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Dogs · by Midnight Lantern · 2026-10-19

Best way to train loose leash walking?

My 1 year old lab pulls like a sled dog. Treats, stop-and-go, harness changes? What actually worked for you?

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Yui Tanaka · 10 likes

Can someone explain loose leash walking like I'm five? Feels like I missed a few chapters

Ethan Brooks · 5 likes

thanks, that actually helped a lot

Sara Hosseini · 7 likes

Not convinced about loose leash walking tbh. I've seen this hype cycle before and it usually fizzles

Haruto Sato · 10 likes

Ha, my cat has the same opinion and zero evidence either

Emma Tremblay · 4 likes

Disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

Miguel Santos · 5 likes

Funny how loose leash walking comes up right when I was about it with my coworker

Mateo Ramírez · 13 likes

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Pixel Atlas · 4 likes

saving this thread, loose leash walking is exactly what I needed to read today

Priya Nair · 6 likes

tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Achieng Njeri · 0 likes

classic Monday energy

Sophie Gagnon · 3 likes

as an enthusiast I'm just happy to see loose leash walking getting attention, hope it keeps going

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

ok but who is going to do the maintenance, asking for a friend

Camila Soto · 0 likes

Same here, had the exact same experience

Avery Johnson · 2 likes

Everyone is ignoring the tradeoffs of loose leash walking, performance vs complexity is a real thing

Angel Reyes · 11 likes

lol this is too accurate

Priya Nair · 5 likes

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Yui Tanaka · 2 likes

cost matters a lot here, loose leash walking only makes sense the numbers actually work out at scale

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think