My puppy is calm on walks. Is she well-trained? What commands next?

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I was walking and a couple of dogs (husky and German) was barking at my puppy and howling at her. And she DIDNT bark or speak back just walked by calmly and glanced at them as if they were being rude and even stayed calm around turkies that were up the street. Is this a sign she is well trained with walking well on a leash? Is this normal for her age to be so distraction proof? Should I reward her? What commands should I teach her? Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | spayed | 7 months and 5 days old | 46 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

You are obviously doing everything right. From your description she is walking well on the leash and concentrates on you and does not get distracted by outside influences. There is no need to reward her immediately, however, when she behaved well on her walk you can praise her well after getting back from the walk. As for commands: She should learn the commands "sit", "down", "come here", and "no!". If you want to expand this after she has learned these commands, you can teach her "let go" (release a toy or item), "heel" (walk closely next to your knee) and whatever you want her to learn. She sounds like the perfect dog with the perfect master! Congratulations!

My puppy is calm on walks. Is she well-trained? What commands next?

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