If a dog 'screamed' when you put its lead on...

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What would you think had happened to it in the past?
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Its possible?

Did they say that electric collars could cause that?

Shes the one i mentioned the other day 6 month old german shepherd from some travellers.
 
If she's been with travellers then there is a good chance she has been mistreated, I know it's a bit of a generalisation but in my experience a lot of their dogs are kept chained up. Also some of them put very heavy chains around their necks supposedly to help them develop their muscles.

Poor little thing though and v distressing for you.
 
Hmm i would think she has been chained/tethered too. Have suggested a halti round her face, or the harness may work too.

She was extremely nervous on first day and refused to move if you stroked her and just huddled in the corner. Now she is playing with other puppy a little and seems to have settled in a bit.

Taking OH's dog with me tonight, will see what she makes of him as a new friend (to add to her 4 other new friends lol!)!
 
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I definitely wouldn't suggest the haltis. I hate them with a passion.



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Why is that? My Nan has always used them with all her dogs, no probs?
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To me people use them as an excuse to not train their dogs to walk correctly. They easily obscure vision and can rub. I've lost count of the amount of dogs I've seen walking with their heads pulled to the side due to them pulling and the owner not trying to do anything.
 
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I definitely wouldn't suggest the haltis. I hate them with a passion.

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Me too I'm afraid.
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I would be wondering whether she has injured a bone in her neck if she were mine. Perhaps a quick trip to the vet to see if her neck/back is okay?
 
Mmm, have heard bad things about Haltis too, they can sometimes be used as a lazy man's training aid. Apparently they can cause a fair bit of damage to necks and backs when the dog runs to the end of its lead then gets yanked back again. Not that I'm saying this always happens...won't be getting one when my dachsy pup arrives though!
 
I have known very scared pups to scream when something different was done to them, not particularly because it has bad associations but just from pure fear. However in the case of this little girl would think its quite possible she is afraid of the lead itself. I am not a big fan of haltis myself, have seen placid dogs get really stressed when they first have them on. For now I too would go with desensitising her to the lead. Try just putting a collar on her for a while and rewarding her with titbits, and then very slowly build up to attaching a lead. I suspect it is going to take a long time and a lot of patience to get her to over her nervousness. Good luck.
 
Poor little love. Are there any signs of scarring round her neck? Could be she was once tethered too tight and it caused an injury, but I would imagine it's more a fear/bahavioral thing and she's just scared stiff of the lead because of it's association. I'd use a soft collar rather than a choke/check chain, and be really gentle and patient and she'll soon learn that leads = walks and good stuff.
 
Interesting! I use a "bark collar" on my Springer bitch, mainly in my car where she barks non-stop, and lately I've had to literally DRAG her into the car. I don't use the bark collar every time she goes in the car (although my daughter insists on it when she's in the car!) but it's heavenly when she's wearing it and hell when she isn't!! Not only does she bark but she throws herself from side to side at he back of my estate car. I was beginning to wonder whether her reluctance to get into the car was as a result of the collar!
 
My friend works in a pet shop, they no longer sell the haltis that go around the face as they can cause damage to the neck/spine.

Ive used the haltis that are a harness around the shoulders. It doesnt affect the neck or shoulders.
 
I got my, now, 12 year old border collie 8 years ago and to this day she has hated cars, oh and thunder - I think the car hating comes from the fact, on the farm she was on before, she only ever went in the car if she had run off, maybe got beaten when she was caught, ect... she also dislikes middle aged to old men, probably for the same reason.

And I think she hates thunder because when she was young a horse on the farm was struck by lightning... yes, I know... nasty... anyway... after 8 years of being a pampered pooch, as much as is possible
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, she's still doesn't like the car - though that might be now to do with her not wanting to finish the walk xD - lightning or old, ish, men...

So it could be something like that, maybe ran away and when put on the lead beaten, or something like that? - Or maybe, as Christiamas said, it could be a physical problem... Poor dog keep us posted please

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Well i saw her last night for the first time since Saturday as she has been kept inside and i've been out on the yard.

Saturday she didn't really look like a german shepherd she looked like a small fluffy thing and huddled in a corner and terrified to move.
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But NOW she looks GORGEOUS!!!
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Like a proper german shepherd puppy she is so pretty! No more huddling in the corner of the room, she comes out to say hello and plays with the other dogs.
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She did i am told however fall in the swimming pool in Monday which was um interesting!
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Um i think she's fine until you put the lead on and then she screams and plants her feet.
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Glad she is looking so much better. It is possible she has just never been taught to walk on a lead. I would teach her as I would a young puppy. Put the lead on but don't attempt tomake her follow you, let her lead the way (sorry for pun). If she absolutely refuses tomove encourage her to move just a few feet with the use of titbits or a toy. As soon as you achieve a tiny bit of movement without her panicing, praise her and remove the lead. If she has improved this much in a week I am sure she will soon learn to walk on the lead. Can we see some pictures of her?
PS Did they determine if she was in whelp or not, I do hope not.
 
I would think she's never been taught to walk on one but simply dragged around instead. Am sure she will get there, but probably the only time she'll be taken for walks is if i take her out lol with 20 acres of land their dogs don't get walked! I don't think she is, forgot to ask oops!

Will try to get some photos at the weekend was just stunned at how she looks like a completely different dog!
 
i use a halti on my dally he doesnt like strangers or other dogs atm so we tried a harness and just could stop him he had a choke chain on before hand bvut always pulled against it and i hate the things anyway. He goes to dog trainning class and we are trying to train him to walk properly (hes very opinionated) and the woman at the dog training class advised the woman next to me, who had a doberman in a harness, that it may be better to invest in a halti and i must admit mine bearly ever pulls anymore he will happily walk by the side on a loose lead until he lauches and then he is easy to control. I thought about it like a hore (shouldnt really) but we control our horses useing there head so it just makes sense to me i guess
 
I would agree with Murphysminder...I think she has never had a leash on before
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we have older dogs that come into the rescue like this...they dig their feet and and lash the head from side to side, sometimes its just the sensation of being pulled on one
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just try to assosiate the leash with a positive as widget suggests.
 
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