Content
- Knowledge of basic orders
- Is your dog a habit to walk with a guide?
- go to a safe and calm park
- The call and the reward, a fundamental tool
- Hidden Game
- expand the space
Walking is the most effective tool to strengthen the bond between a dog and its owner. In addition to this important effect, the benefits of walking go far beyond that, as they help the dog to manage stress, keep it healthy and discipline it in a nice way.
Sometimes our pets need more freedom and space, and some owners also need their dog to exercise in another way and in another context, but it is necessary to know how to do this to preserve the safety of your furry friend.
If you want your dog to enjoy his outings in another way, in this PeritoAnimal article we will explain how teach the dog to walk without a guide.
Knowledge of basic orders
So that your dog can walk beside you without a guide and remain obedient, must know the basic orders first, it is important that you are not in the canine training period but that you have already assimilated this knowledge well.
Among the orders your puppy should know are the following:
- Sit down
- get up
- Stay quiet
- come when i call you
Among these orders, the most important for walking your dog without a guide is that this come to you when I call you by its name, otherwise your pet runs the risk of running away and being very difficult to find.
Is your dog a habit to walk with a guide?
To teach your dog to walk without a guide it is important that he is used to taking tours with the guide.. This is because the outdoors at the beginning is very exciting for the puppy, which can feel nervous and even manifest insecurity through its behavior.
When this reaction occurs with the guide, you have a means of control, but if we first confront a dog with the outside environment without the help of a guide, we run the risk of losing control.
go to a safe and calm park
The first few times you let your dog loose, do not do it in any environment, go to a safe park, away from traffic and with the least possible distractions so that the dog remains in a state of calm and takes into account both your presence and your orders.
Take him with the collar and the lead and let him go, but with the lead in place. If your pet is already used to walking with a guide, the fact that continuing to feel its weight and texture will facilitate obedience and adaptation. to this new way of walking.
No longer exerting control over the lead for short periods, eg 10 minutes, then for the same period of time let it loose but without the lead secured to the collar.
The call and the reward, a fundamental tool
A dog need supervision by its ownerIn this sense, and even more at the beginning of learning, it is essential that you pay attention to your pet.
When in the proper environment, completely remove the lead from your puppy, let him distance himself from you without losing sight of him, then call him back to you, when you do, you should use positive reinforcement to solidify the learning.
Every time your dog comes to you when you call him, offer him a treat suitable for him. This reward system should be maintained for a long time, at least for a period of one month and then progressively, this habit should become sporadic.
Hidden Game
When your dog comes to you when you call, it's time to hide and call him to be able to search and go to you, even without eye contact.
This will be useful as the space on the walkway is larger and the walkway more dynamic, as it will allow your puppy to walk beside you and follow you without having to be constantly calling your attention.
As we mentioned before, it is important that you keep your dog supervised., without losing sight of him, hide behind a tree and call him, when he comes back to you, offer him a treat for dogs.
expand the space
Progressively and as your dog integrates this new way of going out for a walk, can take you to bigger parks with more people and more dogs, as long as your socialization is adequate.
We recommend that you take your puppy's leash only in safe places, streets with traffic or close to dangerous areas due to the circulation of vehicles should be avoided if you want your dog to walk without the leash.
