[nagdu] gentle leader

[GARY STEEVES]

Hi Tami:

Generally I too use the halty/gentle leader to stop bogart from choking himself with excitement. This happens mostly when we're on just leash walks heading towards an exciting place where he  thinks he should be running free. We're having issues with dog excitement and sometimes aggression but mostly lots of barking, tail wagging  and pulling so I might start throwing the halty on after a barking scenario if he doesn't respond appropriately. The funny thing is yesterday I was walking him and heard him doing his breathing thing that will shortly lead to barking. So I pull himm over off the sidewalk and ask him to sit. He sat on only the second command. In poodle world that is really good. The person walks by with their dog telling me how good mine is. I respond "sometimes." She tells me she is walking a great dane. Huh, well that explains Bogart's obedience, the dog was much larger than he was rather than the more common neighbourhood lap dogs. Chuckle>

Gary

----- Original Message -----
From: Tami Jarvis <tami at poodlemutt.com>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:17:37 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] gentle leader

Mitzi does the head rub, too, especially when I have my hands full. 
Everybody thinks it's cute, naturally, and she knows it. /lol/

I pretty much use it all the time because of the communication it gives 
me with her nose, as well as to keep her from choking herself when she 
gets excited on leash. /smile/ That's not as big a problem as when she 
was young, but she's still a poodle and will still try to strangle 
herself on her collar pulling if she really wants to.

On 06/20/2013 01:56 PM, GARY STEEVES wrote:
> Hi Dar:
>
> I have one. I used to use it all the time when I went grocery shopping. I lost my last one so we don't use the new one now as much. However, if I'm just walking Bogart in a place where he thinks he should be off leash then I will put it on him so he heells and doesn't choke himself to death. Once I took it off he was much better behaved. I carry it in his harness pouch at all times in case I need it. When I put it on him you would think I was killing him. By the way he rubs his head against your leg certainly he is saying "I can't breathe with this thing on" which is untrue of course. Sad thing. :)
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net>
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:23:00 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: [nagdu] gentle leader
>
> How many of you use the gentle leader or anything like this to make
> sure your dog doesn't drag you across the hotell?
> Until they settle down?
> When do you start to put this on your dog if you use it/
> Rite away, or when they see several dogs?
> Just before you get off plane anything like that?
> I didn't have to use this with my other dogs as this one I know will
> get goofie then I wouldn't have him in control.
> Thanks,
>

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