How to STOP leash pulling - 3 Miniature Schnauzers in Training

[@JensUniqueNibblesandMore]

My Miniature Schnauzer was a 4 year old rescue dog when we got her, and a trainer thought she had social anxiety (a six-week training course and regular socializing but she actually got worse instead of better!) Anyway this video's method is what the trainer recommended for leash pulling. It should work for most dogs but mine was an exception. Spent the whole time walking back and forth, day after day, week after week, my little stinker never learned. Finally I decided you know what when you bark and pull we're just turning around & going home. Try again tomorrow, repeat process. But you know what in about a week she figured it out, she'd rather get to go for a walk and now she almost never barks or pulls

[@snakerivercanine]

Awesome that's great! Yes each individual dog is different and a good trainer knows when change up the training process to meet the needs of the dog.

[@kittylikesmilk]

Schnauzers are soo so smart! I'm glad she figured it out.

[@willgaukler8979]

... same here my male mini learnt after about a week ... one pull on the leash ....walk over ...back in the house ...my guy is 10 now...no teeth...so I pre water his kibble too ....

[@Sabrina_A.S]

You know, this is just a great idea 😮 I have a 9 month old mini schnauzer and I have tried *everything*, from treats and the exercises in the video to pops in the leash and even when he gets better he keeps doing it - although he learns everything else really fast 🤡 If he keeps like this after a few more tries I might implement this method too, this evening I was considering a prong collar ( and feeling extremely incompetent 'cause I just feel like I'm missing something here)

[@helengarrett6378]

Took five year until I could trust my Schnuzer reliably stay by my side off lead. Twice daily work sessions of twenty minutes for five years. She was great on lead but if a distraction came along she would bolt. Click trainig and everything. Five long years but I finally won!

[@gabby9803]

XD my mini is sooo stubborn and this actually WORKED! Wow!!

[@Charlotte-io7so]

GEORGEOUS party coloring on your puppy. I'm getting my Schnauzer puppy in a few weeks she is a black puppy.. Love your training sections. Thank you

[@lynardok6654]

These are so good and so very helpful!! Thank you for taking the time to show us this - And these beautiful little dogs!!

[@snakerivercanine]

+Lynardo K of course! Glad you enjoyed the info and the cute dogs 😊

[@phedges6476]

Nice Commentary

[@cjholt633]

I tried this with my MS but he still pulled. I put a doggy backpack on him- problem solved. It was so funny , he had the work additude and all his focus was on it . He actually was more focused on what I was wanting him to do. So just another option.

[@joanw9091]

The only problem with slip lead is it doesn't stay high on the neck

[@crystalbachelder8568]

Good idea

[@nellielevitt6665]

Great video and information. The link to the leash however is no longer available. Can you suggest another training leash? Also at what age would you start with the training leash? We just adopted a sweet mini schnauzer and he is 11 weeks old. Thanks

[@tonyt765]

Giving and taking is crucial on the leash, another way I see it is my corrections are like ABS brakes! You're inviting the dog to recognise a more relaxed walk!

[@stansmith182]

The amazon link doesn't work. Can you use a regular leash or does it have to be the kind in the video?

[@snakerivercanine]

It can be any kind of slip lead as long as you use proper technique. You can also use the same techniques with a flat collar and regular lead being sure to watch your collar placement as well.

[@robertpaterson7311]

Many thanks for your very helpful videos and helping to relieve some of my nerves before getting my Miniature Schnauzer puppy in March. Watching yourself and other trainers the puppies are always walked on the left side - is there any reason for this ? Sorry the leash link does not work and wondered if you can send a link to the leash you use ? Many thanks Bob

[@snakerivercanine]

Hey Bob! I updated the leash link. Sorry about that. Left side is a dog show thing that many trainers end up adopting but we try to make sure our dogs can still walk on the right side as well.

[@heleneot]

I read the comments and your answer and I like them!! Will be useful for my next dog! What do you think of leashes extend 6 ft? I was using that with my Schnauzer/Yorkshire. He would go s little fwd but by the time I passed him he was ready to follow, occasionally need a little pull but worked well.

[@KM-cr2ff]

Where can I buy the collar you are using? Thank you

[@OlafoWaffle]

You should use a chest harness for schnauzers.

[@brooke3973]

Why?

[@snakerivercanine]

Actually with proper leash handling and collar placement collars are perfectly safe. Harnesses are great but made for animals to pull things. So if your dog is prone to leash pulling then there is nothing you can do to correct it while using a harness. People worry about collapsed tracheas but that is a genetically inherited trait and generally not caused by collar use.

