Hi!

My family has a dog, an eight month border collie cross named Reggie, that is impossible to walk. The problem is that he is so strong; if I tried to walk backwards when he wants to go forward, I get slammed into the ground. Inside he heels almost perfectly, its only outside that he's a problem.

I've used two methods that keep him from running all over the yard. Sometimes I will just try to turn him, but then he will just keep running in circles and he has come very close to ramming me into trees. The other method that sort of works is telling him to sit when ever he tries to run off, and that also sort of works, except sometimes he won't sit, and then I have to go back to trying to turn him.

Please help - Every time I try to take him out my hands end up red.

Jeenta