Yesterday, I was walking my Jack Russell in my local neighbourhood. I noticed someone walking towards me with another Jack Russell, only the man kept stopping and starting sporadically. When I got close enough, I noticed that the dog kept stopping and pulling backwards on the leash for no apparent reason. He refused to walk on. The man was pulling on his leash to get him to move forward, but he wouldn’t budge. He would eventually walk a couple steps then stop again and pull. The Jack Russell was not interesting in continuing and wanted to go back home. The truth is some Jack Russell’s are not great walkers. My suggestion to him was if the dog doesn’t like walking on his own, have someone walk in front. If he keeps stopping (other than to sniff and water the trees, etc) encourage him on Come On, Let’s Go See ….. (someone at home or up ahead) . You can also encourage him with small treats to coax him to keep walking. These are just some of the ways you can train your Jack Russell to walk properly along with you. Walking is great exercise for you and your Jack Russell and its important that whether he wants to or not that you ensure your dog gets enough exercise.