[@BlackAnvil47]

Just as I had trained my mini....RIP Easy

[@audreywilliams9956]

The link for the leash you're using isn't working- not available. Do you have another one?

[@portiakessner2420]

At 2:36 there is a lady in the background with the exact same outfit as you and a dog!!

[@snakerivercanine]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Alonso2420]

I just got my Min. Schnauzer 2 days ago, he's 2 months old, I try to walk him but he doesn't wanna move at all, he just lays on the ground and resists Any advice on getting him to walk with me?

[@snakerivercanine]

Yes young puppies must undergo a much different leash training exercise. We first start with following off-leash. Then introduce the leash carefully. Pull slightly forward on the leash to encourage the pup forward while luring with a treat. One the pup takes a couple steps forward, release the pressure and give the treat. Do this a number of times until the pup realizes that forward pressure on the leash means to step forward and is a positive reward and not a negative feeling. It is extremely common for new pups to pout or panic when on leash so take small steps the first week or so. Keep treats handy for encouragement. By week 2 your pup should be weaned off treats and walking nicely on leash.

[@nana4121]

When we got our 4 month old he used to do the same, how we fixed this was by walking him every day. Little more each day, he quickly got used to it and likes it very much. Maybe encourage with treats at the beginning. That seemed to help as well :)

[@RubyHoneyBadger]

Thanks

[@sydneysummers2725]

My miniature shnauzer barks at everything and everyone! What do I do?

[@talksfromtheheart]

I usually use a harness with my miniature schnauzer so do you recommend this kind of leash instead when initially training?

[@snakerivercanine]

The negative side to a harness is there is no way to correct when the dog wants to pull. When a dog is ahead of the handler and pulling there can be escalated behavior issues. My preference is a collar that is properly placed (and this safe on the dog) and proper leash handling techniques which includes to constant pressure or pull.

[@JenniferOcious79]

All three of our 5 years old miniature Schnauzers are pullers. Laura is the most eager, trying to rear up on her hind legs and pull. She was a rescue from spending the first year of her life free roaming without a home. Our other two Schnauzers are also rescue but not from such a sad background as Laura. Schnitzle is high energy and pulls. Strudel is usually slow and casual but pulls just as much as Schnitzle when out for walks. I'd be surprised if you didn't have a variety of dog behavior and backgrounds to work with. Are there any techniques beside those shown here that might be helpful for a former "wild" dog and is 5 years old of this behavior too ingrained to correct?

[@katiethewise]

im training my schnauzers, baby bear and aspen

[@bevmanning9754]

I'm looking to.adopting a female Schnauzer Beverly Manning

[@Mylittlespace21]

Outside dogs?

[@KaitlynBakerlolanimegeeks]

My mini is almost a year old and my gf claims she may be too late to train. Can I still use this on her and will she still learn quickly? So far she understands sit and lay down. She’s had a very late training start. I want her to stop leash pulling though.

[@Stephanie-qr2xh]

Can this work on a 1 1/2, 2 year old Schnauzer mix ? It's a rescue dog the family that had her didn't teach her anything

[@snakerivercanine]

Yes, this method is better for mature dogs as opposed to puppies (which is our usual clientele).

[@Stephanie-qr2xh]

Snake River Canine thank you so much for answering

[@dmarin8161]

I adopted a 2 year old schnauzer and she pulls when I take anywhere please help me ! I loved your video and thank you !!! Theo is adorable!!!! ♥️

[@snakerivercanine]

Hello! Thanks for the compliments. It's difficult to work with you and your dog via online communications. There are definitely some excellent training techniques that would work to curb your dog's pulling but are not something I can teach unless I work with you in person. We do offer private lessons if you are able to travel to us 😊.

[@dmarin8161]

Snake River Canine Thank you for the prompt response I currently in El Paso Texas we’re are you located?

[@snakerivercanine]

I am in Southern Idaho

[@dmarin8161]

That’s pretty far but thank you for your videos!!!!

[@robertpaterson7311]

Hi, we have now got our Miniature Schnauzer (5 months old now) and find he is not staying on the left as we walk. He is, we think, getting distracted and we are finding it difficult to keep him on the left when walking. Do you have any suggestions on how to focus his walking or is this something that will come with practice ? Appreciate your help. Regards Bob

[@snakerivercanine]

Hey Bob! You can contact us through our website (www.SnakeRiverCanine.com). We offer tele training and can help you with this issue. 😊

[@kylie6701]

I had to start having my mini on a leash since he began running away and having to bale him out of the pound for the second time, he’s on absolute nightmare on a leash since he hasn’t been on one in 5 years.

