Hilliary & Ziggy

Hillary  & Ziggy came to me from a vet referral. They had been through several training classes and Ziggy did well in class (controlled environment) and was good at home. However, when taken out, such as to a park, he was at the end of his leash pulling constantly, and had no recall at all, even on leash.

We started with retraining the "Come" command, to help him solidify exactly where come is...to the front of the handler, rewarding each time. Then we taught him to make the decision to turn and come in. We are still working on a 6 foot leash and he is making progress.

Next we started working on getting him to walk on a leash without pulling... a huge undertaking. Since Ziggy is so excited he is not interested in treats to focus, we have been using come and turn-away, and change of direction to get him back. Since he has been doing this behavior for quite awhile, it will take some time to get him where we want. However, the owners are working with great dedication and following the criterian we set up, so I feel we will be successful!