I get a lot of questions asking what is the best way to get your dog to walk buy your side in New York. My answer is the same to so many questions about training your dog, CONSISTENCY. If we make something routine meaning everyday without fail this is the way it will be done then the dog will eventually pick up on that this is the way things will be done. Walking your dog in NYC is no different. The best place to start is every block that you have to stop at the dog should sit and wait until it is time to walk. This works on so many levels because not only are you training your dog to sit you are teaching them to stay and also ignore distraction. This also teaches them to not just run out into the middle of traffic, which is priceless.
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