I saw an ad in a magazine for a dog harness that is guaranteed to stop your dog from pulling during walks because it tightens around their chest when they pull. I am skeptical and was wondering if it’s true that harnesses are really better especially for big dogs than a regular collar. My dog’s are 10 years and 15 weeks – both black labs. The puppy needs a new collar because he is growing so fast and I want to get a harness instead. Good idea or bad idea?
Do harnesses really stop dog's from pulling on their leash?
Posted August 26th, 2010 by admin
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August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
Having two Labrador Retrievers myself, and having used harnesses in the past that harnesses just give dogs more pulling power and in effect don’t really work. Gentle leaders work sure, but they don’t solve the problem that you don’t have properly trained dogs while on lead. I have used Gentle Leaders as well and I think they are too uncomfortable for dogs to wear as the piece that goes over their nose lays directly just under their eyes and is very irritating to dogs. I wouldn’t use the gentle leader again personally I would suggest training your dogs to not pull on the lead by means of using a choke collar and correcting your dog everytime he/she pulls. It will take time, but trust me you will have far more control over your dogs by using a choke collar/leash versus using harnesses or gentle leaders or any other gadgets to walk dogs.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
get a gentle leader.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
its a good idea…..but it might start making them want to jump and stuff so yes i agree with the gentle leader bkuz it goes around their nose kind of
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
When I went to a dog training class, they said to use the collar because you can control the dog better but guiding it by its neck (where much of its power comes from). with the harness, they feel a little resistance but with a collar, you can gently tug on the leash with more effectiveness.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
I always used a choke collar for training. I can’t imagine how a harness would train a dog unless there are spikes in it, LOL. As to your 10 year old dog, good luck. remember, "Never try to teach a old dog?" When they are that old, it is true.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
I have heard of these working on smaller breed but not sure about it with a strong lab.
Harness were originally used for sled dog as they trigger the pulling instinct. So the answer to most harnesses is no it will make it worse.
Try a slip leash (english style) where you have good control of the dog’s head, with practice that will pay off.
Good luck!
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
If you want to keep your dog from pulling on it’s leash, your options are to get something like a Gentle Leader, or just spend some time training. I clicker train my dogs and use treats initially to get them to stay by my side. Another way to teach them is when they begin to pull on the leash, do a quick about face and start walking in the other direction. You may have to do this several times, but they will, eventually, get the idea and stay by your side with a loose leash. Time and patience are the keys to leash training a dog.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
From my experience, I have a Utonagan and when i first got she could basically pull me over. I brought a harness for £15. Which was meant to stop her from pulling, but instead she started to lunge forward on the lead. It made things a whole lot harder for me on walks. Instead I taught her to heal, it took me a week for her to stop pulling on the lead. Alls I did was yank the lead stair her in the eyes and say heal. I showed i was more dominate then her through body language. Another thing is, replacing a harness for a collar is a bad idea, you will need a collar so you can have an identify tag, you wouldn’t want to loose her and never be able to get her back, because she had a harness and no collar with no identify tag
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August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
No, but it does make them easier to control. I personally love them . I am a small person so control is a good thing. The harness disrupts their center of gravity so you get a faster result. When pulling they don’t choke themselves & can be pulled up off their front legs.
I think the best thing for pulling is that nose harness.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
YES – certain harnesses will significantly reduce – but not eliminate – your dogs pulling
Not so much because it ‘tightens around their chest’ – but because it reduces the amount of torque, if you will, your dog can exert against you.
Gentle leaders do the same thing – even more effectively IMO. This is probly what the previous poster means by "nose harness"
Anything is better than a ‘regular collar’. There is controversy as to whether ‘prong’ collars are right or wrong. I’m against them simply because there are other things, like harnesses and gentle leaders, that do the same thing without training by pain.
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
"I saw an ad in a magazine for a dog harness that is guaranteed to stop your dog from pulling during walks"
The reason that they can say that is because the harness hurts like hell when the dog pulls.
Doesn’t it make more sense to learn how to make a PROPER correction with the collar that you already have that DOESN’T hurt like hell?
August 26th, 2010 - 6:24 am
No seriously they don’t there a real waste of money. Like people have been saying try a gentle leader i wouldn’t use them on my German Shepherd though because he snapped them in the first 10 minuites of using. Don’t try chokers either i been down that road. Pinch Collars are the only thing that work for me, the best dog trainers in the world use them.