I have a critical piece of advice if you want an off leash Norwegian Elkhound. Train off leash first. Get the pup up into the timber, mountains, remote terrain near you and hike with the pup off leash from the day you get him home. The earlier you get the pup to the remote terrain and work off leash the better.

Norwegian Elkhound Training Tips

Do off leash for 20 minutes in remote terrain

Sit down for 20 minutes and let the pup hang around you – he won’t go anywhere far

Do NOT train on trails, it just teaches him to go to the end of the trail, even if it’s miles

Walk in some circles, not in straight lines, force him to focus and pay attention as a pup to you

No treats, just big fun times when he comes to you.

Do not over use the commands

Watch his ears, he will check in with you by flashing his ears

I’ll put together more tips but off leash requires you to get the pup to the remote terrain where no trails exist and then start walking around. That is the entire beginning to a successful off leash dog.

Check my Norwegian Elkhound YouTube Channel out for successful tips as well. This clip of Norwegian Elkhound Pups will lead to a great video, I have nine Norwegian Elkhounds on this hike, all off leash, 5 pups.

Kamia Kennels currently has pups that are instinctive in their abilities to hike off leash. By all means contact us about these pups if you wish to have an incredible companion for the fall mountain hiking.