nowwown Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 A friend recommended the Sporn halter for Cody, and he has completely stopped pulling on the leash instantly! Before, he was just awful, pulling all the time. Now walks are a true pleasure with him, although he does need to learn how to walk next to us, not ahead of us. We walk with Cody about an hour to an hour-and-a-half a day, so now life is really good! I really like this halter because it's extra padded around the legs and is very humane. He loves getting into it as he knows it's walktime! Question though, if a dog gets used to wearing a halter like this for walks, and then you go back to just the neck collar and leash, does the dog start pulling again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorienew Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I use a gentle leader on Birdie and she will pull like crazy if you take it off and just use a leash and collar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Yes, they will pull if you just switch cold turkey. The trick is to use both a leash on the halter and a leash on the collar. Keep the collar one very slack, gradually increasing it's resistance over a period of time (weeks). Eventually you'll be using mostly the neck collar leash and the halter one will be the slacker one. When that is good, you take leash off halter but dog still wears it. Eventually remove halter. While all this use a command such as 'heel' so the dog also learns what that means (ie. walk next to me, not in front of me). Keeping your dog interested in YOU on the walk from time to time is helpful (use treats to reward looking to you) It is helpful to use two different textures of leashes when doing this so you don't confuse yourself when giving resistance on either leash. A nylon and leather combo are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 He's not pulling now because it is uncomfortable to pull. So it would stand to reason that he'll still pull if he doesn't have the harness on. To curb the pulling on the leash he needs to be trained not to pull. Nothing wrong with using the harness, just realize it won't have the same effect as consistant training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I second Maralynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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