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Dog Training - How To Use A Gentle Leader
Dog Training Video - Learn why and how to use a Gentle Leader Head Collar on your dog to teach leash walking. Don't forget to rate this video, leave comments and subscribe to my channel. You can also get my FREE ebook "101 Ways To Improve Your Dog's Behavior" at: www.amazingdogtrainingman.com
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Excellent video! I've been so perplexed on how to fit this collar! The "pop up" factor was my missing link. Thank you so much!!! :D
ReplyDelete... with a regular collar. Ive tried changing drirections everytime he pulls, Stopping immediately when he pulls, bumping him with my knee or using my foot to push him back so hes not in front of me, nothing had made an inch of progress :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the video! I'm dogsitting a hound mix who uses one, but I've never really paid attention to how her owner hooked her up on this when she came to take her home. Husband wants to take her on his run this afternoon, and we were doing it all kinds of wrong - apparently!
ReplyDeleteGentle leaders are only a bandaid solution, they don't fix the pulling problem, they just give you more leverage over the dog and the minute you go back to a flat collar, the dog is still pulling as much as before. I used one on my sisters dog for years and going back to a regular collar was always the same. I've used one on my current dog and it definitely makes it possible to walk him without getting injured, but I'm really at a loss of how to actually get him under control on a leash.
ReplyDeletei worked with it for almost a year cause my dog is eating sticks during the walk! now someone told me that it's terrible for ther neck... how is your opinion about that? i use it to get imidiatle her nose off the ground when i notice she wants to grap a stick!
ReplyDeletethe stick problem is big... she had a surgery for it cause there were sticks stuck in her belly..
I have a 5 month old puppy pit bull and he DOES NOT like this gentle leader. I love using it because it really does work, but putting it on him is a different story. He curls his lip, he snarls, growls, and barks. To top it off he will bite whoever is trying to put it on. His vet recommended yanking his collar but now I can't even touch his mouth area or neck without him getting aggressive. I don't know what to do. Please help?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure what to do anymore... My dog is generally a good dog, but that only last until I have to walk him. I tried everything, including the GL and it simply doesn't work. He ignores it completely, he seems to pull even stronger when he is on the GL... However instead o pulling forward like when he is in a normal collar, he pulls it backwards almost like in a tug of war position! I am very frustrated because i tried almost everything and even a dog trainer... What would you suggest?
ReplyDeletenot for a puppy one
ReplyDeleteI have a four month old aussie shepherd...is she still too young for the gentle leader? We've been walking her for the last month or so...she loves it but pulls quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteThanks man awesome video.
ReplyDeleteMy sister has spent months trying to get her golden retriever to walk using Cesar Milan's methods to no avail. The dog would pull constantly on every walk, lurch after other dogs and people and generally ignore the person walking her. Twenty minutes on the gentle leader using this video to adjust fit and she was walking relaxed without pulling at all. On her second half hour walk I was able to get her to sit calmly while a neighbor walked by with his two dogs. No lunging zero. Worth every dime.
ReplyDeleteGo with the large. I have a 55lbs golden female and the large fits her perfectly. There is quite a bit of space to adjust.
ReplyDeleteCheck ebay. I just got mine today from a seller DogScene. $11 shipped for a brand new in package Gentle Leader.
ReplyDelete@chriswthurke What size did you use? I also have a small lab, and I thought of using this since mine does pull too (the first minutes of walking or when she sees an other dog). She's about 65lbs but could be 10lbs less xD, which is a big difference from my old lab who was 125lbs.
ReplyDeleteI thought of buying one on ebay but the measures aren't always there.
First, I suggest getting a Haltie, they have more (in my oppinion) webbing and material peices to help keep the collar on. Also, make sure the Haltie's collar peice, the part that goes around the neck, is as close to the ears and tight. This will keep the collar close to the face and make it harder for your dog to get it off. If that doesn't work, get a prong collar. Doesn't hurt the dog, cause pain, or any damage to the dog whatsoever. Do your homework, they are not bad for your dog.
ReplyDeletemy dog CONSTANTLY gets the muzzle part of the gentle leader off within seconds, HELP! what can i do?! he lashes out like a mad man and until he gets free of the muzzle.
ReplyDeleteI don't like how hard you have to set the neck piece over the dog's trachea. It's too much pressure on the trachea, IMO. It doesn't collapse it, but it does, most certainly, put pressure on it. (The manufacturer says the #1 common mistake is that users don't tighten the neck piece to the point the user can only fit one finger under it.) It's not intermittent high pressure I'm concerned about, which could be reduced via training, it's constant high pressure and results years down the road.
ReplyDeletei have a halti too and it does the same thing as the GL, i just think it's a different model
ReplyDeleteI use a walking head collar that is sort of like that. It is called a halti, but I'm wondering if they are the same thing.
ReplyDeleteyeah, this is a great concept and works really well for about the first five-six weeks untill your dog develops seriously strong neck muscles as was the case for my medium sized basenji super-dog...lol
ReplyDeletemine seems to cut into my dogs nose and i have it fitted properly
ReplyDeletei bought mine's last week and i never regreat it! it worked like a charm!!!!
ReplyDeleteI searched for some help because my 2-yr old 75 pound Aussie pulls like crazy and has fits when the Gentle Leader is on. I wondered if I was putting it on him correctly. NO! I followed the instructions and he was great. Walked at heel position and the first time on a retractable leash without pulling. YAY! Thanks Eric ADTM!
ReplyDeleteI searched for some help because my 2-yr old 75 pound Aussie pulls like crazy and has fits when the Gentle Leader is on. I wondered if I was putting it on him correctly. NO! I followed the instructions and he was great. Walked at heel position and the first time on a retractable leash without pulling. YAY! Thanks Eric ADTM!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend with a 4 month old Schnauzer puppy who pulls a lot when on walks. I think the best solution would be to use a Gentle Leader on him, but we're wondering if he's too young.
ReplyDeleteWhen is it okay to start using a Gentle Leader on a puppy?