How To Teach Your Dog To Walk To Heel In Seconds

Teaching a dog to walk to heel on a loose leash is a difficult thing to do when they are a strong breed of dog and want to pull on the leash all the time but knowing the right way to do it can achieve amazing results quickly and easily. This video shows the amazing transformation of a Doberman who is strong and pulls on the leash but with the right training, guidance and direction you will see a dog walking beautifully to heel in seconds.
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[@johnnottingham1650]

I really hope you read this comment fella. I found a dog, chip read, abandoned. I have 2 rescue cats. He had no training, pulled me down the road reacted to every dog it saw. With your videos he's not been put to sleep after a short stay in kennels, he now walks to heel, he stays when told, and he ignores the cats in our house like they are not even there. Thank you for your videos. Thank you so much.

[@nguyenthanhtien7939]

As much as I wish I had sent my dog to Brandon for training before bringing him home kzbin.infoUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU I am so grateful for this down-to-earth, practical guide. His training techniques and tips really work. Thank you as well for dedicating your life's work to rescue dogs, and to rescuing those of us who want the very best for our 4-legged family members.

[@flower-ss2jt]

Gave my daughter your puppy course for Christmas and the change is incredible. The 'scatter puppy' has gone, and been replaced by a happy calm puppy (still abit inquisitive at time) that is no longer anxious about what is expected of him. I never would have thought that by training a dog you relieve the dog of stress.

[@name.terrie]

Great distinction... correction to correct unwanted behavior, reward to reinforce desired behavior. Your engagement drill is such a game changer. So far the dogs I have had the honor to foster, get such a kick out of the accomplishment and fun game we make of this. Thank you.

[@emmataric5223]

I just want to say thank you this is a mirror of my 40kg boy that the answer was castration as he pulls to smell. Hes under a year and nervous so it wasnt right for us. So pleased to find balanced trainers despite being made to feel guilty. My trainer helped us the same way and we are about to learn like this. Your videos are helpful in me having confidence so grateful x

[@starfoxloves]

Do any other Will fanboys and girls find themselves saying "good girl!" with a British accent? I just can match his inflection so much better that way 🤷‍♀️😂😂 Your tune up drill is everything Will, I always knew I was supposed to do it and why but the how never made since till I found your videos. It's all about the balance! I'm nerding out on them these days! 🤓 Thank you!!

[@bertgordon5443]

Strangely I've been watching Will for about 3 days and when I take my dog for a walk I know sound like him.

[@starfoxloves]

@@bertgordon5443 😂😂 I'm glad it's not just me!

[@kimmiel6825]

Yes me too! Good girl with the British accent! 😂

[@alexcook9654]

I'm English, I do the same but with Tom Davis's voice 🤣

[@davids2963]

I've been saying "loving leader" in British accent

[@gillw8988]

So loving your positivity which is past on and felt by the dogs you train with

[@annaval119]

I just love how you dress mate. You should start your own brand. Itd be a money tree. It should be branded with yr name, high end quality and pricing

[@BoOgyB34r]

Your teaching videos and explanations on them have been a great help on controlling our dalmatian from pup tot now 1 year old. Since these are very strong high energy dogs we were a bit scared at first but your videos have helped a bunch. She's not perfect but she's very managable and well socialised!

[@dustaone8521]

Beautiful stuff mate. I grew up with a gorgeous ladrador called Cleo, one of the conditions of us getting a dog was my ability to look after her. this was before the internet so I had to work it all out myself. I love watching guys like yourself teaching others. thanks.

[@karentangney576]

Will your videos are absolute god sends. They are invaluable to a large strong breed dog owner. My Sasha was a female Rott who I was lucky to have for 9 years before she succumbed to Osteosarcoma she left and took my heart with her but I know I didnt train her properly. She was a puller and ijumper. It took me 8 months before I could bring myself to get another Rott. My breeder has a female for me she is 5 weeks old today. I will be getting her in 3-4 more weeks. I'm not going to make the same mistakes Ive been watching all your videos and I know I will be a confident and consistent dog owner this time around. I just love this breed they are the most affectionate and protective dogs I ever owned. Thank You for sharing your knowledge with me.

[@bassface2316]

Absolutely love your training advice Will. I've learnt and implemented so much from your videos. My lovely mannered Basque Shepherd and I thank you so much!

[@zeal426]

Love the videos! wondering if you teach your dogs non verbal commands such as hand gestures or facial expressions etc..? and if so, would you make a video on it if you haven't already?

[@agood1]

this guy is seriously helping people! he is also extremely handsome!! so I watched these videos last night and had the success with the methid of planting the flag this morning on our walk! it was short, and eventually my dog got annoyed but it did work, and I can see it wil lwork if I keep doing it.

