10/16/2026
A dog came to me built like a weightlifter in the chest and shaky in the back legs. Four years old.
That is what a lifetime of pulling forward on a leash does. He only ever learned one direction, and his body grew around it. Now we have to go slowly, because pushing him too hard could hurt a knee.
Pulling is not only a walking problem. It is a physical bill that arrives years later. Fix the walk while your dog is young enough that it costs nothing.