[@snakerivercanine]

Yes older dogs are much more difficult to leash train if they aren’t used to it.

[@nayshaness]

Hi I just adopted a schnauzer from a shelter he’s two years old . Any tips ? What would you recomend me to start training him.

[@snakerivercanine]

Good for you! Starting point depends on where he is at and if there are any behavioral issues. But basic obedience, kennel, and leash training is where I would start. Training an adult dog can be much different than training a puppy however. Depends on the dog's personality and motivational factors too. Good luck!

[@andr3ignacio]

I just use Halti and she stopped pulling like by day 2.

[@snakerivercanine]

Yes, different tools work for different dogs. Glad you found something that works for you.

[@Msleelee9487]

I did something like this with my chocolate Lab he was hell at 10 wks day one he hated a collar or a leash he ended up 103 ibs 13 mths and I have a bowed disk one compressed and just pain I could not handle him I would open the door and we would fly out the door I shoulda let go and let him keep going but I held on he would get tired of going back and forth he would stop hold his head down pull back and work his way out of the collar and there he goes I spent a lot of money on gagets 50 ft pens he destroyed a couch I miss my schnauzer he was feisty but he was amazing on a leash he didn't like company or strangers or other dogs but he loved his groomer Debbie and her staff so I don't know if I want to try again but you are good at what you do

[@snakerivercanine]

Yes all dogs are different so it’s not uncommon for us to change or adapt a training strategy to meet the individual needs of our dogs in training. Good luck!

[@annaw6666]

my schnauzer is almost a year old... too late to try this?

[@snakerivercanine]

+wilczewa nope 😊. This is a great exercise at any age.

[@Smartiebob317]

Never too late.

[@gabby9803]

Yea... My schnauzer is about a year old too. I didn't think it would work but it did :3

[@natassakonstantelou9253]

@@gabby9803 mine is also 1 y.o. and pulls like crazy. I m afraid if i do this i ll starngle her....

[@user-jx3jp3gb4x]

when he gets ahead of you while you are training him and you pull him back to you,.... do you say NO, or some other command? I would guess you would not say the word NO.

[@elenaparras7036]

Have you ever had a dog that doesn't want to walk on the leash? My puppy pulls to the front and when I correct her like you she just sits and refuses to walk anymore. Any advice?

[@snakerivercanine]

How old is your puppy? What size/breed? I've had puppies refuse to walk on leash. How I handle it depends on each individual puppy.

[@elenaparras7036]

Snake River Canine she is a mini schnauzer 13 weeks old. She is really bossy. When she is on the leash she pulls forwards and when you change the direction to correct her she freezes and doesn’t move anymore. It gets worse and worse because now she just sits and doesn’t move. I use a collar around the neck.

[@snakerivercanine]

Email me at [e-mail]. I can give you better instruction that way 😁.

[@elenaparras7036]

Snake River Canine I tried you training today in a new area and it worked! I almost cried of happiness!! Thanks a lot for showing this video. It is still hard around the house area. I don’t know why... but when we were further she started walking. Then I did the walk backwards when pull and it works pretty good. Thanks a lot for even giving me your email really nice of you. I will let you a subscription :)

[@sarahmae277]

Snake River Canine I have a 10 week old miniature schnauzers, male. I'm experiencing the same problem. And a couple of others, may I email you also?

[@sydbell8508]

I noticed you did not give small rewards when puppy learns something. Is this normal ??

[@snakerivercanine]

If you are referring to the difference in this video versus my others as far as rewards go, it has a lot to do with the age, stage, and learning type of the dog. I train each individual dog differently based on a number of factors, including the ones I listed above.

[@bryanstark324]

Can anyone repost the link to the leash?

[@snakerivercanine]

Look up “rolled leather slip lead” on Amazon 😉

[@kittylikesmilk]

My schnauzer cannot stop smelling the ground. He literally looks like a distracted professor. How can I get him to just walk and stop trying to smell or eat rocks, grass and all sorts of stuff that I end up having to fish out of his mouth?

[@snakerivercanine]

Walking at a fast pace (very brisk walk) is actually one simple trick I use to keep my dogs focused on a walk. Then they actually feel like they are going somewhere and the actual walk is way more interesting for them. That way they don’t have to entertain themselves with every little thing on the ground! 😄

[@kittylikesmilk]

@@snakerivercanine I will try out this method. I wonder, however, do you recommend muzzles? My schnauzer is only 4-months old and I find muzzling him sad and kind of traumatic. But, at the same time, I don't want him to eat rocks or anything else absolutely disgusting in the city... :(

[@robertpapalia]

I do not like leashes that go around the neck. I prefer a harness where there is less risk of a dog getting a neck injury.