[@firstlast8973]

Love the videos and how you go about it. I would however like to see a bit longer sessions with extreme cases.

[@AnnaKuznetzova88]

Sooooo glad u add footage when u work with dog. Much better for us trying to use this methods

[@kristenh.h.7320]

Wonderful work!!!! Safety for pup and humans in focus! ❤️

[@janamitevska31]

Thank you so much for this lesson! My miniature schnauzer is like another dog now. 😁🤗😊

[@sv3186]

fantastic videos dude, we are getting a rescue whippet tomorrow so I've been watching a lot of your videos recently. cant wait to employ the techniques you teach. thanks a lot for sharing!

[@aveysquarerooted1417]

just tried this with my golden and had so much progress in 15 minutes. its hot so shes tuckered out now and is properly stimulated. thank you!

[@annaval119]

Its a good idea to start this in the middle of the road like Will shows, then as you progress, getting closer and closer slowly to the edge, where the grass and distractions are

[@jeno264]

That Little Miss would break your shoulder! What amazing work!!

[@aimeebriggs9959]

My 7 month old lab/beagle puppy pulled me over on a walk 4 weeks ago and I have broken my shoulder. So wish I had seen these videos beforehand. We were doing some work to stop her pulling but it didn’t seem to be working brilliantly. I think she will respond really well to this when I can start walking her again. Had to get a dog walker in the meantime. Live and learn and still love my dog to to bits

[@nickyhyland5790]

Cute mix! Maybe the dog walker can help with the pulling too? Hope your shoulder is healing ok!!

[@ExpatPhil]

Thank you Will, you saved my sanity, and probably my marriage. About six weeks ago, we adopted a 10 month old German shepherd cross bitch, from our Vets (I am a Brit Expat living in Colombia), we knew very little of her history, other than she and her sister had been abandoned, and she was with her sister when she was killed by a car. Nala is a loving dog, but on the lead she was a 'She Devil', I'm similar size to you, I was having trouble holding her, and she tried to attack anything that came near us, animal, pedestrian, vehicle. I was at my wits end, having had dogs man and boy, now 65yrs, so decided to research YT, and found your channel. As a result I tried a slip leash, which made no difference, then came upon this video, I was one of those who had always thought pinch collars were cruel, but on watching you decided to give it a go. The collar arrived last week, the first day, I let her wear it around the house to get used to it, she wasn't bothered, day two our first walk, a miracle in every sense of the word, jumped at two motorcycles, realised her mistake, and has improved daily. She now walks to heel, ignores all traffic, foot and vehicular, and is nothing short of an Angel, you are indeed the Messiah 😂 Nala thanks you, she now gets excited when the pinch collar comes out! kzbin.info3IiCaDFruIE?feature=share

[@melaniekeeling7462]

We have been recommended to us. I have a strong, energetic adopted two-year-old puppy. We've had all sorts of trouble. He's calming down, but I'm not so wonderful at managing him.

[@leahreinsager8237]

Thank you for your videos! They have helped us start leash training our approx one-year-old whippet that we recently adopted. If you don't mind I have a question, what should we do if she is walking to heel well while training in our driveway but it doesn't translate into actually walking in the neighborhood? I have watched this video and the one with the Golden Retriever Sandy so far and am not sure that is the next step.

[@MrNetpirate]

Really nice job, thank you for the pro advice!

[@TwoTall1988]

That's absolutely mind bottling. My wife started doing A Place for Rover (side gig dog boarding) last year while she was pregnant and she took on a few dogs that she was worried would hurt her or the unborn baby. I wish I would have found your channel back then! This will help significantly with our future boarders.

[@jayemfree]

As much as a dog shouldn't pull I'd be annoyed if you put a prong collar on my dog without my consent while boarding

[@TwoTall1988]

@@jayemfree prong collars are safer than flat collars (the ones most owners use) for dogs that pull. So I would probably say "cool, but prong collars are safer for dogs that pull and aren't leash trained"

[@jayemfree]

@@TwoTall1988 lots of people use harnesses as opposed to flat collars now so doesn't necessarily apply

[@TwoTall1988]

@@jayemfree harnesses are useless for dogs that pull, especially if you don't want them to pull. You need to watch more of Fenrir's videos.

[@jayemfree]

@@TwoTall1988 I'm not talking about training a dog I'm talking about you boarding a dog and saying I don't think you should put prong collars on dogs without the owners consent

[@MKimble515]

I can say for sure this works. I have a very powerful 100+ lb dog who was out of control, especially when distracted. I used these exact techniques I learned from Will and others. I now have people telling me how good my dog is.

