HEEL Academy

How to Stop Your Dog from Pulling on the Leash
Why Your Dog Pulls on the Leash Before you can fix leash pulling, you need to understand why it happens. Your dog isn't pulling to be dominant or to assert control over you. Your dog is pulling because walking faster gets them to the things they want: the interesting smell, the other dog, the fire hydrant, the squirrel. Every time your dog pulls and reaches the thing they were pulling toward, the pulling gets reinforced. It worked, so they'll do it again. Dogs also walk naturally faster than humans. Their... Read more...