Comments on: Dog Training - How To Use A Gentle Leader

By: oOFamousLastWordsOo

oOFamousLastWordsOo — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

I use this for my …
I use this for my german shepherd and I love it. She was already highly trained by me beforehand so its wasn’t bought to control pulling. They are lightweight, gentle, and comfortable unlike most other collars and works well for the rare occasion where I do correct her behaviour. Mostly it gives me total control when we are going for runs because I can just lightly tug her head to tell her she needs to slow down. I did try this collar on my uncle’s boxer who pulls and it worked wonders.

By: urkingod

urkingod — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

Gentle Leader is OK …
Gentle Leader is OK for certain sensitive dogs, but still not very healthy since it twist the dog’s neck muscles. Dogs are not horses. If you used Choke Chain or Prong collar correctly, you do not need to be yanking a dog nor is painful to them. There are many ways and methods to train dogs, but none is the best. You just have to find what works for one particular dog as each dogs are different.

By: Cuindless

Cuindless — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

They come in small, …
They come in small, medium and large and are adjustable to a certain extent. By the time you start walking your puppy daily on a lead they should be in the size of gentle leader that they’ll be using forever. My Great Dane, for example, stayed in a large from 8 months to 9 years. All we had to do was adjust the size.

By: clicktotweetdotcom

clicktotweetdotcom — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

My Siberian Husky …
My Siberian Husky took around 4 weeks, he is around a year old now though.

By: Luke13PL

Luke13PL — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

if i use a head …
if i use a head halter can i use it on my puppy and then she can grow into or will i have to buy a new one l8er?

By: harp1725

harp1725 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

Yes. Great point …
Yes. Great point made. Whenever using a prong or one of these or similar collars you should have a backup if the dog gets loose.

ucdcrush, props to you and if someone else had already brought this point up, props to you as well

By: kaykay847

kaykay847 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

i want one of those …
i want one of those 4 my dogs…..my old dog isnt rly a prob. cause hes old and gtes tired out easily…i still want one 4 him tho cause the 1st block he will pull alot……and i also have a 2 yr old dog that will choke herself from pulling so much!!!!!!

By: chepe371

chepe371 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

as long as it takes …
as long as it takes u to make the dog understand

i never had anything but a soft leash looped as a choker

with my weim(adopted at 3), i taught her heel first on leash, then on off leash walks, started practicing offleash Heel, within a few sessions she was doing it
offleash it helps to stick ur hands out low- and to ur sides to make the dog understand the barrier

but shed rather be out scouting and smelling!

By: ucdcrush

ucdcrush — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

I like the Halti …
I like the Halti better since it has a “safety leash” included with it. In case the dog struggles and removes the harness from their head, there is still a leash attached to their collar via this safety leash.

By: atearofjoy

atearofjoy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:25:11 +0000

how long usually …
how long usually till the dog walks naturally by my side without the gentle leader?