There are certain behaviors of your pet that may be difficult for you to understand and it is perfectly normal. We have already explained why your cat looks at you ‘with a disgusted face’ or why dogs like to wallow in dirty things. This time we clear all your doubts about the reasons that lead your dog to pull on the leash when you are taking a walk with him.
It is a problem that worries many dog owners even above other more serious behaviors and, for this reason, they are punished, yelled at or even bought punishment collars. This is a mistake and it is also useless. In this way, the only thing you are going to achieve is to deteriorate the ties that bind you both.
In this sense, we must make it clear that under no circumstances, and even if it is something that you do automatically, you should also pull the leash when he does it since it can harm him both physically and psychologically. Instead, it is important to analyze the causes that lead to this behavior.
It is completely normal for your dog to get excited when going outside and want to run, explore the place or even socialize with other dogs. That is why you must educate him to walk more calmly.
Possible solutions to this behavior problem? One of them is to help reduce that anxiety about going outside and that we can achieve by tiring him a little beforehand. We suggest that before leaving home you try to play with him by throwing a ball to him to return it to you. This way, it will run a bit and will not be as active when you take it out for a walk.
Also, once on the street there is a way to calm him down a bit. It is simply a matter of distracting him and something that works quite well to achieve this is giving him small amounts of his favorite treat while he is walking by your side. In addition, this will also work as positive reinforcement for being good. Once all this has been explained, we are going to analyze the causes of this behavior of your dog according to Aetolia, specialists in veterinary ethology. Luckily, they have an easy solution!
