6# troubling training tip- leash skill

Training trouble tip for struggling owners; 

Welcome to this edition of Strictly Dogs where you can find some advice on how to correct some common training problems I see everyday of my life.

Being taken for a walk by your dog. This problem I see everyday and I have trained a dog very recently,to stop pulling her owner and I'm 16. To understand her place is next to or just behind, not in front! and still sometimes I have to remind her where she must be in walking but that's what training is about just repetition and not getting annoyed with a dog who might take longer to learn. 

This can be fixed in this method which I personally use and it has never failed me,
the rule I follow is exercise then discipline, which means firstly walk your dog on a good walk then after, for me, training commences but that's not a must I feel it just makes it a lot easier when the dog is in a calmer state of mind and at a slower pace.

Firstly, Place the collar high on the dogs neck and begin to walk, each time the dog steps a few steps in front of you pull a sharp tug to the inside near your hip or in an upward direction(the bigger the dog the harder the tug as the dog must feel you mean business as a light one wont work) after the pull the dog should come back a few steps,make the dog sit and when the dog sits, relax your correction arm. 

   Repeat this as many times as needed and when the dog is doing well stop and reward with a treat. It's all about repetition. If you give up and say "whatever just go ahead and pull" the dog would have won and then it would of all have been for nothing. It took me two walks to train the lab as I didn't let her win at all it didn't take long and I never got annoyed with her when she didn't listen, i did not get annoyed as that creates a bad state in you and your dog. 

This is not cruelty {imagine flicking someone, it really hardly hurts that's what a tug feels to a dog} Hard and pure sturdy muscle in their necks can take a tug and sometimes they don't react at all if too light, proving your the leader means having to show the dog you mean what you say and letting them know they are not in charge on the walk.

Always remember reward the dog with a relaxed leash when she/he does what you would like. Hope this helps anyone out their struggling and thank you for reading this edition of Strictly Dogs
By Daniella aged 16, Dog Trainer. 

#5 Pug

The pug is simply a fun loving, sometimes bouncy breed with plenty of cute wrinkles

Good For Novice Owners.
Affectionate with Family.
High playfulness nature.
Known as a Velcro dog.
Average intelligence.
Low potential to bark or howl. 
12-15 lifespan.
Weighing from 14 to 18 pounds.


Pugs are not known as watch or guard dogs and rarely have a yappy nature which  will be thankful for, these little buddies are known for overall friendliness.

Pugs also known for being like little clowns at heart, they also carry themselves with a regal manner. Pugs are playful dogs, ready and able for fun and games but they are also lickers and lovers, and must be close to their humans or pack. Pugs love to be the center of attention, and are heartsick if ignored for too long also meaning they don't love being left alone as they love their people so much but they can be if they have to be left. 

Unmistakable wrinkles another favorite of why people love the pug come with their own health and cleaning jobs. Cleaning out the wrinkles daily to stop growth of bacteria as if not they can grown skin fold dermatitis so is another job of a pug owner but if you don't mind the daily small clean and average amount of shedding this little bundle of joy will make an lovely companion to single people or families. A pug loves everyone. 

Health is obviously not a strong point of this breed sometimes having elongated palates which cause a pug to "backwards sneeze" when excited. Also those cute wrinkles and flat face bring problems such as breathing difficulties and possibly of heat stroke in hot weather also some pugs with particular small nostrils have a even harder time to breath also to add those big beautiful eyes can be prone to temporarily popping out not completely but just out of the socket,called proptosis, which must be put back strait away  by a veterinary professional and this is caused by harsh tugging possibly on a leash or a play time squeezing hug of love meaning those who dont understand the dangers must be watched whilst playing especially with little children. Overall this brachycepalic breed is far from aggressive but obviously has a small chance to be as if they are trained that way as with any other breed they will obey the owner and be but only if taught or trained to be. 

The one thing that you can be a assured is a pug will be a true pal of life and will love you beyond anything else but might love their food a little bit more so be careful how many treats you give this food lover as they can easily become obese or overweight.

Thank you for reading, Pug edition of Strictly Dogs by: Daniella Tonks,age 16