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Trogdor

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A prong collar worked wonders with my former Brittany mix


He was a strong puller on a normal collar (would practically choke himself) or with any kind of harness etc. With a Gentle Leader (the one that goes on the muzzle) he flopped around like a fish and I worried he'd hurt himself. The prong collar gave him just enough sensation to stop him from pulling without actually hurting him. The look vicious but really not that bad. The goal is to break off their attention before it escalates to full-blown lunging.

No matter which way you go, it's important to start out with a short leash and give more slack as training progresses. If you let them have a full 6ft lead from Day1 they'll be much tougher to train/control.

(In response to this post by JoesterVT)

Posted: 01/05/2021 at 11:09AM


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  Dog harnesses/collars to prevent pulling? -- JoesterVT 01/05/2021 10:19AM
  Easy Walk Dog Harness. Works great. As below, the leash hooks at chest -- reestuart 01/05/2021 11:46AM
  As said below, better training. When Charley pulls stop. Don't move again -- RhinoVT 01/05/2021 11:29AM
  Get a longer leash... -- Burruss Writer 01/05/2021 11:23AM
  A prong collar worked wonders with my former Brittany mix -- Trogdor 01/05/2021 11:09AM
  We have Julius K-9 harness/vests that are very effective -- PhotoHokieNC 01/05/2021 11:07AM
  Watch the Dog Whisperer. -- Hokie360 01/05/2021 10:43AM
  He's 100% correct. Leash walks are the best way to train a dog. -- bluehokie 01/05/2021 11:44AM
  IIRC, he uses a choke type collar -- JoesterVT 01/05/2021 10:47AM
  Better training is the only thing that will help. But for some dogs it -- HokieNoVA 01/05/2021 10:41AM
  ...call Wade Blasingame -- chumley 01/05/2021 12:44PM
  My two dogs have been tugging for 11 years. -- Tailgate Guru 01/05/2021 10:28AM
  Gentle Leader - like a bridle for a dog -- Vienna_Hokie 01/05/2021 10:25AM
  ^^^ Agry ** -- HokieDevil 01/05/2021 3:25PM
  I third this...we have 140lb+ Newfies and they work great. ** -- Vtskier1 01/05/2021 12:59PM
  This - virtually no strain on the handler ** -- HokieMacDaddy 01/05/2021 11:32AM
  The harness just allows them to pull against the leash more. -- vthokieq 01/05/2021 10:22AM
  My wife tried that with me, it didn't work. ** -- HokieGator 01/05/2021 12:44PM
  My son bought the harness with the leash connection hook -- hokie-c 01/05/2021 10:40AM
  Same concept as the gentle leader..body follows the head ** -- Vienna_Hokie 01/05/2021 12:26PM
  Yep. This is what we do. ** -- GFallsFan 01/05/2021 11:11AM
  ^^ Yep this, harness with hook in front, they pull causes their shoulders -- HokieForever 01/05/2021 10:58AM

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