How to train my dog off a prong collar and manage dog reactivity?

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She is doing very very well loose leash walking. Well do so I can text hold water in my leash hand without spilling and can walk with our other dog who is 3 years old but he isn’t weaned off a prong we got him when he was 2.5 years old no manners. How can I get him to do as well as her off prongs? Also she goes in grasses at times etc how can I discourage that? How to get her able to walk by dogs she just bounces(playful wagging tail and bowing) so I have her wait as they pass. Any advice thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | spayed | 6 months and 20 days old | 48 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Hi there! You have a few separate questions here that are all about fairly complicated topics, so I'll try to give some quick words of advice on each one. Feel free to post again with each question separately if you like - we can give a more detailed response this way :) For loose-leash walking, you will need to work with your other dog in a quiet place at first, and give lots of rewards for staying beside you. As he gets better at this, you can gradually try walking for longer periods and in more challenging environments. Here is a great video demonstrating one way of teaching this skill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFgtqgiAKoQ&list=PL7287C737FB745168 I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say that your dog "goes in grasses" at times and you want to stop this? If you mean that she wants to sniff around in the grass on her walks instead of staying on the sidewalk, this is quite normal and I would allow her to do this. The whole point of a walk is to allow your dog to explore the world and get some exercise and mental stimulation - sniffing in the grass is a normal part of this. If there are places where you need her to stay right beside you, just reward her with treats for staying close. When you walk past other dogs, you can also use treats to reward her for paying attention to you instead of trying to greet the other dog. If she has trouble at first, just move further away from the other dog so that she can focus. As she gets better, she won't need as much distance to be able to be successful.

How to train my dog off a prong collar and manage dog reactivity?

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