Dog pulls so hard she is getting sores round her neck

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I have a 2 year old beagle (I know, more fool me) but I have real issues taking her for walks.

She pulls so hard that her skin is red raw on her neck (leather collar) Her chest actually overtakes her head she pulls so hard and ends up going along sideways!
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Other than the pain of having my arm ripped out its socket and burns on my wrist
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from her lead I am actually quite worried she does it. She pulls so hard she can't breath and gasps for breath so I daren't put her in a choker.

I have tried harnesses on her but she is such an escape artist she can hop out of them backwards with no effort. Any ideas?
 
I've only had her a few months so I think she probably has.

Unfortunately, when I am walking her she is so engrossed in scents that she is oblivious to anything else. I have tried to get her attention-using her name/ tapping her in the bum etc but it just doesn't register with her. If she isn't following a scent she will instantly sit if I tell her to but 95% of the time her nose is to the ground.
 
Have you tried using a halti or similar? In theory you should be able to use it to teach her to walk to heal on a loose lead which you can then continue using just her collar.
 
http://www.cannyco.co.uk/

Apparently these are very successful. I hate the normal style haltis as they pull the dogs head to the side, whereas the control on these are different. I have never used one so cannot comment personally.

Personally I also hate halters as many dogs continue to pull against them. The amount of dogs you see walking around and their front feet barely touch the floor
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Sorry, we must have hit enter at the same time! We rescued a foxhound x beagle and had the same problem with trying to get his nose up off the floor. Using a halti (actually i think it was a gentle leader) was really effective because it instantly brought his head up and you could get his attention.
 
it's basically a headcollar for a dog, and it has a safety link that attaches to their normal collar should they manage to wriggle out of it
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My dog sometimes walks along on her back legs with just her collar on!

Do you need to order them online or should you be able to get them in pet stores?
 
Most pet shops sell them or you can order online. There are lots of different brands but they're all essentially the same. Just make sure you get one that fits properly so it doesn't ride up into the dogs eyes and also make sure it has a safety link to attach to the collar. Good luck!
 
If she has a fixation then it would probably be best to go right back to basics, in your garden or wherever, using a halti or a slip or choke. Reward her when her attention is on you and check her when it isn't.
She needs to know that the best place in the world to be is by your side and that you exercise her, not the other way around.
I have had to do this with my big lump of a GSD, it can be done!

A tip with slip or choke collars - for them to be effective, they need to be up behind the ears, and it is a quick, sharp check, not a tug of war where the dog strangles itself.
The lower down they are, the less use they have, the same principal with a harness, the lower neck and chest are the strongest parts of the dog.
 
I found a gencon headcollar worked really well for my headstrong pup. It controls from the neck in the same place as high check collar rather than pulling their nose, which I prefer.

http://www.gencon-allin1.co.uk/

Agree with H-H you need to go right back to basics with her on home ground. Lots of turns, particularly left ones, and changes in direction will get her concentrating on you. When you go out for a walk if she pulls turn round and walk back in the direction you have just come. If you keep doing that she will hopefully get the message, although it will take hours to go a veryshort walk and you will get some very funny looks from passers by
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I sympathise as I too have a pulling sod of a dog at times, although he tends to injure me instead of himself! He wears a collar with padding in it to protect his neck a bit.

I have restarted using a halti on Henry after Saturdays debacle, he is not 100% keen but it does have the desired effect.

I use a double ended lead with it and I personally think of the halti end of the lead as being like the gag rein on a double bridle with a pelham - you don't want to be using it constantly! I use it for a gentle correction coupled with praise when he is in the right place. It takes a bit of practice I find to get it right.

I also don't use it constantly - mainly just when we are lead walking through town or on the road as I don't want him to stop coming back in case he gets halti-ed
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If I am walking him without the halti and he pulls I turn him around (quite gently, not yanking) so that he doesn't get to go where he wants to go by pulling. I find this effective mostly but if he has the bit between his teeth it doesn't work so well and the halti has to come out. It's a bit of a random method but seems to work fairly well for Henry at least
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Good luck with your doglet
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