[@snakerivercanine]

Actually with proper leash handling and collar placement collars are perfectly safe. Harnesses are great but made for animals to pull things. So if your dog is prone to leash pulling then there is nothing you can do to correct it while using a harness. People worry about collapsed tracheas but that is a genetically inherited trait and generally not caused by collar use.

[@robertpapalia]

@@snakerivercanine Well when we had our poodle I walked him with a neck collar and he pulled. And pulled and pulled. Guess what? He had throat surgery at 4 years old. We now have a 7 month old schnoodle. I use a harness on her. She pulls but she will get over it. When she gets older she will have a yard to roam in. Everybody dog is different like people. You do what you have to do.

[@이성경-t8b]

나무가 이쁘다 ..

[@marybiasiucci9247]

Love this helps me alot

[@cardrave]

holy cow my ears at 1:20

[@carrie3952]

My schnauzer is terrible for pulling on his lead, we always thought that he would learn that when he pulls he basically strangled himself, he still has never learnt 🤦‍♀️

[@snakerivercanine]

Yes that is very common. You can fix that by putting the collar up to the top of the neck. You have more control that way and they are less likely to cut off their own air that way. It’s a much safer spot for the collar to be.

[@carrie3952]

@@snakerivercanine ok, I will try that, thank you!

[@josebusto6983]

Godó training

[@abril443]

I have a mini and he looks nothing like the usual schnauzer XD he has brown fur white white paws and snout and green eyes with very curly fluffy hair and bites a lot he’s 3 months

[@ala2721]

MY DOG IS AFRAID OF MY WALKER SO SHE TRIES TO PULL AHEAD !

[@phedges6476]

I use a cane, and my Waffles, mini Schnauzer is afraid of the cane. It'll get better!! 🙋‍♀️🐾🐾

[@raymondhoyland61]

My koko doesn't need a leash on our daily walk... Let let her be free ... She never goes more than 50 ft from me... And I point to rabbits that she then goes after...

[@willgaukler8979]

... there is a big difference between males and the females...and between breeder parents....some dogs stay right next to you ...snugglers too... but beware your next puppy may have a different personality ... current male ... 10 years old still hunting them rabbits too ...wish I knew better to brush their teeth tho ...

[@lauckstreet]

I'm not putting any leash on my dog that chokes him. Poor recommendation.

[@tanya5267]

Its not choking them, if it is you're doing it wrong

[@lauckstreet]

@@tanya5267 I'm not doing anything wrong because I'll never put anything like that around my dogs neck. You've got to be an idiot to think that a chain around a dogs neck won't choke them when they pull on it. That sort of training went out the door decades ago. How inhumane! How would you like it if someone stuck a chain around your neck with a leash on it and if you INSTINCTIVELY ran after a squirrel you saw and suddenly you're yanked back by the neck. That's cruel and I for one will never do it to my dog, whether YOU like it or not.

[@tanya5267]

Robert Hunt That’s not a chain, it’s a piece of soft leather. I do not support a chain collar either but there is a substantial difference between the two. I don’t think anyone would like to have a leash at all but dogs don’t think the same way humans do, they are bred to not mind leashes. They were bred to want to please humans and most dogs will adhere to that.

[@robertpapalia]

@@lauckstreet Agree with you completely. My minature poodle had neck surgery because of a leash around his neck. Pulling will do that. We are getting a new dog in November. A schnoodle. She will be trained on a harness. No leashes.

[@snakerivercanine]

Collars must be placed properly (up high on the neck). Most people don’t know that. Collar placement is essential. These techniques can be used with a flat collar if people are averse to using a slip lead but the leash techniques don’t change. I have people tell me all the time their preference is a harness and that is great but you cannot expect to have any control over that dog on leash. Harnesses are designed for animals to pull. Most clients come to me because their dog is out of control on leash and with a harness there is nothing they can do to correct those behaviors.

[@MatsRivel]

"As the leach is pulled, it chokes the puppy"

[@snakerivercanine]

Not with proper leash placement or proper leash handling. You don't see her coughing. Placing the leash high on the neck prevents this.

[@snakerivercanine]

Also, allowing a dog to pull on the leash themselves, like this dog had learned to do, allows them to choke themselves, as this dog was doing when she arrived for training. Once she got the idea of what I was teaching her she actually stopped pulling which meant she no longer choked herself while on the leash. It was much safer for her to learn than it was to allow that behavior to perpetuate.

[@Vanette81]

Thanks