Thursday, August 10, 2006
The perfect leash
I know that the best solution for a dog who is always pulling is training. But let's be honest. Not all dogs are well trained. Not all humans are good trainers or consistent with the training. So what's the next best solution?
Here's what we've tried:
Here's what we've tried:
- Short leash: Not meant to prevent pulling
- Chocker: Milo did not stop pulling but developed a cough because the chocker hurt his throat
- Harness: Milo kept pulling, but it was easier to hold him. He learned to take it off.
- Gentle leader: The best solution we ever found, BUT...
- It broke once and Milo ran to the streets. He was lucky that no car hit him
- He does not like it, so he got in the habit of walking between my legs or going between stranger's legs to take it off... that could be embarrasing
- He does not learn to not pull. It's not good for training
