Way Too Excited About Walks!!

I had a similar problem, but instead of stopping I suddenly changed directions. I combined this with lots of treats or sometimes her favourite ball toy in my pocket. Everytime she pulled ( and at the beginning that was continuously!) I would suddenly change the direction, dragging her with me. It is important that you have no other distractions such as other dogs etc. When she caught up to me I would slip her a treat down low on my left thigh ( her walking side). I tried to make it as fun as possible as though I was making a dance and always used an excited tone, implying that if she stuck with me something fun might happen! Sometimes we would stop and throw her ball a bit.She got the idea really quickly, and slowly I was able to introduce more distractions, however I still sometimes still need to change directions ( much to the amusement of my walking friend!)
Stopping is also OK if you then ask her to sit and possibly stay or down as well, but I think this may become boring for a dog who is keen to go for a walk....I tried to make our walks as though it didn´t matter where we went...it was going to be fun!
It´s important that when you begin your walk that you get a good, long eye contact with your dog. You are saying...'you and me buddy...we´re going to stick together...and have a great time...we´re a team..' I believe a dog does this with other dogs when going off on an adventure, and after doing this consistently with my dog, I felt she was much more aware of me and happy to please...
Hope something helps.
Annie