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OT: dogs on walks Sunny 08-20-2008
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Posted by Sunny on August 20, 2008, 8:56 pm


I have never been able to take Jo for a walk because he's horrid.
Snarling and lunging at other dogs, bicycles, walkers, small
children ..... not to mention pulling my shoulder out of socket. We've
tried every restraint known to modern man including prong collars (he
bit me the first time he felt it stick him and after that, he just
went berserkers trying to bite the collar) and the like.

Several weeks ago my son came home from work at Wal-Mart with a
contraption and put it on the dog. OMG! Good dog. With one or two
corrections he has stopped lunging and snarling. He only barks a bit
at other dogs and has given up entirely fussing at bicycles and
people. The best part is that the harness doesn't hurt him.

It's a harness that goes around his legs and meets in the back. That's
where a little tug pulls the whole thing tight. The pressure is put on
the front of the legs, right where the muscle needs to work for the
dog to pull forward. The part that goes around his legs is padded so
that it doesn't cut in. It just puts pressure in the right place to
stop him in his tracks without yanking my arm out of socket. I can
walk him all by myself. He's good. And now the lead even stays slack
on the "return trip".

I have no idea what the name of the harness is, but I'm going to put a
photo of it (modeled by Jo) on my flickr.com site (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/ ) sometime this evening.

I just wanted to recommend this type of harness to anyone with a
difficult dog. We paid several trainers and none could teach this hard
headed little dog to walk on a leash. The only way was to muzzle him,
and that's really cruel because his nose is often stuffy and the
muzzle prohibits mouth breathing. So, for the first time in seven
years I can put my pup on a leash and walk with him.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Sunny

Posted by Kellie J Berger on August 21, 2008, 12:36 am


We had awful problems with our lab when we got her. She wasn't ever mean at
all at all, just willful and exhuberant and STRONG. Tried all kinds of
things with her too and the only one that worked was the EasyLeader (goes on
the nose and ears, pulls down on the bridge of the nose) put that on and
she was an angel walking with you.

Tried it on Hanah... she rolled over and pawed it off in about 3 seconds
time. Her nose is too short i guess?

She does okay on walks but I am anxious to see what you got, because the
kids may be able to walk her in something like that. She slips out of all
her other collars when they or my dad walk her. (She does fine for me so
far)

--
Kellie J. Berger
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
www.kjbeanne.com
www.kjbeanne.com/kellie.htm

>I have never been able to take Jo for a walk because he's horrid.
> Snarling and lunging at other dogs, bicycles, walkers, small
> children ..... not to mention pulling my shoulder out of socket. We've
> tried every restraint known to modern man including prong collars (he
> bit me the first time he felt it stick him and after that, he just
> went berserkers trying to bite the collar) and the like.
>
> Several weeks ago my son came home from work at Wal-Mart with a
> contraption and put it on the dog. OMG! Good dog. With one or two
> corrections he has stopped lunging and snarling. He only barks a bit
> at other dogs and has given up entirely fussing at bicycles and
> people. The best part is that the harness doesn't hurt him.
>
> It's a harness that goes around his legs and meets in the back. That's
> where a little tug pulls the whole thing tight. The pressure is put on
> the front of the legs, right where the muscle needs to work for the
> dog to pull forward. The part that goes around his legs is padded so
> that it doesn't cut in. It just puts pressure in the right place to
> stop him in his tracks without yanking my arm out of socket. I can
> walk him all by myself. He's good. And now the lead even stays slack
> on the "return trip".
>
> I have no idea what the name of the harness is, but I'm going to put a
> photo of it (modeled by Jo) on my flickr.com site (
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/ ) sometime this evening.
>
> I just wanted to recommend this type of harness to anyone with a
> difficult dog. We paid several trainers and none could teach this hard
> headed little dog to walk on a leash. The only way was to muzzle him,
> and that's really cruel because his nose is often stuffy and the
> muzzle prohibits mouth breathing. So, for the first time in seven
> years I can put my pup on a leash and walk with him.
> Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
>
> Sunny



