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Originally Posted by kelley This should make you feel better. Baxter was having problems with his leash and collar. He would pull and it would put preasure on his trachea. When we went to PetsMart for his training, they recommened the gentle leader. At first, I thought it was just so you would buy something from them. I tried it because he had problems with the leash and collar. I AM NOT JOKING-THE SECOND I PUT THAT LEADER ON, NO MORE PULLING! He walks RIGHT by my side, right where he is supposed to and does not run ahead. Eventually, he will get to the point where he doesn't have to use it, when he can go back to a leash and collar-when walking this way is "normal" for him-a habit.
Someone posted the product on the first page-that's what I use. It is a Godsend.
I don't understand why they would frown upon it-it's a training tool. |
The lady who trained moose had her wear a collar and lead, but moose wouldn't leave my side so I wasn't very concerned. Now the trainer had a guest come who trains service dogs. I was thrilled because I want to get moose to be my service dog. Well she scared me to death, I didn't even let her take moose's lead. When I told her that I wanted to have moose become my service dog she said I could join their training but would have to get moose a pinch collar...um NO. She told me well then fine I'm not training her for you, I said how about the gentle leader, she says I have small dogs on pinch collars and they are just fine I don't like the gentle leader. So I said no thank you and the lady who trained moose told me I could do her training myself and if I needed any help to contact her.
So right now moose uses a harness but I am starting her training for helping me soon, my trainer said to wait till she was a year if I could so moose would be a little less rowdy, and will be using the gentle leader. So wish me luck
Now do you use the harness or the muzzle type?