Using Havanese Training To Stop Puppies from Leash Chewing
December 8th, 2009
Twelve weeks of age are the times of a Havanese puppy becoming more aware of its powerful senses. Its enthusiasm to check out its world is so overcoming, everything simply has to get inspected by the dog’s mouth and-or nose! Thus there is no need for great alarm at a puppy that seem to devote its walks more on chewing the leash, rather than concentrating on the walk.
On the other hand, here are some handy ideas to put to use if you think its high time for some serious Havanese training action versus strap- and buckle-nibbling.
First of all, instead of the typical collar and leash, why not put on the dog a harness? With this, the harness’s leash goes to the back, putting it out of reach of the dog’s or puppy’s teeth.
Indeed, doing something about the leash may help out a lot. The following technique for a new way of putting the leash on the dog may just do the trick.
Hook first the leash to the collar. Then take the leash and wound it around the dog’s neck to make a circle. Take the slack part of the leash, insert and pull through the leash handle. You now have what looks like horse’s reins, consisting of two shorter leads instead of one long one. In effect, the leash rides higher than the collar on the neck.
Lastly, here is a curious Havanese training way to train a dog to lay off the leash. The owner will walk backwards in this procedure, holding the leash of the dog. He or she will hold a long wooden spoon with a few smears of peanut butter, and entice the dog to follow. When there is some slack on the leash, the dog gets praise (plus licks on the spoon of course).
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