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My obedience school teacher recommends the Easy Walk Harness for dogs who pull- it clips in the front so dogs who pull are actually pushing. But I don't really need it.
I saw the comfy harness at a store and thought it looked kind of cheaply made, so i didnt buy it. the last thing i wanted was for it to break during a walk or something! i have a lupine step in harness and love it. toby can't get out of it and it is well made.
a harenss only encorages pulling IF the dog is allowed to belive thats what its for.
Ive met many dogs at weight pull events who walk PERFECTLY on a harness and leash despite also being taught to pull in that very same harness...
the only thing that STOPS pulling is training.
Harensses are just MUCH better for the neck (and primarily the trechea)...
i have known many people use harness as an excuse as to why their dogs pull "oh he only pulls because hes wearing a harness" but its just an excuse.
if youve got a puller something like the easy walk or sporn harness are a better purchase.
Foxy have you used the Sporn harness and does it work? I've seen them but never used one and wondered if they really work? I know what their ads say. But experience speaks volumes over their ads any day of the week!
I agree training is what will stop the dog from pulling just wondered about this as a tool?
i found the sporn the better choice for very stubborn dogs...you just have to be careful that the sherpa pads over the control ropes are placed problerly...i prefer the easy walk for smaller dogs or dogs who are easily refocused, but had to use the sporn with a couple of boxers i worked with, it worked well with consistency, but if the pads arnt under the pits it can rub.
for medium/large dogs that have a real pulling problem, i highly recommend halters. they never get an opportunity to pull because as soon as they try, their head is brought back toward you, with zero force. if you control the head, you control the body.
i found the sporn the better choice for very stubborn dogs...you just have to be careful that the sherpa pads over the control ropes are placed problerly...i prefer the easy walk for smaller dogs or dogs who are easily refocused, but had to use the sporn with a couple of boxers i worked with, it worked well with consistency, but if the pads arnt under the pits it can rub.
Thanks Foxy, that's the info I was looking for (personal experience!)
I use the Halties on a regular basis but I like new tools for the ole tool box and not every owner is open to a halti when they might be open to a harness.
(I love the halti to stop even the biggest and strongest pullers, works wonders! I have used them for years, just found out in size four and up (five is the largest) they pad the strap over the nose, love it!!!)
i ride horses, and using a halter on a big strong dog just makes perfect sense to me. i wouldn't put a body harness or a neck collar on a horse and expect to be able to control it.
I use an easy walk harness on my big strong dog and he walks just fine with it. He wasn't a good candidate for a halter because he only has one eye and tends to swing his head a lot to look at things.
It connects differently than a standard harness (easier in my opinion) and clips in the front as opposed to the back. Just don't use it with a hyperactive dog...the positioning of the leash will cause the dog to spin if he leaps or lunges at something. My dog seems comfortable in it when it's adjusted properly; I check around his armpits from time to time to make sure his hair isn't being rubbed.
for medium/large dogs that have a real pulling problem, i highly recommend halters. they never get an opportunity to pull because as soon as they try, their head is brought back toward you, with zero force. if you control the head, you control the body.
I have one of those. Mine is called a Gentle Leader.
It is the only thing that stops my Boxer from jerking and pulling.
When my back aches, I can't walk him at all without it. He would be walking fine and all of a sudden jump or lurch at anything.
I was walking him one night and he got spooked by a from an leaped about 4 feet into the air trying to get away from it.
I have one of those. Mine is called a Gentle Leader.
It is the only thing that stops my Boxer from jerking and pulling.
When my back aches, I can't walk him at all without it. He would be walking fine and all of a sudden jump or lurch at anything.
I was walking him one night and he got spooked by a from an leaped about 4 feet into the air trying to get away from it.
this is why i use the sensation harness for dave.... he leaps around like a boxer when he gets excited and i was afraid the halti would injure his neck.....
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