[@milenataylor2]

I really enjoyed watching this short video. I am still amazed every time I see a quick transformation but it definitely can be that easy on some dogs.

[@1minutecomicswalahollywood648]

Thank-you, Sir. This video is very useful.

[@lekochi]

I know this was a year ago but I just re homed a 1 year old female Doberman. Makes the one you got there look tame. The pulling is insane, don’t even have to be moving! Hope this video helps me

[@alexandradittmann8588]

Brilliant - love the before vs after display, lol, poor victim being dragged behind before, and then, sheer leash-walking beauty after :-)

[@zuzahicks2913]

What if your doberman gets so distracted on a walk they pay zero attention to food?

[@Depressed_Dinosaur]

Hold on, hold on! Is someone losing some weight there? Love what you're doing Will! Keep it up.

[@JamesRousseaux]

Thank you so much for all you advice. It's so helpful. Really appreciate it. 🇦🇺

[@REPOOCNITSUJ]

love the training advice, and purchased a Fenrir slip lead.... but what if the pup gets to the point where they don't respond to treats anymore?? Our boy does ok, with the slip lead, but when he gets distracted (such as looking for his brother), he will not accept a treat and seems extremely anxious. Great videos.

[@maryharper9321]

Love the can do attitude for big dogs

[@drogon2988]

What a good gail! 😋 😂 just a harmless joke. Love the channel. I've ordered multiple Fenrir products.

[@sentfromgeemail302]

Another great video - thank you. Wondering if you have any tips for my wife and I who own two smaller dogs, both of which are big pullers when going for walks, and we've been trying to train them to do loose lead walking for 2 months with little progress. When separated, they do a bit better but all prior training seems to go out the window when we take them out together. It's incredibly frustrating.

[@thinginthenorth]

I would love to see these kinds of videos with greyhounds (and whippets in particular). I am having a hard time outside where my whippet does not seem to even want the treat. Thanks and love your videos!

[@wendystewart5665]

Me too, my whippet is a terrible puller, I’m at my wits end

[@macmcleod1188]

@@wendystewart5665 You can set up a loop of leash over one of their front legs right up near the top of their leg. Then when they pull, that leg lifts up and they are pulled off balance and immediately lose their pulling strength. It doesn't hurt them but being off balance is unpleasant so they stop doing it. I never did the treat thing but if you are and they ignore the treats, I'd let them get a bit hungrier before training (and no- not starving them- just make sure they are actually hungry so train them just before they were due to eat).

[@drahcirnavolreb2449]

Unbelievable... Amazing!

[@weslockley6684]

Brilliant videos pal, I’ve picked up loads

[@caddywompuss]

Just adopted a dog who is a horrible puller. With so many channels I picked yours. Need good results 😎

[@towpottsfam7631]

Still trying to do this sort of thing with a flat collar and lead with my labs and boy do I ache... Any thoughts on using a vibration collar for recall?

[@uniquewhippets0]

Can you do a video for a sighthound that you can’t use prong collars on as their necks/skin are too thin for it. You’d cause permanent damage to them. How would you work with any breed of sighthounds to stop pulling and heel work ? Would love to see a trainer tackle these breeds traits.

[@andrewlowe7668]

Great video, makes so much sense. My 5-year-old fox lab has become fearful of traffic, will a slip lead help?

[@cguerrieri4866]

Always good content! Thanks

[@wayneosmand7652]

Impressed, will grab one of those collars today! really enjoy your video's Will thank you

[@Galadraw]

Watching your video, I decided to go right this moment to buy such a leash and a prong collar because I have a year and a half female belgian malinoas that pulls a lot on walks. Ordinary collars and slip leashes have not worked so far, so I will try the dual stuff you did.

[@flashpointgaming]

What additional tips would you advise on dogs with super high prey drive like huskies? They can walk normal until they see a woodland creature and then forgets all training.

[@markjefferyes9623]

another great video Will. we have just rescued a 10 month old dobe, and while he isn't that bad with pulling I am looking for a prong collar to help with his training. Could you point me in the right direction to finding one please?

[@AudenLassoChaveztigre]

Dude thank you, I was able to do the same with a long leash I had around and my Border Collie seems to be getting a hang of it a lot better. He even goofed of and made me laugh then went back to doing the right thing lol.

[@bandit12--]

Nevermind the great advice, your outfit is dapper!

[@focusandefficiency9359]

Thank you.

[@seanmellows1348]

Yeah, my two mutts (littermates) pulled me down more than once. I still struggle with recall and leash pulling. Insights gleaned here are helpful.

