Well everyday seems to be a struggle with training my husky. Exspecalilly loose leash walking which I dontr even know that im doing right. It all starts out fine click and treat then he will start taking the treats and running off which in return I will call him and then he will stop and look and wait the click and treat and we are off again.
I will be starting another beginner class soon which seems to be witha more experinced trainer. Hopefully she will know what to do with my hyper dog. I can walk him all day and he still will be hyper i geuss its just the way he is.
He does well with his sits and downs and even stay so we work on that stuff all the time. Along with point and click he seems to like that one.
I hope our bond will grow stronger through all of this I just need to learn to be more paitent.
Training a sibe to walk on a loose leash
Hi,
I currently have 2 Sibes, both from racing lines and one a retired leader. It takes some time, but it can be done. An article I recommend to my clients is from ClickerSolutions, called The Musher's Cure for Pulling: http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2001/musherscure.htm
Work on getting and keeping him attention IN the house, and IN your yard, work your way up to getting him attention outdoors. Take him to new places, and just wait for eye contact. Click and treat then let him have fun as an extra reward.
Be very careful what you click for, though -- it sounds like he's got the idea that the entire sequence now it run away, come back and get a click and treat! Try to 'capture' the location you want him in, and change up the direction a lot when walking -- if he starts to take off, give him a head's up and walk in the other direction. Pretty soon he'll think you're kind of crazy and feel he's gotta keep an eye on you!
Have fun -- that's the most important part!
I feel for you!
Huskies are bred to pull, and trying to train them to walk on a loose-leash is about as hard as it gets because it's counterintuitive. When I was a kid, our family had a Siberian Husky, and he was a great dog in every way but this. Our husky snapped several leash collars on walks this way.
You just need to be patient, and remember that this is a dog bred to do exactly the opposite of what you're asking of him. It's going to be a while before your training overcomes his breeding. It's worth, it though! Huskies are great dogs, don't give up!
thanks for the support
Bill
Thanks for the support with neeko i really am trying to teach him the oppisite thing. We will get it eventually