Size Doesn't Matter - 6 Leash-Training Tips for All Puppy Breeds

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Have you ever heard the Mark Twain quote that “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the dog”? This quote is so true, especially for small dogs! Even though my family adopted a mixed breed dog that weighed all of eight pounds soaking wet, walking him on a leash was a nightmare. Honestly, you’d have thought he was a Great Dane judging by the way he tried leading us through the park. Each time we snapped the leash to his collar, the little pug-nosed pooch would lunge forward wheezing with the effort of dragging us along. One brief moment of distraction resulted in his jerking the leash out of the hand that held it freeing him to run off across the park where he’d cause chaos for sports teams, bark at food truck vendors, or just dart precariously close to traffic on the busy street that ran parallel to the parking area. Leash Etiquette It wa...

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