I have a 12 week old GSP that I walk on a trail that starts next to our house. On the way out on the trail she does great (stays with me, sniffs around, doesn't pull). But the second we turn around and head back home, all she wants to do is pull the entire time. It's getting to the point where it sounds like she is choking herself with her collar. I tried using kibble to get her to stay next to me (practicing heel), but she showed little to no interest. That worked twice and then she didn't care about the kibble and just wanted to pull on the leash. Has anyone experienced this before, and if so, do you have any recommendations? She's too small for the training collar I bought here, so I'm considering switching to a harness to prevent her from hurting herself. Having a trail right here is incredibly convenient, so I'd like to find a solution to this. Thank you ahead of time to anyone who offers up any advice!

Hi Jared, We just brought home an 8 week old GSP yesterday, and we're planning to crate train her. Wondering if you have any guidance on roughly how often is typical to have her in the crate during the day. 10/2 EDIT: I’ve watched all of the crate training videos, and we’ve been working on utilizing the crate the past three days. My wife and I both work from home and have meetings/calls sprinkled throughout the day. So it’s likely that our pup will need to spend a decent amount of time in her crate during our work hours. We’re intentionally crating her in a quite room away from our offices so that she gets used to being by herself and isn’t dependent on having us nearby. I’m guessing we just do our best to socialize and get some play time in when we have breaks during the day? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.