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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
As told to Sarah Phillips

‘It’s all about tone of voice’: three dog trainers on how to beat behavioural problems

Spend time playing with your dog … if you can keep up.
Spend time playing with your dog … if you can keep up. Photograph: Anita Kot/Getty Images

How do I stop my dog pulling on the lead?

Firstly, make sure that you have got the right equipment, says Graeme Hall, AKA The Dogfather, a dog trainer, presenter of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and author of Does My Dog Love Me? “If you have got a harness, attach the lead to the chest instead of on the back, this gives you a bit of steering and you can move them sideways, which makes a difference.”

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