[NAGDU] Gentle Leader

Wed Nov 8 19:22:49 UTC 2017

I'm so glad she is settling down and working better for you!

I made a head collar for Monty years ago.  I didn't like the way the store 
head collars fit him.  He's a Boxer mix, so has a shorter and broader 
muzzle.   I've never really put a lot of effort into making head collars for 
others.  There are quite a few to chose from that are readily available for 
pretty reasonable prices.  I don't think I could improve the design.  I 
could look into purchasing them wholesale from a manufacturer though. 
Hmmm...have to think about that.

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: d m gina via NAGDU
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Gentle Leader

Here I thought you were going to say you sell them. Making something on
your own.
You are so tallented it is unreal.
I just love it.
When I used the canney collar wich I love the best with the leash
hanging down their back I was told she couldn't see out of her rite eye.
I took several gentle leaders with me to the school just encase she
decided it was a good thing to chew it once again as she did when I was
getting her from the school the first time.
She will still sniff persons when she can, where for the most part she
works well, knowing that this is her job to do that.
Now we are walking on ice and snow, she is doing quite well keeping a
slow pace.
I give her credit for that.
Original message:
> I have the gentle leader style of head collar with the nose padding.
> Coastal makes them and they are called a Comfort Head Collar or something
> like that.  Gentle Leader is a specific brand, but everyone uses it to 
> mean
> any head collar.   Anyway if you look at local pet stores, you should be
> able to find it.

> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ricky Joe Cook via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 9:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Gentle Leader

> Hi Rachel, I use a gentle leader on Darcy and she does the same. She 
> doesn't
> like it but the funny thing is that when she has it on she works 
> wonderfully
> and when she has it off she is a different dog.

> My GL has the padding on the top of the nose piece like you described. I 
> got
> Darcy from Pilot Dogs.

> I saw the same Gentle Leader at my Petco.

> Ricky Joe & Darcy In Portland Oregon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Grider via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 6:31 PM
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> Cc: Rachel Grider
> Subject: [NAGDU] Gentle Leader

> Hello, All:

> I have a question about gentle leaders.  This last weekend, at
> our NFB state convention, I used my gentle leader with Demi while
> we were in the hotel because I knew that she would be very
> excited about all the guide dogs.  She kept trying to rub the
> thing off, which is not unusual, but then when I decided that she
> was calm enough and took it off of her, she still kept trying to
> rub her face on me for awhile.  She did the same thing the next
> time we used the GL, acting as if her muzzle was itching or sore
> because of the GL.

> I got my GL from The Seeing Eye.  It is actually my second
> because I lost the first one they gave me and had to replace it.
> The first GL had padding around the muzzle, but this one does
> not; when I asked about this, I was told that they don't make
> this particular brand with padding anymore because the padding
> seemed to be irritating the dogs.  Demi definitely seems more
> bothered by this GL than she did with the last one, however.  I
> know that the problem isn't the tightness because I have tried
> loosening it with the same result, and it wasn't ridiculously
> tight to begin with.

> Does anyone have suggestions on other gentle leaders which might
> work better? I don't think I want to use this one anymore.

> Thank you, and all best!

> Rachel and Demi, Who is Still Young and Excitable Enough to
> Occasionally Need a Gentle Leader

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