Dog Training Tip- Leash Walking: Go Sniff and Marking

This exercise is great for dogs who are constantly crossing in front of their owners on walks to try to reach something to sniff.
This video is also good for owners who have dogs who blow them off when they leave the house. By controlling access to real life rewards you can build your importance to your dog when outside of the house.

Walks should not only be about exercise for dogs but about mental stimulation. During a walk you can give your dog permission to go sniff so that they can explore an area while you follow behind keeping the leash loose. When you are ready to move on, simply say Lets go and move on.

For dogs that are markers you can teach them to walk by your side and then give them breaks to mark in appropriate areas. When the dog is walking on a loose leash at your side if they try to mark on something quickly move on while saying lets go before they get a chance. Then when you are at an appropriate area give your cue go sniff so they can sniff around and mark. Or if you prefer you can teach your dog to pee on cue.




By teaching your dog that you can reinforce them with access to the environment, you can get your dog to listen to you out of the house even when you have no toy or treats.


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[Kabukihomewood]

Could you please tell me what kind of harness your lovely dog is wearing in this video?  Thanks very much.

[kikopup]

It is just a back harness that I have clipped to the O ring at the front, you can see a better shot of it in the Loose Leash Walking Equipment tips video, at some point I show it off.

[tab289]

Good stuff! I was going to touch on this in my next video :-)

[kikopup]

you still should! :) The more tutorials on humane dog training out there the BETTER! :)

[marixels]

hey kikopup! great video as usual!

I have a question,your dogs only get to sniff around if you say "go to sniff" ?

[kikopup]

Well for my dogs, they can sniff as much as they like as long as the leash is loose, but the times that we reach a field I will follow them around for a couple of minutes so they can get mentally tired out by checking out the whole area.

[V1nn1espal]

I really appreciate your videos on dog training and they help me in training my dogs, I like that you use only positive reinforcement.

[minihillary]

I have a 1 year old shiba, and she sniffs and pulls on the leash whenever we go out for walks. When i stop walking so that she doesn't continue pulling on the leash, she will just continue sniffing and ignore me. She also has this annoying habit of lunging forwards when she needs to poo. We have a problem with identifying who's alpha.. any tips on how to stop this? Does my dog need more exercise?

[sgardenswartz]

@kikopup any advise on running with a dog? I have a 1+ yr old rescue. He loves to run with me but pulls exp when a rabbit is visible.

[kyla200608]

do you have any advice for a dog that will walk fine then all of a sudden stop and wont move. she does this five minutes after leaving our apartment please help

[StLCardsGuy]

Have you ever worked with service dogs?

[jimickjlee]

Do you have a video that teaches how to train a dog to pee only when cued?

Thank you very very much!!!

[jimickjlee]

Do you have a video that teaches how to train a dog to pee only when cued?

Thank you very very much!!!

[3dollarsp]

my dog pees in my bed. but i dont care

[MakeUpGirlx3]

my 12 week old rough collie puppy just sits on the ground and wont move :( any way i can stop this?