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Herr Rottweiler. I can't figure out why you seem to feel everyone is an idiot and is unable to understand a simple tip given regarding training. Some of us are well educated and quite intelligent and no it's not Adam Katz. Kelpie Kelpie Well those last couple of comments explains it to me. Fortunately most trainers are happy to help owners have well behaved dogs...geez some of them even assist on the internet for no payment. Those trainers are more concerned about the owner being dragged around than keeping a closed shop. This thread has made me feel lucky I eventually found the trainer we have. I have put people onto him and he has been willing to help them out over the phone. Sometimes it doesn't even involve a paid training session. I know this because the people I referred on have come back and told me.

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Kelpie: you mentioned that you are reluctant to give your solution to the pulling problem due to people having dogs with varied behaviour problems and are not telling the full story. The full story is that the damn dog pulls. We are not talking about varied and/or severe behaviour problems in this thread, just pulling. That's the behaviour we are trying to rectify, not jumping on guests or mouthing the kids or being aggressive to other dogs in the street, just pulling. The experts keep telling us how easy/simple it is to fix but they won't tell us how to fix it. I am beginning to believe it's not quite so easy at all. It wasn't for me. I am quite sure K9 knows exactly how it's done, and quickly. Testimony tells us so. Herding Guy: If the simple reason for pulling is that the owner lets them then how is it that an owner has a number of dogs and only one pulls? Your logic would suggest that the owner doesn't allow all the dogs to pull, just one of them. Another question here. You stated the head collar only works "if they don't teach the dog to pull on the head collar". Surely you are not suggesting that we do teach the dog to pull on the head collar only to have to correct it later. BTW if you want to see a good trainer who does train with a Halti I can put you in touch with one. This trainer will train with whatever equipment he feels will do the job and that the owner is comfortable with. He is an excellent trainer. The pulling has virtually ceased with my dog. Only very rarely will she try it on (she did once, a couple of weeks ago with a cat) but it was a nightmare trying to walk her a couple of years ago. There are people on this forum who I commiserate with because the pulling problem for a small person with a big dog is horrendous. I could not have overcome the problem without private training...I tried for months at an obedience club. I had hoped that the people who tell us they have the experience and expertise would help those people out. We here consider it important to have well trained dogs or we wouldn't get so upset about the pulling problem. To claim that some people may get rough if advice is given....well the people who are rough with their dog are - and giving them proper advice may well solve their frustration. Those of us who do not treat our dogs unfairly are unlikely to start due to good advice given.

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