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PSA for dog owners who have a pup that pulls when on the leash...

murphy55d

murphy55d

Lifer
Gentle Lead

I have been trying every technique I came across to try and get our dog Cassie to stop pulling when we put her on a leash for a walk. Stopping, changing directions, calming her before we go, etc etc etc. Everything short of a choke chain or obedience classes. I read about this headcoller on another site I came across while googling, and decided to give it a shot today. $26 @ PetCo.

Within 5 minutes, it completely changed the way she was on the leash.

No, I am not being paid by them(wish i was) it just works. I know having a dog that pulls is frustrating and obedience classes are quite expensive around here, so at least give this a shot if youre having the same problem. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: lizardth
This works even better and is even cheaper! 🙂
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It didn't work for ours. She would just pull and pull until she couldn't breath anymore, and then stop and cough for a bit, then do it all over again.

She was a smart dog, just liked to choke herself.
 
watch an episode or 2 of the dog whisperer and you any leash or collar will work. Our dog took us for walks till we used his technique. now our dog(lab) is perfect on walks and will walk right beside us. I could walk her without a leash and she will now stay right next to us.
 
Originally posted by: coldmeat
Originally posted by: lizardth
This works even better and is even cheaper! 🙂
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It didn't work for ours. She would just pull and pull until she couldn't breath anymore, and then stop and cough for a bit, then do it all over again.

She was a smart dog, just liked to choke herself.
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Yup, thats how ours is. She'd pull herself silly until all she could do is wheeze. Except she wouldn't stop and cough, she'd do it until we were back into the house. Thats why I was hesitant to get one of those choke/prong collars, I was worried she'd do serious damage to her throat. This gentle lead thing was 1,000x better.
 
I haven't seem a do yet that couldn't easily be trained not to pull on the leash.
Whenever the dog pulls on the leash, stop. Pretty soon the dog figures out that when they pull you stop walking. And dogs want to walk.
 
Originally posted by: techs
I haven't seem a do yet that couldn't easily be trained not to pull on the leash.
Whenever the dog pulls on the leash, stop. Pretty soon the dog figures out that when they pull you stop walking. And dogs want to walk.
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Ours didn't figure it out. I'd stand there for 5 minutes with her, then as soon as I took a step, she was off pulling again. Repeat process, same result. Like I said, I tried every method I saw or came across.
 
I just got a anti pull harness for my dog when I take him for walks. It works really good and I have been using it for 5 years now. Of course he is just a 20LB Rat Terrier, but he pulls hard.
 
We tried a GL for our Lab pup. It worked for a while then he just started walking with his head cocked to one side. It eventually left a mark across the bridge of his nose so we took it off. We knew a choke collar wouldn't work and when we took him to obedience school they recommended a prong collar. With the prong collar and some dedicated training he was perfect. Now he hardly ever needs a collar for walks and never wears anything if we are in our yard or even in the street at the end of our drive.
 
I may have to try that. Our Aussie doesn't like to follow the other dog when we go for walks. She also likes to pull in certain situations like when we go to Petsmart.
 
Originally posted by: murphy55d
Originally posted by: coldmeat
Originally posted by: lizardth
This works even better and is even cheaper! 🙂
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It didn't work for ours. She would just pull and pull until she couldn't breath anymore, and then stop and cough for a bit, then do it all over again.

She was a smart dog, just liked to choke herself.
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Yup, thats how ours is. She'd pull herself silly until all she could do is wheeze. Except she wouldn't stop and cough, she'd do it until we were back into the house. Thats why I was hesitant to get one of those choke/prong collars, I was worried she'd do serious damage to her throat. This gentle lead thing was 1,000x better.
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Then you are not using it right 🙂
 
Originally posted by: RKS
We tried a GL for our Lab pup. It worked for a while then he just started walking with his head cocked to one side. It eventually left a mark across the bridge of his nose so we took it off. We knew a choke collar wouldn't work and when we took him to obedience school they recommended a prong collar. With the prong collar and some dedicated training he was perfect. Now he hardly ever needs a collar for walks and never wears anything if we are in our yard or even in the street at the end of our drive.
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Wow, that looks like borderline cruelty. The collar has fucking spikes on it.

How does that not hurt the dog? Obedience is one thing, but that's like following your kids around with a baseball bat waiting for them to misbehave. I'd really hate to train anything to anticipate sharp pain inflicted by me as a consequence to its actions.
 
I've been using a gentle leader for about 8 months with my 1 year old golden retriever. It does indeed work very well. I'm hoping we can eventually stop using it, but when we take it off now she's back to pulling again.

+1 to the gentle leader.
 
