[nagdu] Pull in the harness?

[Raven Tolliver]

Yeah, I definitely appreciate no pull or a lighter pull. I am very
easily able to feel my dog's most subtle of movements. I like the
feeling that we're gliding in one direction, rather than feeling like
he's pulling me along.
The times he pulls harder, when he sees a dog or when he's excited, I
feel a lot of stress in my shoulder and upper left arm, so no hard
pulling for me.

On 2/28/14, Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Jenny can have a very strong pull, especially if she's cold and doesn't want
> to be out in it.  This morning, we walked to the bus stop and she was
> pulling really hard... we got on the bus, then we got off, walked to work,
> absolute angel, no pull!
>
> Daryl and the temperamental Jenny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Heaps <craig.heaps at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:53:32 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Pull in the harness?
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> Chase can have a very strong pull.  It's okay when I'm rested, but
> sometimes, such as at the end of a work day, I don't want to walk as fast as
>
> he wants to.  I have been working with him to back off a bit.  There are two
>
> times when he consistently pulls really hard:  when he sees another dog and
>
> when we are on the walk home from BART at night.  I have taken steps to slow
>
> him a bit (for example, halt - collar under the ears - leash corrections).
> He's coming around.
>
> Craig and (high speed) Chase
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raven Tolliver" <ravend729 at gmail.com>
> To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:01 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Pull in the harness?
>
>
>> Hi,
>> In all the chat about guide dogs, especially people getting new ones,
>> the subject of pull comes up. Some people need a light pull in the
>> harness and others need a heavy pull.
>> I paid attention -- to this while I was walking with the Golden Guy,
>> and there is generally no pull, or only a very light pull in the
>> harness.
>> Why are different levels of pull in the harness necessary?
>> Thanks.
>> --
>> Raven
>>
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Raven