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Flash is a year old and we walk around our 5 acre property every night for some exercise and exploring and our 10 yr old lab comes with us. The lab comes when he's called and knows where he can and cannot go and is not on a leash.
Flash will tug and pull and try to run when we first go out and then he'll get the leash in his mouth and start tugging on it and spinning around. The last couple of nights he has started jumping at my hand trying to bite the leash, it's almost like he's telling me to let go of it so he can run. I've tried stopping when he pulls and not starting to walk again until he relaxes or sits, but as soon as we start walking again he's right back to pulling on it. It only lasts for about 10-15 minutes and then I think he's worn himself out and he walks really well with me for the last 15-20 minutes.
I let him off the leash the first two nights and both times he ended up on the neighbors property and would not come back when called. I had to chase him down and bribe him with treats. The neighbors don't care but if he heads the other direction he'll encounter a fairly busy road and I can't take that chance, so he doesn't get let off the leash anymore.
So, in summary......I let him off the leash at first & now I won't. He sees the other dog is not leashed and wants to be "free" too. Any tips to help me correct his behavior before it gets worse would be appreciated.
Flash will tug and pull and try to run when we first go out and then he'll get the leash in his mouth and start tugging on it and spinning around. The last couple of nights he has started jumping at my hand trying to bite the leash, it's almost like he's telling me to let go of it so he can run. I've tried stopping when he pulls and not starting to walk again until he relaxes or sits, but as soon as we start walking again he's right back to pulling on it. It only lasts for about 10-15 minutes and then I think he's worn himself out and he walks really well with me for the last 15-20 minutes.
I let him off the leash the first two nights and both times he ended up on the neighbors property and would not come back when called. I had to chase him down and bribe him with treats. The neighbors don't care but if he heads the other direction he'll encounter a fairly busy road and I can't take that chance, so he doesn't get let off the leash anymore.
So, in summary......I let him off the leash at first & now I won't. He sees the other dog is not leashed and wants to be "free" too. Any tips to help me correct his behavior before it gets worse would be appreciated.