Anti- jjerk dog Leads recommendations pLease

[florentina1]

I have an easi fit double harness for my dog to stop her lunging. Currently I have a fractured shoulder due to me having her on the extender.

Does any one use the anti-jerk attachment and have any recommendations please. Also how exactly does it work and are there any drawbacks

I use a bungee lead occasionally with my beagle.

It does take the strength out of the pull (less jerky) and when they do do get the end of the lead, the bungee bit absorbs the shock so it's nowhere near as strong or painful.

BUT it really does reduce the amount of control you have over the dog. I use mine when we're somewhere like the woods (so he can sniff and pull towards smells safely) but I would never use it on a road or anything as it doesn't feel safe to me. If I was to try and pull him back (eg. if he was pulling into the road) he wouldn't feel it and it wouldn't be effective.

Thank you that is really helpful.

Poor you sounds awful!

I run and use a canicross strength bungee lead. It's great for that and does absorb the sudden turns and pulls. Really key to look at high quality ones.

Only issue is using those on a pavement or a city environment. I wouldn't be confident doing that as you do lose control. They are fine in parks but you need closer control in other environments (e.g you wouldn't want them jumping into the road)

Sorry cross posted with @icedcoffees

I actually use a normal lead to get to the park then tie it around me and put the bungee cord on when we get to the park for that reason

How about a waist belt (the sort that runners with dogs use)
I have one and it's great..it frees my hands for treats (which also reduced lunging) and it can't be yanked out of my hand. I have a frozen shoulder so couldn't handle a sharp tug!

I put this bungee lead extender on DDog's lead after he saw a cat, yanked at a very awkward angle and caused a trip to A&E and an injury that never fully healed. He also previously partly dislocated my elbow because he yanked backwards at a bike that overtook us on the pavement 😬
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It works by removing the shock when the dog reaches the end of the lead, giving something of a softer 'landing' which really does reduce the risk of injury.

On the downside the dog appears less clear on exactly what counts as pulling on the lead, as it's less binary as to whether there's any tension on the lead.

I do use it on the road because that's where all his triggers appear, and so where he's most likely to cause injury. Nothing will make me more likely to lose control than sudden and agonising pain! The bungee only extends by maybe 3" so it shouldn't be an issue that allows the dog to leap into a road - if you're worried about that, walk your dog on the side of you that's away from the kerb.

It also makes the lead overall longer, so I paired it with an extra short lead like this amzn.to/2WJwbLn to make a normal lead length (just check the overall result will work for you length wise - a tall person with a little dog will need a longer lead overall than a short person with a Labrador!)