Does walking with your pup make you feel like you're a sled in an Iditarod race? Being dragged along despite your best training efforts reinforces your dog's idea that pulling hard works well.
Instead, practice leash walking and engage/disengage games indoors until things are fluid and easy. Then, find a slightly more distracting location. Maybe this means going indoors somewhere else, like into a family member's house or a store that allows dogs. Then try outdoors in a place that isn't very exciting. Maybe that's a familiar yard, or maybe it's a parking garage that's fairly empty or a giant parking lot at a big box store far from the shoppers and the entrance. I like to use cemetery roads, too, being careful to avoid services in progress and staying away from the headstones.
If that's still really tough:
burn off some energy - before heading out, play fetch or tug or flirt pole or go run in a fenced yard for a bit. No fenced yard? Try Sniffspot.com to rent one.
be hungry but not hangry - feed half of your pup's breakfast before the walk to make sure your pup is keen to eat the other half in the form of rewards for nice, loose lead efforts, but be sure those rewards compete with squirrels and dogs - try meat, low-fat cheese, or even fur toys for a quick tug game (be sure your dog can respond to "drop!" first!)
have a way to differentiate training walks from "no time or interest in training now" walks - there will be times where you need to get your dog out and can't train, I get it! Try clipping your leash in a different spot on the harness, use a different leash, or wear different shoes. Do something to give a visual cue that things are different right now.
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