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[quote=Anonymous]Our dog is very prey driven and not treat motivated. She is a med sized dog about 40 lbs but strong and pulled at every squirrel, cat, bird or rabbit she saw. We tried numerous training methods but she was right back to where we started no matter how much we worked with her. She cared neither for treats nor for praise. Hard to train. SO what worked for us was to get a short thick webbed leash with 2 handles and a gentle leader. The gentle leader won't "train" the dog not to pull, but it did take the pressure off her neck and my arms. Next with the two handles on the  leash I could pull her next to me when we saw a squirrel or rabbit. Keeping her next to me, ideally in a sit,helped to work on her focus to me, not the prey. We've now had her for 2 years and while she will still try hard to get whatever is prey she is much better. As others have mentioned I would do this without the stroller - our dog is afraid of trash cans, shopping carts and strollers - even my son's bike in the beginning. You need to get comfortable with each other. I also found with her high level of energy that finding a place she could safely run off leash helped reduce her energy, then I could try a walk on leash for better results. My DS is almost 12 and only now is just beginning to be able to handle her strength - so I would be careful with your child wanting to walk the dog. When he was younger he got pulled after a rabbit- dog had no intention of stopping and kid had no intention of letting go. Thankfully both survived but we all agreed the dog needs an adult to walk her. [/quote]

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