Showerthought: my dog's leash walking got way better after 2 weeks of the same 4 blocks
I used to walk my dog Gus all over town and he pulled the whole time, but about 2 weeks ago I started doing the same short loop around our block in Cedar Grove every morning. By day 10 he stopped yanking and actually walked next to me, and now he checks in with me at every corner without me saying a thing. I think all the new smells on long walks were just too much for him. Has anyone else had a dog calm down once you made the walks boring and familiar?