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Cotton web training leads provide extra strength for controlling large dogsAllows you to teach your dog recalls and other obedience skillsEssential training tool and available in different lengthsSwivel-style bolt snap resists twistingLong leash allows dog for more wandering area and freedom, great choice for dog training,strolling, walking, playing, teaching.
Specs:
| Color | Blue |
| Height | 0.8 Inches |
| Length | 6.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 20-Feet |
| Weight | 0.3 Pounds |
| Width | 6 Inches |
My GSD is only really responsive to food when there's nothing else more interesting around, like a ball or park, so I feel the pain there.
We had to work on come, a lot. Starting off in the backyard, I'd call her in after a potty and treat her every single time. Even still, being outside was way more awesome than coming in for a treat, so I had to use a long leash and training collar. After a couple months it clicked and she came inside consistently, always being praised and treated for doing so. Once she had that, she was quick to learn a consistent recall when out and about. Did a lot of sit/stay/come, first on lead and then off, two people calling her back and forth, etc..
She's very consistent about it now, which has helped to avoid conflicts and "oops" moments at the park.
Reactivity (hackling/barking only, she's never lunged) is something we still work on. She was a small pup over the Winter, when no one else in the neighborhood was out and about. Most Winter-time socialization was in a Petco or daycare or something like that. Come Spring and Summer, suddenly people were everywhere and she wasn't thrilled about all the strangers in, what she considered, her territory. Overly excited children who'd reach right for her face were her least favorite.
I did a combination of things to work on this. 1) I'd tire her out away from people first. Even if that meant driving to another, less populated park. When she's exhausted, she just doesn't care as much. 2) I slowly introduced her to experiences from a distance, which was closed over time. (Like just sitting and watching the kids play for a while from across the street). 3) I educated the kids on my block about how to appropriately approach her, how to pet her, and simmering down around her. 4) When I had the chance, I'd try to involve a kid in her play at the park. Let them throw the ball and give treats.
She is greatly improved and even likes a number of the kids in my neighborhood now, to the point that she'll seek out a scratch or two from them on our walks. Still, there are rare occurrences that she hackles up and barks, like women and their huge hats during the Kentucky Derby, or people carrying enormous packs or large, weird objects when we're hiking/camping.