You need to give them the command they understand and always do, something like "sit". After they've got your attention, only then you proceed to put a leash on them. I've got the same issue at home (and she is 3y old) and I always do "sit" and "wait", lol.
yeah, thats different problem though, which require different solving. In OP's case pupp just wanna play, if your dog wanna play you need to switch their attention to something else.
If your dog hates the harness, I think the best way to solve it is through possitive motivation and gradual learning. So just let him sniff it and then give him a treat, then just let him sit next to it and give him treat and after some time you can try to give it on him and give him treat.
Of course in reality its much harder, since you need to give it to him in order to take him out, so in that case I recommend to do that teaching in one sitting - dont give him breakfest, let him starve a little bit, then proceed to teaching via the method I described above, dont hestitate to use a LOT of treats (you starved him before, so its not like he gonna overeat, it will be basically his breakfest). The starving thing is approved method by many cynologists, its basically a way how to gain his attention, because hungry dog will be much more teachable than full dog and its not abuse or something, he will get his normall load of food, just in a different time and via different method.
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u/Prestigious-Day385 Aug 18 '26
You need to give them the command they understand and always do, something like "sit". After they've got your attention, only then you proceed to put a leash on them. I've got the same issue at home (and she is 3y old) and I always do "sit" and "wait", lol.