[nagdu] Gentle leader adjustments

[Michelle]

No it wasn't vague at all. I do agree with you on that one, because I've had 
Troy for two years and have only just gotten it right! He's a big dog too. 
He can't get it off when I drop the lead, but he can still open his mouth 
and yawn, pant etc. Thanks God for that because he always struggled like 
heck with it, so I gave up on it. Now that it's adjusted perfectly for him, 
he's fine with it!

Michelle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Gentle leader adjustments


>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"
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> 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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