[nagdu] Pull in the harness?

Aleeha Dudley blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 28 21:31:33 UTC 2014


I like a moderate pull. A strong pull makes me feel like I'm going to
fall, but a light pull makes me overstep and make all sorts of
mistakes.
Aleeha and the yellow boy

On 2/28/14, Brandy Pinder <bdpinder at gmail.com> wrote:
> I definitely prefer a harder pull. I am a very fast walker. The half mile
> walk to my train takes me about twelve to fifteen minutes counting waiting
> at the four intersections. If I had a soft pull I would probably over step
> my dogs. On the other hand I have a bad shoulder. What I have noticed though
> is that its the bounce or gait not the pull so much that bothers my
> shoulder.  My poodle had a very light pull and I found myself tensing up to
> try and feel it. Pinta sometimes does pull to hard. Like someone mentioned,
> sadly I remember the dogs name and not the person... When we are on our way
> home she is a little too fast. I found halt does work best if steady
> doesn't. They begin to realize the more quickly they go the more we will
> stop and they aren't getting their ultimate goal. I learned this from
> experience and Karen prior. Anyways, sorry I'm wandering but yes pull
> preference is different for every one. I do have to learn how to listen to a
> lighter pull but for some reason that is hard for me.
>
> brandy pinder
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>> On Feb 28, 2014, at 10:53 AM, "Craig Heaps" <craig.heaps at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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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