[nagdu] Gentle leader adjustments

[solsticesinger]

I used the GL with Caroline for a couple of years, right after bringing her 
home from class. From what I was told by my instructor, the part that fits 
around the dogs head should be snug, not too tight, but snug. The nose loop 
should be tight enough not to slip off easily, but not so tight that the dog 
can't open his or her mouth. For me, it was a bit of a trial and error 
thing, seeing when she could manage to push it off with her paw, and when 
she couldn't.

I'm thinking it's probably a fairly individualized thing, depending on the 
size of your dog.

Sorry this was vague, and probably not very helpful.

Shannon and Caroline
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle" <m-johnson at bigpond.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 5:11 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Gentle leader adjustments


Hi guys, do any of you use a gentle leader with your guide dog? The reason I 
asked this question is because I'd like to know exactly how tight or loose 
to make it, so then my guide dog can't take it off his nose with his paws. 
And how do I stop him from pulling it so then the bit around his head 
doesn't pull loose?

Michelle
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