Just a puppy – puppy training techniques

My something pound 3 year old German Shepherd pulled me over on some black ice
(on a 15 foot lead) and i’ve been recovering from a rotator cuff tear (unable
to type for some time)……I used to walk him on a 30 foot lead hoping to give
him extra exercise because I can’t let him off lead……but as Cricket said -
he got up WAY to much speed and dropped me too many times.
What I’ve been doing is walking him – on the 15 foot lead – but having REALLY
yummy treats with me – and breaking his interest in the environment with games -
like a collar grab and release- or just simply saying his name and rewarding him
for coming to me….I even bring his favorite toy and put it in my pocket and
show it to him when he least expects it. Working really hard to be more
interesting in the environment – but then rewarding him sometimes with sniffing
trees, etc. I’ve seen a change in him and now he is beginning to always have an
“ear” out to see if I will be starting a game that ends up in a liver treat.
He’s pulling less.
It’s a lot of work trying to be more interesting than a running rabbit