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The Gentle Leader is the only brand in head halters that have worked for me. Only use it when your walking. I find the other brands dont have the same style as the Gentle Leader and aren't as effective. It is only a quick fix and doesn't fix any behavior issue your dog has with walking on a leash. You will still need to train him with a regular 6' leash ( I tied mine around my waist so he wasn't pulling my arm off, and its great for control since your core is the strongest part of your body.
I never leave any sort of collar on my dog ever, when you do it ruins their coat around the neck since the collar is always rubbing around it. It gives them "collar head" :)
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- It's either a Halti or a Gentle Leader. It should only be used for going on walks and does not replace a regular collar. I have one dog that I use it on when we walk in heavily congested areas where he may get startled and when we go to the vet. These are the times he is likely to pull me.
- Use this collar only when you are walking the dog. Do not leave him unattended with it on.
- i wouldn't recommend letting him wear it while he is sleeping, he could strangle or seriously injure himself... and i'd say he could wear it until he was about 1
hope this helps! :D
best answer!!! - I would take it off of him when you're not walking him. Put on a regualr collar for all other occasions.
- It should be used only for walking. And it is not a training collar, it is a no pull harness that jerks the dogs head back when it goes to pull. It does not effectively teach your dog to behave.
- Training collars are just that... for training. When you are not working with him, take it off.
- only have it on when walking.
it should be loose enough that your dog can still open its mouth fully if your talking about a halti/ gentle leader.
I only used it while my dog had some aggresive tendencies towards other dogs when walking (we have since overcome this) then went back to a normal collar - Do you mean how long is it worn during the day... or how long to be worn for training purposes?
The collar is only for walking... and should be taken off when the walk is finished. If you are wondering about how long to use it for training, that depends on the dog. You can take 2 collars on your walk when you think the pup is ready, and use a regular collar. If the pup continues to pull, put the harness back on. Our pup was 11 months before she finally got the hang of walking without pulling - Do not leave the collar on him when he is not being walked. There have been reports of dogs being more prone to biteing because people thought it was ok to leave it on them. If you do leave it on him for a long period of time, once you take it off he will either, bark all the time, or will tend to bite people who scare him, get too close exc.
- Get yourself a normal, flat buckle collar for his ID tags, etc to wear all the time. The head collar should be used only on walks, taken off right after.
- actually, a "gentle leader" is NOT a training collar.....it is a no pull head collar, and nothing else.
A training collar is a collar you can GIVE CORRECTIONS with....:
a flat buckle collar
a prong collar(highly recommend!)
fur saver collar
a choke/slip collar(do not recommend)
remote/electric collar
all training collars should be worn with a flat buckle collar, or something with the dogs tags on it.
you take them off when you are done training/working/walking.because the gentle leader is a WALKING ONLY collar, the dog should not wear it unless he is on a walk. - you mean b a s t a r d
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