>>4148930>Try keeping treats in your left pocket, let her know you have them by stopping now and then and getting her to sit, paw or whatever command she knows for a couple seconds - reward with treat.After a couple times she knows how this works, start trying to get her to walk heel with you. Start small, if she does it properly for 5 steps, stop and reward with treat. Repeat 5 times.
Start increasing step count with time, from 5-10-20
I have tried this numerous times. She’ll do this inside the house or in the potty area itself, but won’t do it when we’re walking home. Which is why I’m wondering if she’s dealing with some kind of fear. She’ll be on my left side, and when I stop walking when she pulls, she’ll walk to my right side , then behind me to go to my left, causing me to either spin around or switch hands with the leash.
She’s suddenly scared to go into stores like PetSmart now. She’ll start panting rapidly and pulls me to leave. My husband and I made sure to socialize her when she was younger, and she was always a social butterfly, wanting to meet every person and dog, so for her to be scared now is just very bizarre and upsetting.
She is a Labrador retriever/Australian shepherd mix btw.