A Fun Indoor Training Activity

It’s cold in most places and that can make it hard to be outdoors. Indoor training can be fun and effective. Here is an exercise you can try:

Place a temptation down on the ground about 10 feet away from you and your dog. Have your dog on leash and invite them to start walking towards the temptation. If the start to pull, tell them “too bad” and bring them back to the starting line. If they walk without pulling, they win the game and get the temptation. They’ll catch on pretty quickly to this.

What’s the point of this?

When out and about, there are lots of things that our dogs see and want to go towards. This allows us to communicate to our dogs that they may get to go to that thing if the leash is loose. Try this with a favorite toy or even your dog’s meal.