A tiny bit shouldn’t rip your pants. If your dog is a significant puller, or what I like to call Jack-rabbits, then starting with teaching your dog where you want them to be, engaging with them when they are where you want them, and reinforcing their position is where I’d start with a loose leash before tethering. If you purchase a hands-free leash, they typically come with a waistband that velcros together but same principle - if you have a super puller, work on teaching close proximity and positioning first. Personally, I have lost a belt loop before doing this but in 15 or so years of hands-free leash usage, only once and with a dog who wasn’t really ready for it so - my fault for poor planning on that one!
That is the worst idea and that is actually recommended not to do with especially bigger dogs. I have known and seen many animals that have gotten away from their owners because they're too lazy and they don't know anything about training or anything about animals doing this and have seen the dog gotten away and gotten hit by cars. Please don't listen to this video get this video a thumbs down to let people know that this is no good advice and this will get your animals hurt and killed. You have two hands there's a proper way to hold a leash especially with bigger animals and they should heel on your side always.
I don’t agree with any of this as a behavior professional - especially the part about “should heel on your side always.” There are safe ways and no safe ways to do things without taking away their freedom/agency. Using a hands-free method has everything to do with where you are with your dog in the training process and how responsive they are to you. Unfortunately people do not always have two hands to dedicate to every dog they walk, nor should (tricky word) they have to.
@@SaraOndrako I have a husky and a small caucasian shepard, the husky is always a nightmare when walking, the way she pulls the leash while am holding it makes me almost fall flat on my face haha so hands-free with definitely help me since I'll be able to run by her side!
Definitely train her indoors first and then slowly increase the distraction level by practicing just outside of your home, then further down the road, and so on with each practice session. That will help build the same expectation no matter the environment. Happy training!
