Dog Pulling On Lead

[Mutantninja]

Hi all I have a German shepherd that goes out twice a day and he pulls on the lead he's 22 months

[woofgang]

find an apdt trainer.

[Pyxis]

I used a Halti-lead on both of mine, who were dreadful pullers, and though it took them a few days to get used to it, they soon did, and that solved the problem beautifully.

[Mutantninja]

My dog hates the halti lol he just thinks it's a game

[chrissa1]

Are you sure you’re using it properly, Mutantninja?

On the command, “heel” the halti should be tugged sharply back towards you and then released. I can’t see that being seen by a young dog as being a game.

[rockyracoon]

We used a Halti with our dog, it worked a treat. When I looked after my mums dog for a week (terrible puller), she soon learned that she’d have the Halti on if she didn’t behave on the lead.

[chrissa1]

Same here with my then, young Lab Toby. 15 years ago. He very quickly realised I meant business.

[Baldric]

We had similar problems with Bruno when we took him on a couple of years back. We bought a harness for him which we could pull back on without harming his throat, got that bit sorted, moved onto a collar, not too much problem with that move. He is now fine with a collar and lead, and when away from traffic he can be safely let off without any problems.

[MrsLadyBug]

I found part of the training was to turn around and pretend I wanted to go other way. Then if she started pulling again I would turn again and start to go other way again. In the end she realised she had to stay with me as she didn't know which way I was going to go.
It was quite funny at first, although a little frustrating, as we could be outside the front gate and not get more than a few yards at a time.

[Pyxis]

MutanatninjaQUOTE
My dog hates the halti lol he just thinks it's a game
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You really do have persevere, though. It can take a while.
My two dogs kept trying to scratch them off etc., but perseverance does work.