[@edpowell7858]

Love this - do you have a link for a reputable prong collar?

[@andrewthomson870]

Loving the braces and the country gent look 😎

[@whisthpo]

You are Dog Magician Sir!

[@charlesharsha5973]

What I like about his training he takes dogs that haven’t been trained yet and shows the process.

[@jasonwalker9649]

Hi will love the videos, I recently had a 9mth old male mali and I couldn't get him to walk good which I've no idea how as I keep this breed but I honestly couldn't get him to do anything yet I can with my other 2 malis. Like you and your friend jason I love my dogs but this pup maybe had a bad up bringing yet I tried and tried with him but I still couldn't get him to be good but he loved everyone wasnt nasty for a mali he was harmless never aggressive to anyone.

[@patriciadougal919]

My 10 month old cane corso called Enzo, has been using a prong collar for months. It works great , but, last Friday evening I was just starting his walk he spotted a cat and pulled me up some stairs and across the path a bit. It all happened in a flash. He ran away ,but came back. He broke my ankle. I'm wearing a leg brace now and have crutches. So be careful out there X X X ♥️

[@rickyraw5457]

Great upload your training session is really helpful, I think the prong collar is an essential training aid for dogs that pull.... Thank you for sharing this with us. 👍😁

[@RenewedRS]

It's disgusting and I bet he doesn't even use that type of collar anymore.

[@marklong691]

How long do you have to use the prong collar for afterwards?

[@umarkhatab1700]

I find putting some tuna in my left trouser pocket makes my dog heal instantly...closely followed by stray cats & even the odd bodybuilding gym nut.

[@guimcestari]

lovely doberman! ❤️

[@timgross6915]

What treats do you use. I have used Milk Bones with my dog but she has seemed to have lost interest in them.

[@Midori4life]

Lovely ❤💕

[@voodoorezt7522]

Is it summer in England? Great work as always!

[@jaynebarnes855]

I note that you don't sell prong collars in your shop at Fenrir canine leaders. Can I ask what brand you would recommend? I have a 10 month old labrador dog who is pulling my arms out of sockets and he's just not responding to a slip lead at the moment.

[@tomek3633]

Great vid, as usual! Say, can one teach a dog to always walk to the owners left side? Would be great if you could show us some hints how to achieve it.

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

Heel is pretty natural behavior, so dogs get it quickly. Their main survival adaptation in the wild is following a lead dog while moving around, which is the same thing. Control the side by always giving treats with the same hand. The dog will go where the treats are and usually quickly get used to it.

[@vascorocha404]

Damn Will that outfit makes me jealous, good looks man!

[@gubivd9236]

Which prong collar should I be going for? Thanks.

[@kc-n-sassy]

a 85 pound mutt and a 55 pound aussie walk great but i did exactly what u are doing with the prong collar they walk great now.

[@emmawire9227]

Does this work with a jackhuahua his a puppy keeps pulling on the lead not listening his got a harness around his body does he really need one round his neck to get him to walk with.

[@zzzzzzJoker]

Positive reinforcement love it man

[@sherriontour]

A prong collar is not positive reinforcement

[@truegrizzlesfan2292]

My only issue, how do you separate the focus heel to regular heel with lose lease.

[@donnadigiacomo-kesten1455]

I am a positive reinforcement type with my little 7 lb poodle but I can understand why this maybe necessary. Any suggestions for my little gut 18 moths who lags behind and sometimes stops heeling when competing in Rally Obed?

[@JaneDoe-hl6bx]

I started doing this with pup today, already with 1 walk, I see the difference 😲🙏

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

It is sort of amazing to see Will spend five seconds with a dog he's never met before and it is completely transformed. As always this video is ridiculously short given how unruly the animal looked upon arrival.

[@thenoworriesnomad]

Excellent 👍👍

[@angelcuerda9543]

Thanks Big Ibai

[@daverowlands2948]

I have tried absolutely everything with my English springer and a slip lead works abit but his eyes still popping out his head due to the excitement of going for a walk and the sniffing and chocking himself, off the lead he's fine and has good recall

[@ginomota9617]

Hi, so I got my dog to heel for the most part and he’ll stay in a heel until I release him. But when another dog walks by he will run across my body or behind me, pulling me in any direction. Even if I have steak in my hand he ignores my food goes for the dog I have a prong collar on him but I think it’s a little loose. If I take off another link I think it’s to tight. How tight should it be, and what should I do if he doesn’t care for food?

[@mikeaichinger]

I heeded your advice and started training heel with a prong collar. Everything went exceptionally well. But now, if she does not have the prong collar on, she reverts back to pulling some. What should I do?

