I walk y dog when training with a small green garden cane in my hand the same hand i am holding the lead in if the dog walks passed my knee the cane moves swiflty across his nose and some time just in thin air to remind him. It took about 4 good long walks before the message sunk in and he is now 11 and will walk to heal with no encouragement. ps i dont have the stick or the lead any more.
So the command get back you Barstw=ewrd before i brake yaneck you useless lump of Sh it while still getting dragged down the road with aDOG ON A ZIP ZIP DONT REALLY WORK THEN HA
Im going to go against the grain here slightly.
If Im training a dog, no matter what age or breed I usually just give a good yark (and I mean a good one)on the lead when they start to pull, accompanied with the command "HEEL". My last lab pup was "HEELING" without a lead in 20 minutes.
Haltis are good at stopping them pulling on the lead but I feel they are a preventer rather than a cure.
243 stop whistle , works every time
All dogs are different,even within a litter,the only time I feed a treat is when they find a deer
More sensitive types heel better than headstrong ones
however where deer are concerned I would rather reel a dog back than have it behind you,you then know the dog has a bit of go about it
For myself I would not try and give the dog a treat,when they find a deer that's when they get a treat,there's many a way to skin a cat though!If it works,fine,just like mine to know they have done well when given a treat,not constantly feeding them to stay at heel which a well bred dog should do no probs anyway
As I said earlier,I don't like them welded to my heel,body length in front;back end in line with me,nose in front indicating,different dogs=different methods
A headstrong dog respects you that bit more if you give it a jerk rather than feed him food,a sensitive one may start disliking you,read your dog.