Dog walking

For the pulling I recommend a head halti both my dogs although small pull and that's what I use for them

My dog pulls horribly when walking next to the pram. I haven't solved it yet but am following in case someone has a suggestion! We are working on training him out of pulling on the lead more generally by stopping every time he does it, but it's so much worse with the pram.

If your dog is a foodie, you could try scattering treats next to you/ in the grass next to you to distract him when ge pulls. Although if pulling is constant then not sure it's a long term solution, but with time s/he may learn staying next to you and pram is a good thing and stop pulling

We have been training lead pulling out of our 1 year old Rottie recently. We keep a treat in our hand by our side. He gets one as a reward everytime he stops pulling and comes back to our side. It's a slow process but we are starting to see results now. Baby due in March so hoping by then I can walk him next to the pram. With regards to the snapping and protecting, depending on the breed this is in their nature to be protective. We are working with a trainer for this as it takes a bit more work. It's so hard though our dog is as good as gold at home and with family and kids. But out on a walk he is very protective which in a big dog can scary for others. Hope this helps x

What is your dog breed and how old are they? Were they dog reactive before baby arrived? Did the dog pull a lot before baby came along? Are they neutered?

@Becky his a working cocker spaniel and 21 months old. He only became reactive to some dogs during my pregnancy but now my babies been born he is still like that but if we walk with my partner he doesnt snap at other dogs. He only use to pull when we saw other dogs we know and he isnt neutured

He is still a baby himself then. When he is pulling is he just pulling to go forward or pulling to get to things? Difficult to say whether the reactivity is due to being protective, could be that your pregnancy coincided with his hormones kicking in and he is just taking the piss, which is why he doesn’t do it with your partner about. If he is pulling to go forward constantly then the easy option would be to get a head collar and manage it that way - you will need to train him to put his nose in it and wear it because for most dogs they hate it. Training wise starts the second you leave the door and you do not take a single step with that lead tight. It takes a very long time and when you want to get out with the baby it can be frustrating. So to make life easy I would look at getting a head collar for initial management and then work on the training separately

We use a halti mouth thing for our labrador she's 2 next month and still pulls alot unless we use that and also planning on buying a double clipped lead to try with it