Canny Collar from UK Now in US

Interesting. Might have to order one in and play with it up close. Wonder how much more it would be to ship up to Canada.

Unlike other dog walking devices where the leash fastens under the chin, the leash fastens behind your dog's head - an innovative and unique design in dog behavior training

So behaviorally, what is different about the leash clipping in back?  In my experience, dogs are averse to having a strap on their muzzle, not so much that the leash attaches underneath.

 I haven't used one yet, so I don't know how it will affect dogs' behavior.  But, it is just one more tool to examine for inclusion in the toolbox.  I'm not so inclined to paint all dogs with the same brush when it comes to head collars, as I've seen lots of successes as well as some failures.  Some dogs don't give a hoot what you put on their noses, some don't want you to put anything on their noses, and some dogs actually feel more secure in them.  Go figure.

 Yeah that's the thing.  It seems they either hate them, get over them, or don't care, but it seems it really depends on the muzzle strap.  Coke is in the second category, but I don't know if it's worth spending more money on another thing.  I just wondered if they explain anywhere what exactly the differences are, from a training and behavioral point of view, since they make that statement on their website.

Liesje

 Yeah that's the thing.  It seems they either hate them, get over them, or don't care, but it seems it really depends on the muzzle strap.  Coke is in the second category, but I don't know if it's worth spending more money on another thing.  I just wondered if they explain anywhere what exactly the differences are, from a training and behavioral point of view, since they make that statement on their website.

Well, since I just spent my wad on some new books and a dehumidifier for the basement kennel I'm building, I won't be buying one any time soon, but probably I will get one at some point, just to try it out, like I did with the Halti harness.  I use Sequoyah as my little demo dog for all this stuff, because she's so reactive to anything "icky".  Sioux would wear anything I put on her without making a peep.  The hound hates everything except sweaters LOL.   Not really, I just thought that was a cute thing to say, since it's a cold morning up here and he's already looking at me with those "don't take me out into the cold" eyes.

I am interested in hearing from someone who uses this. I have never liked the GL and my dogs do not seem to like it much but I am wondering if having the connection in the back would make a difference as it seems to me that the GL causes a reaction to the strap on the nose and the pressure tends to spin them so they are facing the handler.

 Mind you I am not a GL expert, having only tried it once but this one looks interesting. If anyone decides to get one please let us know how it works.

 Maybe I'll order one, but it may have to be next paycheck - I went a little nuts on dog stuff already this month.  (Where's an empty pockets emoticon when you need one?)

spiritdogs

Maybe I'll order one, but it may have to be next paycheck - I went a little nuts on dog stuff already this month.  (Where's an empty pockets emoticon when you need one?)

yeh I am also being tempted by this collar.

 I am blaming you since you posted the information. If not for you then I would not be sitting here fighting off the temptaion to order yet another dog tool that I really do not need, but that I want just because I would like to see how it works.

dgriego

 

I am interested in hearing from someone who uses this. I have never liked the GL and my dogs do not seem to like it much but I am wondering if having the connection in the back would make a difference as it seems to me that the GL causes a reaction to the strap on the nose and the pressure tends to spin them so they are facing the handler.

 Mind you I am not a GL expert, having only tried it once but this one looks interesting. If anyone decides to get one please let us know how it works.

I use it for Grace. The Canny Collar is the only thing that works on Grace. The strap over the nose becomes very very loose when the dog is walking properly and tightens and collects the muzzle into the neck when  the dog pulls - much like a bitless horse bridle.  It is the only piece of equipment that truly compels Grace to walk nicely on a loose leash.  Initially, especially if she sees a rabbit or bird, she will try to paw the nose strap from her nose, but after realizing that she cannot, she will succumb to it's charm and walk like a lady.  The nose strap seems to interrupt her focus on critters, too.  

I've tried the GL halter and harness and she fights and tries to pull through everything that is clipped in the front.  The Sporn harness has very little affect on her pulling.  I do go back and forth between the two just as a step down from the Canny collar, but wonder, sometimes, why I bother.

don't bother someone had one last night at the club. You can't fasten the nose strap such that it stays on the dog's nose if the leash is loose- dog after dog went into the usual "there's a horrible thing on my nose" head halter hysterics, then a quick paw- swipe and off went the nose strap. Person who bought it is sending it back hoping for a refund.

Mudpuppy, your friend isn't using it properly. If you read the instructions, this is addressed.  No, You can't just leave it on your dog and stand around chatting like you can with the gentle leader - at least until the dog is use to wearing it. Any dog will attempt to paw off a head collar initially.   It is more a training aid than a head collar.  All you have to do is lift up the leash to take up the slack if the dog tries to paw it off.   If you are not walking the dog, you take the nose piece off, pull out the slack and fasten it around your dogs neck with the links provided..or just take the darn thing off! 

 Usually the dog gets use to this nose strap pretty quickly because it is so loose.  It works with Grace when the GL drove her into a frantic pulling tizzy.  Trudy got use to it very easily, too.  She just doesn't need it anymore.

It won a  "Best New Invention" award in the UK. 

I'm not reading the instructions. I presume she did. One of the many reasons I am totally unwilling to ever try a head-halter device again is my poor dog I tried very hard to convince to accept a GL would take it off and run away if I took my attention off her. What good is that? You stop and look both ways before crossing the street and realize your dog has quietly removed the horrible thing from her head and bolted back home. The canny collar is a bit safer with the collar attachment but I know from that little demonstration that most dogs are going to take the nose-strap off every single time their owner's attention has to be on something else.

When I was at home with parents they had a head halter for their dog.  I only EVER used it in conjunction with a double ended lead, for additional control, safety, and easing of transitioning to a normal collar.  I always recommend the same to others who want to try a head halter of any sort.  If the tool makes the dog want to run away I would certainly rethink and try to come up with something else in any case

 If a GL is properly fitted, the dog generally cannot take it off, and as someone rightly suggested, it is not a piece of equipment that you just leave on and not pay attention.  It is designed for a purpose and to be used within a context and if you deviate from that it will fail, just as any other piece of equipment that is improperly fitted or used.  Funny, people don't seem to have the same angst over the fact that electronic collars have failed and burned the crap out of dogs.  If you want to avoid using a piece of equipment fine, but let's not blame the equipment for human failure to (dare I say) read the directions.