Hi Barbara
Amber is a CUUUUUTIE!!!
There are several tricks to teach leashwalking. I'd say it might be best to see if you or your mother could go through a positive reinforcement obedience class. A lot of it is geared toward teaching owners how to teach the dogs, and you'll come out of it with some valuable lessons.
In the meantime, you may want to consider a Gentle Leader, No Pull Sporn harness, or something similar as an aid to leashwalking. It won't train the dog not to pull, but it will prevent pulling while the dog is wearing the harness (usually). Just be sure not to get a normal harness, since those enable the dogs to pull even more (all their strength is in their chest). The Gentle Leader goes around the nose/mouth area of the dog (looks like a muzzle, but it isn't. The dog can still eat, drink, bark, etc while wearing one). The Gentle Leader basically guides their head downward if they pull and takes the strength off of their chest area. It can be hard to get used to since its on the face, but it works wonders for some dogs. The Sporn harness goes under the shoulders and does the same thing as the GL, taking the harness off the chest where the dog can pull hard. As I said earlier, these won't help with training, but can be used to make walks easier until Amber learns not to pull.
It'd be fine for you to train Amber, but eventually your mom would have to take over the training. You could get her started though. The most important thing is for you and your mom to be on the same page and do everything consistently, or Amber may learn to behave for you and not behave for your mom. She also may learn that she gets away with pulling sometimes, but not others. This will make her try twice as hard with the pulling since she knows there is a chance that she can get away with it.
Hope I made sense. I'm trying to type fast since I'm on my way out the door. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or anything you want me to clarify!
Good luck!!!!!!!!
Alyson
Shiloh, Reece, Lolly, Skylar
and fosters Snickers, Missy, Magic, Merlin, Maya
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