My dog swims in lakes. How do I prevent him from swimming off?

Use a long lead and trained her anew to come when called. Pay out short distances initially and call her. If she doesn't come, gently begin reeling her in. Praise and reward her when she complies. Allow her longer and longer distances as she progresses. Do not let her off leash until she is consistently returning when called. Be firm, be consistent and be patient.

Some dogs no matter how you try cannot be trained off the leash. There are a lot of dangers when you have your dog off leash and it is recommended to keep them on. I would also recommend checking with local leash laws since most places you are not supposed to have them off leash. If you are able to do it and still want to I would recommend getting a trainer to work with you and with Reilly. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

This is a training process that you need to do with her, you need to teach her to stay near you on command, this is usually done based on a reward system (treats) but it can take quite a long time to achieve this, when you are training her she should still be on the lead of course.

If Ginger isn't reliable off leash she shouldn't be allowed to be off leash for her own safety. If you don't have a fenced yard but still want to let her run around, a long leash of about 20-30 feet can allow her to run around while still giving you control to stop her. You can also use this length of leash to solidify recall commands and teach boundaries. An electric underground fence may also be beneficial to help teach boundaries without an above-ground fence present.

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It sounds like Toffee may not know his boundaries well, and assumes he can run everywhere once he's outside. I recommend training him on a leash to show him where his boundaries are. For example, walk him on a leash around the perimeter of your property, and never beyond. You can make him sit at the edge of your property, and give him a treat. Do this at multiple points around your property. Since he has run off before, he may not learn the true edge of his property. The safest thing to do is to take him out on a leash and not let him run freely. He is otherwise at risk of getting lost, or even hit by a vehicle. I hope this is helpful.

Shock collars such as the SportDog work well when used properly. The key is you have to train them on a leash to know what the response is before letting them off leash to use it. This brand come with several shock settings and a beep. Some people use the beep as a praise and reward when they are far off and do well, other use it as a warning beep to listen or the shock is next. When you have them on leash, tell them a command. If they do not do it, you shock them and make them do it. This teaches them the consequences. When they do right, you praise them. AS they get better you can start with longer distances until they fully understand--which doesn't take long. Once they get it, some just need the collar on to keep paying attention without using any buttons

You will have to keep him on him a leash at all times to start. When he sees something and gets excited and tries to run, then correct him and tell him no, make him sit and calm down. make sure you reward him with a treat when he does this to help encourage the right behavior. Once he does will with this, get a longer leash--like 10-20 feet. He will have more freedom but you can also step and grab it and be in control when needed. Every time he does not chase them, reward him. it does help if you make him sit and stay when you notice the people coming before he does. From there you can let him off leash once he is trained and trusted.