Arctic Weasel

Sorry my last post cut short as using fecking phone. Basically I was approx 17 - 18 when I did this and had no one around me to help etc as it was my first pup and forums weren't about then. As previously stated the pup was extremely nervous around leads and the slow build up of pressure on her neck and the leading by the JRT helped to build her confidence. The JRT did lead only as if guiding and never ragged or pulled and whenever this was done it was in an enclosed garden and supervised be me at all times. Again apologies if this was bad advice but it worked for me back then as I was

Hi mate I've always found it handy (while supervised obviously) with young dogs to clip a lenght of rope to their collar, make it just long enought for them to step on every now and then and let them trot about the garden and almost lead train themselves. Back years ago I had a JRT that used to grab the rope on what was a nervous lurcher pup and would walk it around the garden, it took the stress out of it and turned it into a game in the end. Atb