Melinda Shore wrote:
In article 1zaEe.42$S72.16@trndny06,
Janet Puistonen wrote:
Yes--that's a very good point. In my case, she's 14 months--well, 15
now--so beyond the puppy stage which makes a bit of a difference
probably.

Sure - at this point you're trying to correct a mistake
rather than teach her something new. I still don't like to
teach the dog that pulling is okay under any circumstances,
whether it's pulling forward or pulling backwards.

I agree completely. And she really tests me on that one sometimes! When
we're out on a walk and she gets spooked by something--a passing truck, for
example--I *will not* let her pull me down the street. Sometimes we progress
one step at a time between sits for about 5 minutes. But eventually she
walks. Not perfectly, but not in a flat out haul me either.