I have a two year old 85lbs crossbreed Rottweiler and Pitt that I inherited from someone that was moving and could'nt take him with them. Prior to my having him he had never been for a walk or to the Park only a yard dog. So needless to say, when he goes out with me he goes park ape, pulling, sniffing, peeing every second by marking his territory.
I have been practicing with him on a 30 foot leash, and choke collar how to pay attention to my body movement. He has been doing well with this and he will evenually come back around me in my immediate area. But when he walks with me he's so excited and anxious that he stops paying attention to my movements and acts like he's walking by himself. Also the other day he showed very frightning agression for the first time while on the 30 foot lead. I was trying to teach him to fetch a ball with the lead attach and he suddenly refused to run after the ball and tried to grab the lead out of my hand in which his teeth was about a foot from my hand. He became very insistent and vicious, growling, jumping up, and shaking his head viciously. I refused to let the lead go and kept saying no which he did'nt respond, we must have struggled together for at least 3 minutes when I was finally able to reach down and grab the other part of the leash that was closer to the choke and then he finally submitted by laying down. I tried it again about 10 minutes later and he did the same thing. I was so tired at that point I could'nt go another round so I grabbed some pieces of hotdogs that I had in my pocket to get his attention. I hated doing this because he definetly did't earn that treat.
Anyway I'm wondering if he may have done this because he did'nt like the 30 foot lead on his neck when I was trying to get him to retrieve the ball although I would only throw it about 5 feet. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you...Denise
