FIVE hidden leash walking secrets

By Jennifer Stoeckl, MAT - Dire Wolf Project CEO, Oct. 16, 2023
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Max

You thought going for a walk with your dog was only about the dog not pulling, didn’t you?

Well…

Of course you want that.

But that’s a tactic.

Going for a walk with your dog is much more than that. It’s about improving your relationship.

That’s because a leash is a communication device.

OH!

You thought a leash was simply a way to keep your dog from running off after that squirrel in the neighbor’s yard!?

Or the cat on the other side of the street?

There is that, of course.

But do you remember the telephone string cups game when you were little?

The one where you took two cups, tied a string on the bottom of each cup, then went into another room and spoke to your friend through the cup?

That’s exactly what a leash is to your dog.

It’s a means of communication.

A telephone wire, if you will.

Your dog can feel a flea crawling down its back, so it can CERTAINLY feel the slightest pressure on the leash.

Here are FIVE hidden leash walking secrets you never knew:

  1. The leash is a communication device, like a telephone wire.
  2. Your dog can learn on its own how to: unwrap the leash from a tree or bush, untangle the leash from under its belly, and loosen the pressure on a taunt leash.
  3. You can use the leash like morse code to communicate a certain command to your dog that no one else knows about… such as back-up, turn left, down etc.
  4. Your dog can silently communicate back to you using leash pressure.
  5. You can set up puzzles for your dog to solve on a walk using only a leash.

And my favorite type of leash to use is… the SLIP LEAD!

It is by far the most communicative type of leash out there. Plus it’s quick to put on and easy to use.

You can see Max and I demonstrating some of the secrets above in this week’s latest video.

Here’s the link:

https://youtu.be/kvW52GEIspM

Jennifer Stoeckl is the co-founder of the Dire Wolf Project, founder of the DireWolf Guardians American Dirus Dog Training Program, and owner/operator of DireWolf Dogs of Vallecito. She lives in the beautiful inland northwest among the Ponderosa pine forests with her pack of American Dirus dogs.