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I know this is rather a good thing but makes me want to ask about it.
Recently I've been really challenging Tash above that I've been challening her before.
I was always dreaming of a "perfect" heel with her. To the point of one day a little kid can walk her, of course with me right next to them
Anyways the last 3 times I've taken her for a walk. During each walk I'd just drop the leash and have her heel. The 1st walk I dropped it for about half the walk -just around our block- and she did awesome! Put her through her paces and she was always right next to me
2nd walk she did ok but it wasn't nearly as good so I didn't do it that long -once again just around the block-
But todays walk thats a whole different story. I was ot holding onto the leash for about 3/4s of the walk and she did pefect
We even had some pretty big distractions. We walked past the dog run -which is a part of the beach and she loves swimming down there- so that was a really hard thing for her to do to just walk past it. The there were lots of cars driving by -I was always ready to grab the leash-. And even better, birds flying around and making noise. There was a point in which two dogs went barking nuts at a door and Tash just ignored them
She never once barked on this walk.
Question is, is there a reason she heels better when I'm not holding on. She tends to pull every once and a while when I am, but as soon as I let go she right by my side.
She's not ready to do that past other dogs though. She'd go say hi and talk to them
Recently I've been really challenging Tash above that I've been challening her before.
I was always dreaming of a "perfect" heel with her. To the point of one day a little kid can walk her, of course with me right next to them

Anyways the last 3 times I've taken her for a walk. During each walk I'd just drop the leash and have her heel. The 1st walk I dropped it for about half the walk -just around our block- and she did awesome! Put her through her paces and she was always right next to me

2nd walk she did ok but it wasn't nearly as good so I didn't do it that long -once again just around the block-
But todays walk thats a whole different story. I was ot holding onto the leash for about 3/4s of the walk and she did pefect


Question is, is there a reason she heels better when I'm not holding on. She tends to pull every once and a while when I am, but as soon as I let go she right by my side.
She's not ready to do that past other dogs though. She'd go say hi and talk to them
