Walks · 4 min
How leash tension talks
Your nervous system goes down the leash before your words do.
A tight leash is a constant message: there’s tension here. Dogs read it instantly. Many "pulling" problems are really tension-mirroring problems.
Walk with a soft elbow. Imagine you’re holding a paper cup of coffee, not a tug-of-war rope. When your dog drifts, you stop and wait — you don’t correct.
A loose leash isn’t the goal of the walk. It is the walk. Everything else builds on it.
Takeaway
Loose leash, soft body. Stop and wait beats pulling back, every time.