My miniature poodle is now 7 months. He pulls like crazy most of the time.
I’ve read lots of different methods to teach lead walking. Mostly I’ve stuck to if he’s pulling really hard stop until he slackens the lead, and lots of rewards and praise if he isn’t pulling.
That’s all fine and works on the walks when I actually have the time and focus to do that. As long as he thinks I have food in my hand he’s putty in my hands.
I can do a walk a day with the focus on lead walking. We are outside a lot as a family but my younger dd has a number of issues which means I can focus on the dog and lead walking at those times. The minute my attention is away from him and my hand is empty of food, he’s back to mad dashing in either direction, pulling to the point of me hearing his claws scraping the ground etc.
Someone ages ago gave me a no pull harness. I’ve not used it as the dog trainer said she didn’t agree with them. I never thought to ask why.
I’ve just tried it for a little walk and it really did stop him pulling. As soon as he went to pull and the lead tightened slightly he came back to walk next to me. It didn’t appear to hurt and all stayed quite loose. But he did look a bit disappointed!
Do no pull harnesses actually hurt or cause any issues? Is it something to use when I don’t have the focus on him to stop him dragging me round but still have a walk on his normal harness to work on lead walking? Or will the no pull get him out of the habit of pulling?
Have any of you any experience with it? Or know of anywhere I can look on the internet which can give me the pros and cons. I really don’t want to ruin his walks, but being dragged around can’t be fun for him as well as me!
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Dog pulling - no pull harness pros and cons?
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MissShapesMissStakes · 03/01/2019 14:42
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