There are a few tips for walking your dog and they can be easily implemented in your everyday walk with your dog to make your exercise much more convenient and desirable.  Let’s face it, a disobedient dog on a leash can literally drag you around for hours upon hours, completely wearing you down, and never really know that they are doing anything wrong.  Dogs need consistency in their training, especially when walking your dog, so that they can become accustom to the way things should be when walking with the owner, making for an enjoyable experience for the owner, as well as the dog.

When you are getting ready to walk a dog, make sure that the collar fits properly so that you will have the proper control from the leash.  With a collar too tight, you will tend to chock the dog when they try to run off, and with a collar too loose, the collar can slip off or jerk a lot which can give mixed signals to the dog that is being walked.  The proper leash will help to aid in all of these aspects of walking a dog and give more control to the owner that is walking the dog which, in turn, helps to teach the dog exactly what the owner wants and making for a cooperative and learnable experience for the dog.

At first, if the dog has no walking skills on a leash, you should reduce the length of the leash so that the dog is forced to walk beside you at all times rather than wander off.  This will teach the dog patience and let them learn a baseline for what it is you are wanting.  Keep the leash up high and as the dog learns the proper way to walk, then you can start to slack off on the leash a little at a time, though keeping him close.  Eventually, with consistency, the dog will learn to walk properly beside the owner without being distracted by other people or animals which makes life a whole lot better for both pet and owner.