Comments on: Buy a Gentle Leader

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:31:49 +0000

I may have to try this out. Our silky has a pulling problem even with a choke collar. He’s not as bad with the choker, but still does it.

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By: Liza S.

Liza S. — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:02:45 +0000

My dog used to have a pulling problem and I tried the choke collar, but that seemed to only make it worse! My mom then insisted that we buy a non-pull harness, which kind of lifted Keeda up into the air uncomfortably every time she pulled. It did nothing, my dog only got worse when she -didn’t- have the harness on.

I read about different training methods and about how some dogs require a firmer hand than others. I tried smacking Keeda gently on the side with the tip of the leash whenever she got out of the heel position on our walks and it worked wonders! I don’t know why, I’m sure that I never slapped her hard enough to actually hurt, I think it’s the sound and/or the action itself that had an effect on her. Now I can even just smack my own arm with the end of the leash when she starts getting out of the heel when walking and she’ll immediately fall back in.

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By: Jeff Millman

Jeff Millman — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:29:00 +0000

I used to use the Gentle Leader, but now I almost exclusively recommend the Sensible Harness. http://www.softouchconcepts.com I find dogs get acclimated to it almost instantly and it works as effectively as the Gentle Leader.