[nagdu] GL and TSE leash

Wed Mar 18 13:08:33 UTC 2015

Thus my point about differences among trainers.  alleha Dudley and I were
apparently taught the same way to attach snaps to the collar and gentle
leader respectively, and Nimer, (same school)  was taught to do the opposite
with each snap.  Go figure.  Either way, it creates a three-quarter leash.
Experiment and do what works for you and your dog.  

Debbie Baker 
Bakerdebra53 at gmail.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber via
nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:54 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] GL and TSE leash

Hello,

A 3/4 leash for a TSE leash is when you take the large snap and attach it to
the ring on the leash and you attach the small snap to the collar or
whatever else you are attaching it to.  This isn't necessarily just for
gentle leaders.  I have been known to use it when I needed a bit more room
but didn't want a long leash.

Thanks.

On 17-Mar-15 21:48, Aleeha Dudley via nagdu wrote:
> I think putting the large snap on the collar and the small one on the
gentle leader makes something similar to a three-quarter leash in length.
As far as the leash getting caught on the harness, my trainer actually
trimmed my leash a little bit while I was at the school. It has definitely
helped.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 17, 2015, at 9:59 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>>
>> I thought the three-quarter leash was putting the little snap on the 
>> GL, then putting the big snap on the ring that would ordinarily make 
>> a long leash.  I tried that, and then I could put the leash on my 
>> wrist, but there wasn't enough tension, so I went back to the, um, 
>> split leash with one snap on the collar and the other on the GL. It's 
>> working well, I think, but it feels like the leash is catching on the
harness loops or something.
>> I had a dog who strongly preferred a loose leash, so maybe I'm not 
>> used to any tension in the leash.
>> I wish we'd worked more on this in class.  My last dog didn't do well 
>> with the GL, so I never used it.  This class, I guess the trainer 
>> figured everyone knew the GL, so she didn't talk about it much, even 
>> though I said I didn't know it well.  Guess I should have said that 
>> five times more.  Oh well.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debra 
>> Baker via nagdu
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:39 PM
>> To: 'Aleeha Dudley'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of 
>> Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GL and TSE leash
>>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> This is Debbie Baker, also a TSE graduate; I agree with Aleeha Dudley 
>> about the amount of tension on the leash when Krokus is wearing the 
>> gl.  As you are doing, attaching the leash to his collar, and the 
>> small snap to the gl, you are creating what my most recent trainer called
a three-quarter leash.
>> He told me to put no more than two or three fingers to hold the leash 
>> loop because, as Aleeha stated, putting it on your wrist as usual 
>> would use too much tension.
>>
>> Debbie Baker with Bella, bakerdebra53 at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha 
>> Dudley via nagdu
>> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 4:47 PM
>> To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of 
>> Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] GL and TSE leash
>>
>> I believe it is supposed to have some tension in it. In fact, when I 
>> spoke to a trainer about the way I was doing it, he told me to make 
>> sure that I shortened up on the right side of the leash, the part 
>> that was attached to the gentle leader, so that I could feel exactly 
>> where my dog's head was going. If I couldn't already. I do not put 
>> the leash over my wrist if Dallas is wearing the gentle leader. He does
not appreciate that very much.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Mar 15, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> I've been working Krokus with the Gentle Leader all the time this 
>>> last week, and it's starting to make a difference.  He's turning 
>>> from a good dog into the excellent dog I always knew he could be.  
>>> He's still a bit slow, and sometimes hesitant, but he's getting 
>>> better about that,
>> too.
>>> I'd like to hear how other TSE graduates hold the leash with the GL, 
>>> since TSE leashes seem to be the shortest out there-something I 
>>> generally
>> like.
>>> I am attaching the small snap to the GL and the big snap to the 
>>> collar, and holding the leash against the harness with 2 fingers.  
>>> It still seems to be taut when I'm pulling back on the harness to 
>>> have good tension in the handle, which is very important to Krokus.  
>>> Is the leash supposed to have some tension in it?  Is there a better 
>>> way to hold it?  I tried attaching the leash only to the GL, but 
>>> that wasn't enough tension, and K started diving again.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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