Originally posted by: RKS
We tried a GL for our Lab pup. It worked for a while then he just started walking with his head cocked to one side. It eventually left a mark across the bridge of his nose so we took it off. We knew a choke collar wouldn't work and when we took him to obedience school they recommended a prong collar. With the prong collar and some dedicated training he was perfect. Now he hardly ever needs a collar for walks and never wears anything if we are in our yard or even in the street at the end of our drive.
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Sounds like the GL you had was the wrong size or just not used properly. That can happen, but only if it slips. Also, they have some that are padded so as to prevent any rubbing, etc.

I'm not a fan of the prong collar, but my dog is only about 65 pounds. Labs can get to be huge, and with that much weight being thrown around I'd hate to not be in control.
 
This worked well with our lab mix. She was a horrible puller when we got her as a pup. That collar is a blessing, the harder they pull, the more those prongs dig into her neck and if she is acting up a quick jerk on the leash will remind her who's boss and get her attention. It doesn't crush their windpipe like choker collars do either.
 
Your dog is pulling you because the dog is the alpha in the relationship. I bet she goes out the door before you too.
 
Originally posted by: sjwaste
Originally posted by: RKS
We tried a GL for our Lab pup. It worked for a while then he just started walking with his head cocked to one side. It eventually left a mark across the bridge of his nose so we took it off. We knew a choke collar wouldn't work and when we took him to obedience school they recommended a prong collar. With the prong collar and some dedicated training he was perfect. Now he hardly ever needs a collar for walks and never wears anything if we are in our yard or even in the street at the end of our drive.
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Wow, that looks like borderline cruelty. The collar has fucking spikes on it.

How does that not hurt the dog? Obedience is one thing, but that's like following your kids around with a baseball bat waiting for them to misbehave. I'd really hate to train anything to anticipate sharp pain inflicted by me as a consequence to its actions.
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It only hurts when they pull. They learn not to pull real quick...that's the point.

The collar doesn't injure the dog. It's not as though the collar can dig in and cause bleeding...:roll: It is better than the choker collars many people use which are relatively ineffective against dogs that habitually pull.
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: RKS
We tried a GL for our Lab pup. It worked for a while then he just started walking with his head cocked to one side. It eventually left a mark across the bridge of his nose so we took it off. We knew a choke collar wouldn't work and when we took him to obedience school they recommended a prong collar. With the prong collar and some dedicated training he was perfect. Now he hardly ever needs a collar for walks and never wears anything if we are in our yard or even in the street at the end of our drive.
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Sounds like the GL you had was the wrong size or just not used properly. That can happen, but only if it slips. Also, they have some that are padded so as to prevent any rubbing, etc.

I'm not a fan of the prong collar, but my dog is only about 65 pounds. Labs can get to be huge, and with that much weight being thrown around I'd hate to not be in control.
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It was fitted correctly as far as we know. It was put on by the trainer when we took him to the sub-par training at our local PetsMart. I think Bacon's manipulation actually led to the marking.
The prong collar, on the other hand, is loose on his neck and is self-correcting. It only tightens when he pulls too hard and releases when there is any slack in the lease.

 
Originally posted by: sjwaste
Originally posted by: RKS
We tried a GL for our Lab pup. It worked for a while then he just started walking with his head cocked to one side. It eventually left a mark across the bridge of his nose so we took it off. We knew a choke collar wouldn't work and when we took him to obedience school they recommended a prong collar. With the prong collar and some dedicated training he was perfect. Now he hardly ever needs a collar for walks and never wears anything if we are in our yard or even in the street at the end of our drive.
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Wow, that looks like borderline cruelty. The collar has fucking spikes on it.

How does that not hurt the dog? Obedience is one thing, but that's like following your kids around with a baseball bat waiting for them to misbehave. I'd really hate to train anything to anticipate sharp pain inflicted by me as a consequence to its actions.
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1. It sits loosly on the neck.
2. Unlike a choke collar it doesn't crush the windpipe when he pulls.
3. The ends are actually rounded and come with rubber/plastic tips for comfort.
4. My lab has nothing but folds and fat around his neck; there is barely any discomfort.
5. After a few 'pulls' the self-correction teaches him not to pull on the lease, unlike the GL.
 
Originally posted by: MikeyLSU
watch an episode or 2 of the dog whisperer and you any leash or collar will work. Our dog took us for walks till we used his technique. now our dog(lab) is perfect on walks and will walk right beside us. I could walk her without a leash and she will now stay right next to us.
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The loose lead works wonders. They catch on very quick that if there is not slack in the lead, they are not going anywhere.
 
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