4/08/2014: First time on leash! In this video, Trey is on a leash for the first time in his life. My objective here is to simply associate good things with the leash. No pulling on my part at all. I let him wander around with me; whenever he gives me eye-contact, or even looks my way, I reward him (with treats). When he steps up on the place board voluntarily, I reward him. When he tries to walk outside the radius of the leash (lunges), I “become a tree”, holding the leash firm to essentially limit him to a stop. When he looks back at me, I reward him.
Here's a one minute video: http://youtu.be/duVHORzpXeQ