Anti-pull Leads

[sallyandtex]

Hi,

Got 2 pullers.

Easy walkers are great BUT, they have discontinued them locally. I could buy online but like to try for size.

Any body out there have used a lead that attaches to front so it stops the pulling?

I don't want one on the face, and the dog trainer said not to get a back attach one as it still makes them pull.

Many thanks

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I use a front attach harness on an ACDx. I found out about it from someone who owns a very big and enthusiastic weimerana. It's brilliant. As long as you remember to take it off when you get home so dog does not have the opportunity to chew it into little pieces.

available in SA from

http://www.petdogtraining.com.au/products.html

and from USA

http://www.softouchconcepts.com/

I believe black dogs do one too - they're in Victoria

http://www.blackdog.net.au/index.php?page=...=1&Itemid=5

And if you want a comfortable lead on a puller/sled dog/cart horse, I recommend the cotton rope horse leads available at most equestrian supply shops like horseland and saddleworld.

Hope that helps.

[tez]

Have you tried your vet. After reading about the easy walk harness on DOL, and living in a small country town with very limited pet supplies, I just popped into our vets, explained what I wanted and they googled it straight away. They had it for me a day and a half later at a very reasonable price.

[Esky the husky]

I know its not what you specified but have you tried a Sporn harness.

When the dog pulls the straps tighten around the dogs front legs discouraging the dog from pulling

it worked so well for my husky we ended up using it for Father in laws dingo staffy cross who is a notorious puller

Worked a treat

http://www.ozpetshop.com.au/product_info.p...roducts_id/1241

[GoldenGirl85]

A boxer at my obedience class has one of those, the husband seems to have a lot of trouble handling him, I figure the wife doesnt handle him because he is too strong for her

[Longcoat]

Hi,

Got 2 pullers.

Easy walkers are great BUT, they have discontinued them locally. I could buy online but like to try for size.

Any body out there have used a lead that attaches to front so it stops the pulling?

I don't want one on the face, and the dog trainer said not to get a back attach one as it still makes them pull.

Many thanks

Ask the dog trainer to teach you to train a dog not to pull???.

[Jed]

Agree with the last post. Ask the trainer to show you how to teach the dogs not to pull. They don't want to be pulling, they want to be good dogs.But no one has trained them, so they don't know how.

You need to train them. And you may need the trainer to help.

[sandgrubber]

They are controversial, and best used with help of a qualified trainer . . .but in my experience prong collars get amazing results. Instant compliance. After a week or two, you can go back to a regular flat collar and you get no tugging. They look like instruments of torture, but if you put one on yourself you'll find they give a firm correction, but don't hurt. (Hard to buy in Oz. I brought one from the USA and got help from an NDTF certified trainer in learning to use it).

[persephone]

I didn't read the post properly- the TRAINER suggested a harness?

You have two young pups- why not just train them to walk nicely ,using a collar?

What has the trainer tried to stop them pulling with a collar on?

What has the trainer shown you as things to do to teach the dogs to walk without pulling?

Remember- you are now looking at about 10-12 years of these two PULLING, if they are not taught otherwise

[hilaryo]

I have a sporn harness for my male beagle and have found it wonderful.

A ordinary harness is not great for a dog that pulls and often makes them worse.

[Longcoat]

IMHO, there seems to be too many supposed trainers suggesting contraptions to train a dog to loose leash walk Leash walking is very basic obedience that can be easily achieved with a collar on any dog with any competent trainer. In extreme situations with a strong dog, a prong collar or slip collar will help, but harnessess, halti's etc used as a permanent measure to control a dog on leash is nonesense really and doesn't help a novice handler learn obedience basics properly.

Edited March 22, 2010 by Longcoat

[sas]

I got to see a front clipping harness in the weekending on a Dalmatian and it gave the Handler no more control than a flat collar would, the dog was still bouncing all over the place and pulling like crazy.

Nothing beats giving ones commitment to training to learning how to walk a dog regardless of what tool you put on it you still need to know how to work that tool.

[iltby]

You could give bungee leads a try.

[sallyandtex]

You could give bungee leads a try.

Thanks for your tips.

Just to clarify.. those that say not to use one, the loose lead walking is Ok when pups alone and training. When they get together to go to the park they PULL!! Too excited and stimulated by the environment I guess.

I just wanted something to stop the choking in these times.

I'll look into your other suggestions thankyou very much, as I said, the Easy walker works great, but I will try anything (and keep up the training!)

[Gayle.]

Just order an Easy Walker online. There's not a huge range of sizes and it's not that hard to measure your dog and work out which size is the correct one.

The Vet Shed sell them, they ship quickly and are easy to do business with.

[Mystiqview]

There is no substitute to training.

Any anti-pull device is a band aid. Take it off and the problem is still there.

I can walk four border collies at once and none of them pull. I have seen others walk multiple larger heavier dogs. All done with training.

[Aidan]

Just to clarify.. those that say not to use one, the loose lead walking is Ok when pups alone and training. When they get together to go to the park they PULL!!

I'll make an educated guess as to why this is:

When you walk them alone it is relatively easy to stop or back up if they pull, reward when they are in position.

When you walk them together it is exponentially more difficult (still possible, but more difficult) to give them the contingencies that result in loose leash walking.

The excitement that you have already identified is of course a factor, but the solution remains - don't let them get anywhere whilst pulling, reward when they are in position.

Or use an aid. My suggestion would be to also invest in double-ended leashes attached to their normal flat collars so that you can reduce reliance on the aid, using it only when necessary. Just in case that was unclear, you attach one end of the leash to the flat collar, and the other end to the training aid on the same dog.