Best No Pull Leash?
A friend is asking me about these. He has a 30 lb terrier that will even pull with his choke collar. I recommended training class but he doesn't have access to one. I went online and found 3 possibles...
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dturm wrote:4aSong wrote:
I'm sure there will be arguments on this subject but a dog properly trained will not pull.
No arguments, but there is a HUGE difference in how trainable individuals and certain breed are. It is great to get ideas on aids in training that others have found useful.
Most veterinary behaviorists recommend Halti type or the type that compress the chest or pull on the axilla (arm pits) like the sporn does. There are lots of good ones out there.
Doug, DVM
I agree. However, none of these tools will work WITHOUT TRAINING. As the OP's friend does not seem to be able to access training, these tools will be ineffectual at best, dangerous at worst.
Just putting any one of the collars mentioned so far (or any not yet mentioned) on the dog will not stop it from pulling, etc. They are ALL meant to be used IN CONJUNCTION with TRAINING in order to be effective.
The truth is that dogs will adjust to whatever discomfort the collar causes because they don't know how to stop it. They think it's just part of the deal so they continue on blindly.
Without training, the dog is thinking:
"you know when I'm out walking sometimes my nose gets yanked down or to the side - weird" - haltis without training
"you know when I'm out walking I start choking - weird" - choke chains and flat collars without training
"you know when I'm out walking I feel like there are sharp things poking in my neck - weird" - prong collars without training
With training, the dog learns that those things only happen when it doesn't follow procedure. Now the dog can use those sensations to remind it not to do that. Pull down on the nose, tightening of the collar, etc. - "oh yeah, I need to walk next to Smelly" "oh yeah, I'm not supposed to chase after the squirrel".
