training.