Hello, we adopted a dane 2 months ago and she is SO FREAKED out of a leash. I have no idea if she had a bad experience or if this is normal (maybe she was never exposed to one?). We put her on a leash for our walks and she is getting better with that. We will drop the leash on a trail (she will stay by us for the most part) but she still freaks out if it touches her legs.
Our biggest problem is that we do not have a fenced in yard and she will not move if we let her out on a long leash (we literally got a 100 foot leash & do have a huge yard). The picture attached is when my husband got her to walk out there with him but then he will walk away and she will not move. She shakes and cries. We have tried to let her run without the leash & most of the time at first she would come back.... but lately she will run away and not come back when we call. There are many people who walk the trails so we cannot chance letting her off the leash.
Any advice on how to get her to be comfortable with the leash is greatly appreciated!
Our biggest problem is that we do not have a fenced in yard and she will not move if we let her out on a long leash (we literally got a 100 foot leash & do have a huge yard). The picture attached is when my husband got her to walk out there with him but then he will walk away and she will not move. She shakes and cries. We have tried to let her run without the leash & most of the time at first she would come back.... but lately she will run away and not come back when we call. There are many people who walk the trails so we cannot chance letting her off the leash.
Any advice on how to get her to be comfortable with the leash is greatly appreciated!
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