Hi, can anyone help. We have recently rescued a four year old English Springer and apart from being overweight through lack of excersise and matted fur he is very gentle and loving dog. My problem is we live by the river and he loves water, we can't get his attention when out on the lead, let alone off, and we are worried that we will loose him. So my question is how to attract his attention. He's not a piggy dog so treats don't work. We've tried the whistle/clicker he's excellent in the house, again not out. The overweight saga is through lack of excersise with his previous owner, and subsequently has not much muscle. For the past six weeks we have been pavement pounding with him on the lead, never letting him off. Also on the lead we cannot get his attention, he is too interested in whats out there. So again we have a problem with pulling. He has a strain of Columba aparently and so is rather larger than a normal Springer, with his extra flab he weighs in at 34kgs, so is too big to pull. We have a halter (figure eight), he doesn't even notice it's on him, and it has no effect. Sorry, a bit of a long one. Can you help?
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