"Don't Pull on the Leash"

"Don't Pull on the Leash" is a systematic instruction (or training program, if you want) that will make any dog stop pulling on the leash, if followed as instructed.

What most dog owners do not realize is that, by not taking effective action to stop the pulling, they actually teach their dogs to pull! The common retractable leashes, for instance, are simply so superbly excellent for this purpose that it is amazing that they are not being marketed as "pull-training devices".

Thousands, if not millions, of dog owners have learned the hard way that choke chains and pinch collars (with inward spikes) simply do not work as automatic training devices to stop a dog from pulling. They may have some short-term effect, but it won't last long. The only way of achieving lasting results with those devices is by adding some serious jerking from the handler's side - which causes the dog intolerable pain. If the pain is strong enough, it will deter the dog, not so much from pulling, but from enjoying the walk, as the dog experienced the pain as a result of focussing on whatever it was that attracted its attention, and that was most definitely not the pulling....

In many cases, when a handler is too eager or got too angry, the jerk gets so hard that it triggers an outright fear reaction in the dog. In any case, the dog will connect the pain with what it had its mind on in the moment it experienced the pain. And that will not be the fact of it pulling on the leash, because pulling was just a consequence of it trying to do what it wanted to do.... So, although you technically might achieve the objective of stopping the dog from pulling, you still did not get across to your dog that pulling was inappropriate, and you most certainly did not teach it how it could achieve what it wanted in a way that was acceptable to you! It is simple to understand: it did not achieve it, so there was no learning taking place in that regard.... Dog do not learn from what they can't do. They learn almost exclusively from what they do.

The same kind of undesirable fear reaction will result from using an electrical collar. Again, by applying pain, you deter the dog from enjoying what it wants to enjoy on the walk. It simply defeats the whole purpose of taking the dog for a walk!

Have you thought about why you take your dog for a walk? Wouldn't it be because you want to give the dog a great time to enjoy? So how does using pain fit into this picture?

The thing is that punishment and application of pain simply doesn't work on a dog without some totally unacceptable risks or side effects.

Punishment is a human invention. It does not exist in Nature, and the dog has no genetic code for comprehending it, no instincts that can process it and provide a meaningful response.

But hey, walking your dog should be enjoyable for you too!

And it can be. There is a way of both you and the dog achieving what you want on a walk. Having the dog enjoy what it wants to enjoy. On terms that are pleasant and enjoyable also for you.

"Don't Pull on the Leash" gives you a thoroughly tested training method that will accomplish exactly that. No exceptions. If you follow the instructions, that is...

The e-book is in PDF format and all references are hyperlinks that make it easy to use it also as a reference. The 43 pages are concentrated stuff, yet easy to use! There is some serious learning associated with using this training method, though:

1. First, you need to understand the training principles that are at work for you here. Those that work against you, as well as those you can build on. You need to know why the dog is pulling and what your options are for a successful training that effectively will counter this unwanted learning.

2. Second, you need to train yourself to provide the impact you need on your dog. There are some practical techniques you need to master - and they are highly dependent on your dog and its personality. There is no "one size fits all" option here - you have to learn this by experimenting with it, observing your dog's reactions! This way, you will identify what exactly works for your dog. And you need that.

3. Third, you need to use those skills in small easy training sessions with the dog. You need the entire training to be based on rewarding the dog for doing well - no punishments are accepted at all! Getting this put together is a little tricky, particularly if you do not first understand the basics for the training.

4. Fourth, you need to elevate the challenges by training also with serious temptations that will trigger some adamant pulling from the dog's side. This is not where you start, though! Or, more correctly: this is not where you should start, if you want success....

5. And fifth, you need to incorporate the techniques in your general life style, making solid habits out of them. Changing habits takes time. For most people, 3-4 weeks, at least. And you cannot expect to teach your dog much before you taught yourself...

All this is contained in the e-book. Explained in terms you can understand and bring to use immediately.

The practical training is actually very simple. It does not take a genius or an athlete. But it does take that you put in the time, and that you get your efforts coordinated effectively. The e-book explains how you do this, one step at a time. You can only fail by ignoring the instructions, as the training principles are built on fundamental biological laws!

This is amazing! I have tried all kinds of obedience training - and none of it worked outside the gym.

This methods works! And it makes a lot of sense. And the follow-ups were great. Especially on days when I did not really feel like doing it. But I am so glad I did!

Charlene Murray,
Burnaby, BC,

Mogens' main "secret" is that he always takes a careful look at the dog's fundamental instincts, knowing how its needs are linked to those - and that provides for very effective rewards! On top of that, his training methods make sense, for you as well as for your dog.

Add to that Mogens’ talent to entertain and make complicated things simple, and you will enjoy the enlightenment process!

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Above all, thank you for sharing all of this information. I am glad that I read this and your other books. You are a great resource!

Wendy Blake
North Carolina, USA

You want to understand how exactly you can train your dog to stop pulling on the leash when you take it for walks, without using pain or punishment.

You want to learn the skills this takes, and you want to incorporate those techniques as habits in your daily life.

You are willing to put in the necessary effort - and you are aware that it will take a minimum of 5 minutes three times a day - and that the final result will depend completely on your devotion to consistency.

You are not a quitter that will let go of your goals, even it will take longer than what you anticipated.

You want your dog to be happy - but not at your expense....

This concept is brilliant! The sequence is everything. I can understand now why hardly anyone ever have any success training their dogs to not pull. They are trying to achieve the impossible with their inapt training methods. It takes a bit of thinking to tune in to your concept, but you explain it so carefully that there just is no escape left for a mentally lazy person like me! This is the most competent advice on training I have ever received - and I have paid a lot of money for dog training in my life.... What a waste, compared to this.

Kathy Allendor
Santa Barbara, California

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This is the best training instructions I have ever got. If people are serious about their dogs, they are stupid if they don't accept your offer to learn this.

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Roskilde, Denmark

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