Best way to leash train?

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4. I walked my problem child alone and everyday until he got the hang of it.

Two things helped. First, I brought small treats and would feed him a little bit at a time if he kept his attention on me and walked nicely. The other thing, I would flat out stop if he pulled on the leash and refuse to move until he settled down. That way he learned there was no payoff for trying to yank me faster. Pulling = all forward progress stopped and me ignoring him. Walking nicely = treats and praise. Took a huge amount of patience on my part, and some days we only made it two blocks. But he did eventually get the idea.

I also tired him out before we walked by throwing a ball for him for 15 or so minutes. That way the crazy energy was mostly dissipated and he could focus on me better. It also really, really helped to do it at least once a day until he got the idea firmly in his head. I noticed that if we missed a couple of days, he lost his progress.