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  • joyfullmom2
    • Gold Top Dog

    Collars for walking issues

    joyfullmom2

    Posted : 5/30/2011 9:07:22 AM

     What kind of collars do you recommend for dogs who pull when your walking them? We are going to get one today and want to get the right one. I have heard about head halters? Not sure that is the right name.

     Thanks

  • Liesje
    • Gold Top Dog
    Liesje

    Posted : 5/30/2011 9:44:01 AM

    I prefer the Easy Walk harness over a head halter.  My dogs hate head halters and I don't like to have to desensitize a dog to a tool.  The Easy Walk harness is more of a fit-and-go kind of tool, plus I find it easier to fit and use.
  • calliecritturs
    • Gold Top Dog
    calliecritturs

    Posted : 5/30/2011 2:40:13 PM

    I like the Easy Walk as well, and my pug wears one ... but I also really like the Sporn.  My basset beagle is super long and low to the ground, and as a result it gives her more "power" than a dog twice her size.  A Sporn really works well on her but it can be a bit of a pain to figure out how to put it on the first time.  But worth it for us.
  • Kim_MacMillan
    • Gold Top Dog
    Kim_MacMillan

    Posted : 5/30/2011 9:13:08 PM

    If it's simply for walking and pulling issues, and you don't need the head control for other things (reactivity, fear, aggression, overexcitability), then I definitely would go for an EasyWalk harness.  While the head halter gives the most control of all, it does sometimes take a few days to get the dog used to it, because it feels funny at first.