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New dog- best leash/harness for teaching to walk

Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:46 pm
Posted by SaintNation
Member since Dec 2008
1887 posts
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:46 pm
So we adopted a $75 pound American bulldog mix. Great dog but pulls hard on a regular leash. Anyone have a leash/harness collar that they recommend? Thank you
Posted by Rossberg02
Member since Jun 2016
2591 posts
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:55 pm to
Choke collar behind the ears.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
24942 posts
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:58 pm to
They make a choke collar/leash that is cloth that I like. It won't like like a chain choke collar will some times

When the dogs pulls on the leash you jerk back hard enough to scare the crap out of them. They'll only do it a couple time more.
Posted by auburntiger4life
Member since Aug 2016
321 posts
Posted on 4/11/17 at 8:25 pm to
Just use a regular leash as a choker, slide latch threw the handle loop over dogs head pull, free choker leash trained that way many times
Posted by DuckManiak
Member since Nov 2011
3731 posts
Posted on 4/11/17 at 8:42 pm to
Choker worked for one of my labs, but my German Shepard would pull until it seemed like she was going to pass out. Got her a pet safe walking harness that clips the leash across her chest, and she couldn't pull. Now she walks right along side me perfectly. Both have worked for me.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
24942 posts
Posted on 4/11/17 at 9:22 pm to
Neighbor of our had a dog that they were convinced that I couldn't correct her pulling. The dog had literally yanked its owner to the ground on more than one occasion. I put the leash/collar on the dog and told the owners to go inside (mainly so they wouldn't get upset).
We started out on a short walk and when the dog started to pull I yanked the dog so hard, it landed on its back. It got up and tried it again and I did the same thing. After that the dog started to pull and I gave a decent tug but not hard and from there the dog was done.

Every now and then it needs a small reminder but the dog is totally different now.
Posted by mark65mc
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
11277 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:33 am to
Gentle Leader works.
Posted by cdogwinn
Prairieville, LA
Member since Mar 2016
183 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 8:49 am to
A pinch collar is the best money I've ever spent on my lab. It doesn't cause harm and choke the heck out of them like a "choke" collar but it grabs the extra skin on the back of their neck and gets their attention quickly.
Posted by swanny297
NELA
Member since Oct 2013
2189 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 10:03 am to
We used a prong collar worked great - lots of videos on proper techniques and training methods.
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
21670 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 10:52 am to
One of these snout harnesses.

LINK
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
9564 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 10:56 am to
My old english bulldog female is 60 pounds of muscle and can pull like a mule on a regular collar if she sees people. On a prong collar, she behaves like a champ.

Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
83927 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:01 am to
quote:

Choke collar behind the ears.



No.

Pinch collar.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 12:06 pm to
I've got one of the choker collars that's just made out of the regular collar material. I taught my dog best by just jogging with her as soon as she was old enough. SHe had to keep up, or she was going to get dragged around. And when she was tired, she wasn't going to try to sprint out and pull me around. She got used to being by my side and it just stuck. Not saying that's a fool proof method, but it worked for me.
Posted by Rossberg02
Member since Jun 2016
2591 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 12:31 pm to
I've never had a pinch collar. Always have used a choke collar up high to control the head and haven't had a problem or health issue.
Posted by Downtown Devin Brown
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2013
1523 posts
Posted on 4/12/17 at 6:07 pm to
Huge fan of the Easy Walk harnesses that hook in the front by the chest. My dog instantly went from a pulling to calmly walking. Still gets a little excited with cats and squirrels but i can handle a young pup getting playful.
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17669 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:11 am to
Harnesses ARE for pulling use a choke pinch type
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