[RKDinOKC]

Pepper did real good on her training yesterday evening.

I'm walking her with a 20ft leash. Don't give her any commands, just ignore her. Start off briskly, walk a bit, stop and wait a minute or two, then start off briskly, walk a bit, repeat. You hold the leash with both hands against your chest so when the dog reaches the end it gets a sharp jolt instead of just pulling. The idea being she has to pay attention to me or she gets jolted when I start walking and the leash is used up. The pause when stopping gives her a chance to get distracted and learn she has to watch me or when I start walking she gets a jolt. They say to just walk and don't pay any attention to the dog even if you have to drag it so it doesn't become a battle of wills. And the jolt unbalances them keeping it from becoming a tug or war as it does when most people try to pull their dogs along.

At first Pepper stays at the limit of the leash. She doesn't pull, but goes to her limit. After a couple of jolts she stays within 5 or 6ft and keeps an eye on me despite 20 ft of leash. Looking for her to keep within the 5 or 6ft all the time not after the first few jolts at the beginning of her session.

4 different times yesterday evening other walkers came by. 3 walking their dogs. When she noticed and went towards them I immediately changed directions away from them and she got jolted away. After the first one she didn't head towards the distraction and after the 2nd she followed without getting jolted. And when I stopped she just sat and watched them go by instead of trying to go to them.

Next we will approach or head towards the distractions then turn away.