Out of control - HELP

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Can anyone give me any ideas please? I have a large Douge de Bordeaux bitch who is a great character, loverly off the lead, responding to voice and hand signals. BUT I can't hold her on the lead! Tried a halti which worked but hurt her face due to its shape. Were on a choke chain at the mo with no effect. Any handy hints appreciated. Thanks!
 
I have a Doberman who is a bit like that. I bought a harness which is elasticated and goes from a special webbing collar with 2 rings down under each front leg and then both straps come up through a big ring on the top of the collar and join into one which fastens onto a short lead.

I think it might be made by Lupi

Anyway its great as it stops that jerk as they lunge forward on the lead, and is also good with dogs who are big and powerful and lunge forward from the front/shoulders. I use it intermittently or where we are likely to meet lots of other dogs (he was a rescue and not socialised as a youngster and despite prof training, hes still not a model character!)

The only downside is that if used too frequently it can rub the hair in their armpits a little (even tho soft rubber tubes cover the cord). But apart from that, he likes it and much prefers it to the Halti which he hated and always tried to rub off on the pavement/road etc even if it almost made his face bleed :-O

If extra brakes needed this harness described above could be alternated with the choke chain.

Hope this helps. It has me. I got it from a pet superstore so I think widely available. Pet planet have a good online range.

good luck and hope your arms remain in their sockets!
 
Ooh - I might check that out for keraazy GSD boy - I think he is fine with a dead large-link choke (I have the horsey-power arms) but Mum is finding him increasingly hard to hold and she wants a Halti but I HATE them.
 
Am sure the harness would be a good short term measure... but you could train her to walk to heel as well? that way you both win
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It takes a bit of effort - but is so worth it
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Basically - the walk doesn't happen if they pull - you keep stopping, changing direction etc until they stop pulling, then you reward with the walk forward
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It will take some patience, but once you have it your prob will be solved
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If you train her to walk to heel off lead at home first - then add the lead (at home) then build up to leaving the house?
 
Thanks for your advice Haffi, have just brought a Lupi (Large size) and its great!
Have just taken Ayla for a walk using Widget's advice (cheers!) and its been a dream! She is listening to me and not charging off and I can release the pressure as soon as she is walking nicely.
She is abit of a strange dog, Widget as she is great at walking to heel (and sit, stay, come) off the lead, possibly as she had lived on the farm untill recently, never had much need for the lead (My fault, didnt do enough lead training when she was younger, oops)!
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Hopefully we will be ok now with abit of practice every day.

Ayla did not get on with the halti either Hack, she was trying to put her paws in her mouth! Awful to watch. She has taken to the Lupi straight away though.

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Cool. I am definitely getting one of those. I saw them in Dogs Today years ago and forgot what they were called.

Widget, my Mum is the 'Turning in the other direction' queen but she can't even get him stopped to turn anymore.

I like a GSD to walk out in front anyway, only on a loose lead and under control, not pulling like a steam train :P

It will also be good if any of our live-in workers want to take him out without ending up in the next county.
 
Your right Widget, it was getting a bit hair raising. She was getting over protective of me when we passed 'metal detector man' in the field. Think she thought he was waving his detector at us! Fair assumption from the dog but not an ideal situation!
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I like my dogs to walk out too Hack (but under control!)
It was only about £5.50 from a market shop.
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