Pulling on lead

hmc

catkins wrote: »

I wouldn't make a dog wear a head collar if he hated it.

Have you tried a double ended lead with a harness with a front ring and a ring on the dog's back?

Yes I did look at them but my son wouldn't manage
To be honest he only has it on twice a week

krlyr

Some good videos on Youtube on how to desensitize a dog to a headcollar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw3ovsOvTss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMR2My1beiU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wakterNyUg

I use Dogmatic headcollars as I find they give me the best control for the size and strength (and behaviour) of my dogs, but I would be very relutctant to use them if the dogs were unhappy to wear them.

It's not too late to desensitize a dog to a headcollar if you already use one - just start from scratch, and perhaps try to avoid using the headcollar where possible until the process has been completed.

dibuzz

We tried a few "non pull" (yeah right!) harnesses and a head collar but nothing worked.
We took advice and were told to let her know who is boss. We had to make sure she was last out of or into the house and not let her walk in front of us (not easy)
It took a few weeks but now walking her is a pleasure, the only time she pulls is if we go somewhere new and a few pull backs soon remind her.
She has been out today for the first time since having a tumour removed and we can't use the harness I was a bit wary of just using her collar but she was great.
It was hard at times but well worth the time and effort.

krlyr

dibuzz wrote: »

We tried a few "non pull" (yeah right!) harnesses and a head collar but nothing worked.
We took advice and were told to let her know who is boss. We had to make sure she was last out of or into the house and not let her walk in front of us (not easy)
It took a few weeks but now walking her is a pleasure, the only time she pulls is if we go somewhere new and a few pull backs soon remind her.
She has been out today for the first time since having a tumour removed and we can't use the harness I was a bit wary of just using her collar but she was great.
It was hard at times but well worth the time and effort.

The dominance/pack theory has been disproved by experts. Chances are, you worked harder on making sure your dog didn't walk in front of you (i.e. pull) so as a result you trained her not to walk in front of you (i.e. pull) - nothing to do with who's boss or not!