At first, turning may present a problem. You must remember, before turning left, to have the dog “follow” and simultaneously tighten the leash, keeping the dog close to you. For a left turn, circle around with your right foot. If the dog is not walking in sync with you, firmly command: “Follow.” At the same time, nudge it with your knee and give the leash a pull to remind it what to do.

　　Turn Training

　　At first, turning may present a problem. You must remember, before turning left, to have the dog “follow” and simultaneously tighten the leash, keeping the dog close to you. For a left turn, circle around with your right foot. If the dog is not walking in sync with you, firmly command: “Follow.” At the same time, nudge it with your knee and give the leash a pull to remind it what to do. The method for turning right is basically the same as above. Only by doing this can the dog walk a long distance. For a right turn, circle around with your left foot, saying “Follow!” as you walk, letting it circle around with the leash.

　　If the dog has already mastered the simple pace, then change the rhythm, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, so that it remains in the correct position. Use two friends as two points, or place two chairs about 8~10 steps apart. Start walking in the middle between the two points, circle around one, then return to the start, forming a figure “8”.

　　When you gently pull the leash and lead it to walk in different places, you will find it has thoroughly learned to follow the leash. If it rushes ahead, simply let it walk with the leash freely for a while. Once the dog can walk like this, completely remove the leash to teach it to follow. Afterward, wherever you go, it will always briskly walk on your left side.

　　Play Dead Training

　　“Playing dead, staying still or sleeping” are different concepts, but here they refer to the same idea. Dogs find these useful tricks interesting; if the dog has already learned “lie down,” then it should quickly be taught to “play dead.” First, command the dog to “lie down,” then say: “Sleep,” while rolling the dog over, tipping its body to one side, with its head falling straight down, holding this posture for a while. After a moment, gently stroke the dog to calm it.

　　If the dog has not yet learned to “lie down,” first let it lie down and comfort it with gentle strokes, then command it to start the new training.