It’s a bit of a pickle isn’t it:  the fact that almost as soon as we get our new puppies home, we need to start taking them places on leash…. but we also know that solid leash skills take time to develop! So what’s a handler to do when you have to get a puppy from A to B before that training even has a chance to get started? 

This presentation covers how we can minimize the development of undesirable leash habits like pulling, lunging, and frustrated or over-excited on-leash reactions in our new puppies with a few strategic management choices for those times when we just have to get to where we are going. 

Discover how your puppy’s individual personality determines the skills you’ll want to focus on first, how to teach the skills that are most needed- and the environments that will work best for their training. We’ll use context cues to help, rather than hinder, the calm and relaxed emotional state that is ideal for a nice walk. 

Finally, we’ll discuss the concept of "ditching the destination” for daily walks, and about how this one simple idea can help to improve the enjoyment you both have on your daily walks right away and into the future.

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$19.95 - This pre-recorded presentation including lecture and Q&A will show in your Webinar Library after purchase.

About the Presenter:

Erin Lynes (she/her) has been breeding Labrador Retrievers since 1997, training professionally since 2009, and has been an FDSA instructor since 2021. With years of experience raising puppies and coaching new owners, she has a special interest in helping families succeed with the common challenges that puppyhood brings. Erin instructs online on topics related to puppies, senior dogs, and dog sports training, and she offers group classes and family dog mediation services locally.  

Erin is the co-founder of the National Dog Sports Association and her facility, Eromit AIRcademy, hosts dock diving and agility trials during the summer months. You can learn more about Erin’s dogs, her breeding program and training services on her website www.eromit.com

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