barking dog

[denzilpc]

need some advice please, my 1 year old male GSD is a real pain when on the lead and sees another dog he pulls toward the other dog barking his head off ! yet when he is off the lead he hardly takes any notice of them . any tips or advice will be great thanks .

[LordHaveMurci]

Let him off the lead?

[denzilpc]

not a good idea on a main road !!!!!!!!!!

[S800VXR]

Try a head collar so when he pulls the his muzzle is pulled around away from the other dog. If you are using a harness or just a neck collar then you are not going to control him and the more you pull the more he will.

[LordHaveMurci]

Only joking

We have a similar issue with our 12mth old rescue American Bulldog, we are trying to distract him using our voices + cheese as a treat, also trying to do a large figure 8 loop where possible to get him to realise he's not playing with every dog he sees.

I think he's getting better, slowly, slowly though I suspsect.

Good luck

[Jasandjules]

Excited puppy wants to say hello. You can try to distract with a prized food.

[denzilpc]

have tried distracting him with cheese and cooked liver so looks like the next step is a head collar ! thanks for the help .

[AM7]

We had the same issue a year ago when we got our big bulldog pup, he was around 6 months at the time, he now has a quick glance at other dogs and carries on. What worked for us was to distract him and keep his attention on walking forwards, to make him realise it wasn't the time to play/meet/greet - it took a while and really is in the consistency. Small treats, a distinct noise (I used a click of the fingers) and a very short lead were the tools used. He was generally terrible on the lead as he had no previous training, so the short lead helped here as it kept him right by my side and meant I had full control so could keep him pointing in the right direction. Like I say, it took a while but he is a complete different dog on lead nowadays!