Reply #9: Dogs must obey the leash holder. It's in the dog's best interest.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

YOu don't know if the woman just got the dog or was training it. If it was a larger dog, then often they try to assert their alpha (dominance) by taking the leash where THEY want it to go. Today it might be for a pee on a lawn, tomorrow it might be after a cat in the middle of the street.

When a dog is being trained to heel...then any time they deviate, they need to be pulled back.

In my view it isn't cruel at all and in fact, it is how one is trained to teach a dog to heel.

An obedient dog is its own best friend.

Edit: After seeing post 6..I have a retriever...they are NOTORIOUSLY stubborn...even though they are trained as guide dogs, you have to get them young to do that...otherwise, they are stubborn.

IF someone saw me walking my boy, they might think I was the meanest mommy in the world..but my boy is spoiled rotten.