Posted by Taria on August 21, 2008, 11:27 am


Georgia went through a LOT of dog classes. She is really digs in and
puts a lot of energy into everything she does. (that is part of why she
needed knee surgery) She walks on a gentle leader pretty well and when
she is fussy I have what's called a Good Dog collar (it is a modified
Martingale that looks a lot more menacing than it is) Anyway, both of
these work on a service dog lead that connects to each collar. (lead
has connectors on both ends). Gentle leaders and Halti's won't work
on short nosed dogs. There are lots of options now. I am surprised
no dog trainer was able to find the right solution for your pooch Sunny.
The trainers I know never want to give up on something like that. Glad
you did find a good fix though. ENjoy that dog!
TAria

Kellie J Berger wrote:

> We had awful problems with our lab when we got her. She wasn't ever mean at
> all at all, just willful and exhuberant and STRONG. Tried all kinds of
> things with her too and the only one that worked was the EasyLeader (goes on
> the nose and ears, pulls down on the bridge of the nose) put that on and
> she was an angel walking with you.
>
> Tried it on Hanah... she rolled over and pawed it off in about 3 seconds
> time. Her nose is too short i guess?
>
> She does okay on walks but I am anxious to see what you got, because the
> kids may be able to walk her in something like that. She slips out of all
> her other collars when they or my dad walk her. (She does fine for me so
> far)
>


Posted by Denise in NH on August 21, 2008, 10:03 am


Sunny, I couldn't see your picture because I use a webtv to visit this
group, however your description fits the "harness" contraption I used to
use for my 100 lb. Lab/Australian Shepherd mix. He was pure muscle and
could pull me down the street when he was only 6 months old. He wasn't
aggressive with other dogs or people, but he would jerk my shoulders and
arms so badly that I sometimes was in tears. He behaved very well at
obedience classes, but was wild and uncontrollable when walking on our
street.

The first time I put the new contraption on him, it was like walking a
butterfly, I couldn't believe it. The lead went from the leash,
through two D hoops on the front of the collar, then down around the
front of the legs and chest, and back up through a ring on the back of
the collar. It's just such an incredible invention, my little 4 year
old neighbor could walk my dog around the yard with no problem. It
doesn't hurt the dog in any way, in fact, it seems to calm them down.
If they try to pull, it applies a little pressure to the front of their
chest and they just slow down and relax.

I, too, don't remember the name of this lead, but it's sold at most pet
stores, very inexpensive. I made a few of them for friends' dogs and
they loved them. It's basically just some dog collar material ( I'm
having a brain fart this morning and I can't remember what the stuff is
called) maybe it's called webbing, a buckle, some clothesline rope. a
round metal ring, and 2 D rings.

I don't have large dogs anymore, my Kaz passed last year and I gave all
of his big boy stuff away, but I'm buy or make another one in a
heartbeat.

Denise


Posted by Bonnie Patterson on August 21, 2008, 11:28 am


Sounds like a "Gentle Leader", I use a "Halti" on our two Ridgebacks,
it is recommended by our local training club.
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA



On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:03:00 -0400, DeniseJG@webtv.net (Denise in NH)
wrote:

>Sunny, I couldn't see your picture because I use a webtv to visit this
>group, however your description fits the "harness" contraption I used to
>use for my 100 lb. Lab/Australian Shepherd mix. He was pure muscle and
>could pull me down the street when he was only 6 months old. He wasn't
>aggressive with other dogs or people, but he would jerk my shoulders and
>arms so badly that I sometimes was in tears. He behaved very well at
>obedience classes, but was wild and uncontrollable when walking on our
>street.
>
>The first time I put the new contraption on him, it was like walking a
>butterfly, I couldn't believe it. The lead went from the leash,
>through two D hoops on the front of the collar, then down around the
>front of the legs and chest, and back up through a ring on the back of
>the collar. It's just such an incredible invention, my little 4 year
>old neighbor could walk my dog around the yard with no problem. It
>doesn't hurt the dog in any way, in fact, it seems to calm them down.
>If they try to pull, it applies a little pressure to the front of their
>chest and they just slow down and relax.
>
>I, too, don't remember the name of this lead, but it's sold at most pet
>stores, very inexpensive. I made a few of them for friends' dogs and
>they loved them. It's basically just some dog collar material ( I'm
>having a brain fart this morning and I can't remember what the stuff is
>called) maybe it's called webbing, a buckle, some clothesline rope. a
>round metal ring, and 2 D rings.
>
>I don't have large dogs anymore, my Kaz passed last year and I gave all
>of his big boy stuff away, but I'm buy or make another one in a
>heartbeat.
>
>Denise

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