[@darrengough4400]

Loving this. I have tried this with my dog (slip lead) and it works great. Any idea how to help them walk slightly behind or just to the side? I have a smaller breed dog and he walks quite fast so is always just ahead.

[@iza3887]

“Pop pop back”

[@darrengough4400]

Ok great. So even though he is loose lead but ahead, I should take up some of the slack and ‘pop pop’ back a bit?

[@iza3887]

@@darrengough4400 yes but also post your flag meaning when you stop post a leg in front to show dog you in control and you got this and just build the reps, try and get them to look at you or to your side. Some days will be easier others hard but be consistent and your dog will always continue to be trained to the end so keep it up I have a 4 month old American Anita btw

[@darrengough4400]

@@iza3887 thank you. Great advice 👍 my dog does look at me which is great and he gets rewarded for doing so, either with praise or treats and the lead is slack. The problem is he just walks faster then me so is always slightly ahead and almost too close to my side that I have to be careful not to accidentally tred on him 😂 even when he is slightly ahead, he does seem to recognise when I stop which is good. I just need him to be a little bit further back. he is a border terrier

[@iza3887]

@@darrengough4400 I have an akita and she walks my pace but I try and teach her my partner or moms pace but they just need to put the reps

[@Thewibareports]

Hi there, prong collars are unfortunately illegal in my country and other suggestions?

[@peterroberts4753]

Do you have a link to the collar you used please?

[@Auggies1956]

Just in time, the prong collar came in yesterday. Will get out there soon.

[@gavin1583]

I have a female Doberman and she is is 5 months and already 20kgs of muscle! She can loose lead walk and doesn’t really pull, but it’s not shaped into a nice heel yet as her pace is always adjusting. The annoying thing is when I praise her for being in a good heel position she then speeds up and gets about a foot or so in front. 😂 it’s still a loose lead but it now means she can cut in front of me if someone walks by etc. I think a lot of her problem is fear. I notice her hairs all stood up down her spine which makes her walk faster and start to pay less attention to basic commands she knows. I do walk confidently with her and don’t baby talk her when she is notably scared. I am scratching my head on the best approach to work through this behaviour as it can’t be fun for her if she is on high alert all the time 😢 Walks in the dark are the worst for this. Great vids. I have bought some of the Fenrir stuff too. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@lesley7634]

I'm a dog walker and I find your videos super-useful . I've put links to them on my FB page. Thank you Fenrir. Could you do a one on first-aid for dogs please? In particular, the Idiot Dog has a nasty bone in her mouth and she's choking on it, but she won't let go in case the other dogs I'm walking, the Good Dogs, get the bone. How would you deal with that? *What I did* It was luckily near some railings so I tied the Good Dog's leads to the railings and I put Idiot on her back and at great personal risk put my thumbs each side of her cheeks and got the bone out, but is there a special way to do this?

[@pim1234]

Can you give an example to get to this without a prong collar ?

[@dennisknight8565]

Our 1 y/o female Dobie does this even with a prong collar. She keeps it just tight enough to negate any "pop" correction. Any thoughts?

[@naomi5893]

Have you tried using a halti lead collar or a no pull harness, I find that they work very well with big dogs. They don't give discomfort so should be better for your dog.

[@anaya0916]

So after they really learn this can I get rid of the prong collar I just don’t like the idea of having them on everytime they walk for the rest of their life???

[@melissa5907]

Advice please! 🥰 My pup is 4mths old now, and still working on leash training. I’d like to teach him to walk good on my left side, but for times he’s allowed to explore, (walking through the woods for example) to have freedom to smell around and do what dogs do. Will this confuse him? Or how to teach him the difference of what’s expected during certain situations, and more freedom during other situations?

[@gavin1583]

Hey, I am in the same boat as you. There are plenty of videos out there about teaching your dog to “work” such as heel walking and then how to switch them off and be a dog for a bit using release commands like “freedom” or “break”. It’s important to give them a break during training it does help them stay focused.

[@andrewmyers2776]

Do you have any suggestions for how to control a Wheaton greeting?

[@peks4924]

Does loose leash walking and heeling reduces leash reactivity on other dogs?

[@scienzedellemerendine4915]

Well...what do I do with a standard breed? I can't use this collar, right?

[@emilyhornell4517]

Are these collars safe for puppies? My pup is 18 weeks old and I can’t get him to stop pulling no matter how much positive reinforcement I give for ‘checking in’.

[@fleuralexandra87]

Prong collars are illegal where I live - would this still work with a slip lead?

[@GODOFCOD147]

See my dog will do this while training but then on a walk he’s still all over the place and still doesn’t pay attention. He’s perfect without distractions in the home.