The obedience class will help. Where are you taking that?

The good ones are folks who are either AKC or APDT certified. (APDT = American Pet Dog Trainers) They have dogs and they work with their dogs, so they have experience. Some places like PetCO and PetSmart may ahve trainers who never owned a dog, just took a class and passed a written test.

You learn from the other folks in class, as well.


The halti is the best way to stop this behaviour, keep using that, take that to class. A certified trainer like above will not permit you to use a choke collar.

Keep in mind that some dogs do not want to be in the heel position. I have one, a rescue bichon, who need to be about 5 feet away from me and slightly behind me. So that is where she feels most comfortable and that is where she walks. She panics if someone is behind her, so she keeps me in front. A trainer will help you sort all this out.

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