collar - neck or harness for puppy?
Thanks, Aurelie |
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| I think it personal preference.
It won;t hurt the puppy to learn to walk properly on a leash, but if you'd rather use a harness, go for it 
Maybe you can teach her to pull a cart or sled. |
| I strongly recommend a gentle leader. They are great! The pet store will assist you in fitting it to your pup. |
| you could try a choke chain while you're training her. however, make sure it's only for training. take it off otherwise so she knows when the collar goes on, it's time to learn! |
| I love the haltie. Haven't needed or used it on Daisy as she doesn't generally pull on the leash but had access to a very large German Sheperd that I got one for which really helped. When I brought his son home I immediately trained him to use the haltie and although he became very agressive (thanks to the guy I thought I was married to / turned out he was already married - got rid of him but fast) I was able to control the dog with it on. |
i tried a harness but didnt like it as it matted the coat to much i really love the halti or gentle leader they are just great  |
| Haltie/gentle leader is great to start youngsters off with till they stop pulling, no pressure or choking around the throat area and much more gentle control for the younger ones. Later when trained and walking nicely whatever you prefer. |
| Sounds pretty typical for that age. Mojo would do the same thing.
Sometimes I would stand him up and he would just sit right back down. Have you started any formal training? We made the mistake of waiting till Mojo was a little older and already had some bad habits. A good trainer will give you the tools to work through little problems in an effective way before they become big ones. |
| Wow I appreciate you "oracles" for always responding and this site is so helpful and reassuring for searches. We are just back from Peru and living in Florida. Saffy is adjusting well to everything but was accustomed to being walked in a private park. She is now adjusting to cars, people on bikes, huge dogs, and Florida grass. My point is that I need better control over her for safety reasons, hence the collar issue. Thanks again for your suggestions. As far as trainers, is Petsmart training reliable? I did order a bunch of books on training from the library. She is a little smartie (besides being adorable...brag brag brag) and has already learned to sit & shake and sit for leash on and off. And is 99.9% potty trained. LOL sorry for bragging about her but she is puppy-licious. |
| I presume that you want her to walk nicley without pulling. A harness promotes pulling, as it is easy for them to pull with it...like a sled dog. So there is nothing to stop her. A head collor, (Halti or Gentle Leader) will let you walk her without pulling, as she will not be able to pull. Makes for a more pleasant walk. A collar can allow her to pull, and will hurt her if she does pull (or is you do). I teach my dogs to walk nicel and close "off-lead" with treats, They stay close by and I give them small treat. Then when they get a leash on it makes little difference to them. What a leash does do, however, is keep them from running off to check something out. For that I sue the "be-a-tree" method, where if the dog pulls I stop, and don't move until the dog stops pulling by loosening the tention.
If you pup is sitting and you pull her to get her to go, she does not understand that the force she feels means she should get up and walk. This is a bit of pysics that is a tad beyond the comprehension of a young pup. You can lure her up and to walk withyou with a small tasty treats. My pockets are always full of tidbits . Another thing that I teach my students in class is NEVER to pull your dog up from a sit. One of the proofs that I use is that the dog is asked to sit, and then the leash is tugged and the dog does NOT move. That is what you want. Much better to have a solid sit that the dog will not move from, then trying to force her to get up. A treat will better explain what you want. Hope this helps! |
| I found the method of stopping every time they pull to take too long with my pup, so as my trainer had said, you gotta choose your battles so I got a no-pull harness. the leash hooks in the front rather than on the back (ie sled dog thing) and that worked really well. my dogs pull only very very slighty now when they see something, like bikes or squirrels. My sister used a "prong collar" for walks with her dogs (lab mix and a dalmation) and that seemed to work fairly well for her. (these collars might also be referred to as "mommy bite collars") the no-pull harness I mention is probably the same thing everyone else was talking about, haltie or gentle leader. That will probably wor k best for you |
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