Any advice on how to get a 12 week pup to walk on a lead? She justs sits down and won't move. We've tried letting her play in the garden with the lead on, and bribes of treats.

Playing with it on won't make her like it any better :D She's three months old.... howsabout carrying her out the front door up about a block, then setting her down on the sidewalk with the lead on.

Start walking a couple of steps towards home, and tell her in a higher pitch than normal voice....."Come-on_____"
If she doesn't move, tug the leash unevenly with little slight jerks(not straight even pull) just to get her direction going and then release the pressure. Then start the pull again. Make it fun sounding (she's a baby - it's preschool time :D :D)

Let her take a couple of steps, then stop and take stock in her new environment. Then start up again, tug and call gently...eventually she'll get the idea and then you'll be off :D :d It's an adventure that's purely new. So just be patient and gentle :D

If she starts fighting, stop, regroup (say "no"), but let her think a moment. Then start over. Once, I had to teach 1 year old dog how to walk on a leash...I'll take a puppy anyday :D :D

Just try to have fun with it. There'll be time enough for the heavy lessons later on :D :D
good luck,
toodles

thanks everyone for all the advice- will try it out and let you know how we are getting on! first time I have used the board, - its great to have all the help out there!!!!!

Will she walk with you without a lead? I start lead training by getting the puppy to walk beside me
without a lead (in a fenced garden of course!). This is usually quite easy if you make it fun - get her attention, and call her to you then when she is with you move away backwards (still calling her - make your voice exciting) then turn (still talking to her) till she is along side you and keep going (difficult to describe in words but hopefully you get the idea). Or you can use (dare I say it?) ...treats (!).... or toys - to interest her - anything she is interested in and will follow. The idea is that she walks with you - when she is walking where you want her you can introduce the command (heel, close, walk - whatever you want to use). When she will walk at your side (doesn't have to be in a tight heel - just trotting beside you as you say the command), you can clip a light lead on her (don't hold it yet let her drag it) - once she is used to dragging that pick it up and walk with it. Don't try it all at once - she is very young still!

I find that teaching them off lead first helps them to get the idea without you yanking them about and introducing any fear of the lead. Just another idea.

i had remy walking on a lead when she was 8 weeks old, but before that i had exactly the same problem as you. then i had a great method of getting her to walk on the lead. i put the lead on her, and then practically dragger her in a circle, around the perimeter of my lounge. when we did a full lap, i gave her a piece of biscuit. then we went ack around again (with a little less persuasion) and when we got to the same point again, i gave her another bit of biscuit. after 3 or 4 times, she got the hang of it, and was eager to go around again for her treat. so everytime she grabbed the lead in her mouth, i firmly told her "no" and stopped until she dropped the lead, and when she dropped it, i started again. we now have practically no problems when she's walking on the lead, apart from when she pulls too much, but my "no and stop" method is slowly working for that aswell.

If you have a local branch of Pets at Home, they all sell a clicker pack with a little instruction booklet, very suitable for learners :)

Imho a little encouragement is in order and the clicker will "explain" exactly what you want.

Good luck
Lindsay