[NAGDU] Head Collars WAS Re: active shooter training

Wed Jul 11 17:13:12 UTC 2018

Bob,

A head collar is a collar that has a loop to go over the dog's nose, 
rather like a halter on a horse. There are various types, including the 
Gentle Leader and the Halti.

Word of warning. With a head collar, you can seriously injure your dog 
if you misuse it. You cannot correct with it, in the sense of jerking on 
the leash, without risking neck injury to the dog. You also want to have 
your dog good with loose leash, since the dog's repeated pulling on the 
head collar can result in repetitive stress injury to the neck. And so on.

There's a process to go through to teach the dog to accept the head 
collar, though some never accept it at all. Others are fine with it and 
tend to settle down when wearing it. It does give you greater control of 
the dog's head, and the rest of the dog follows the head, so there you go.

I use a Gentle Leader to communicate with my dog's nose when his 
curiosity is getting the better of him in stores and such. He's a 
poodle, so his nose is way out there on the end of his long, snaky neck, 
so who knows what it's doing out there otherwise? /lol/ I hold it so 
that a light twitch of my little finger will get his attention, usually. 
If he's not listening, though, I take hold of his regular collar or just 
use my mean mom voice to get him back in line. I did this mostly during 
training, though I still pull it out to show him or to put on him when 
he thinks his job title is Product Inspector/Greeter. I used it more 
with my last dog, since the communication with the nose was really great 
feedback for me. This one doesn't like the swing of the leash snap when 
we're walking, though, so I only use it at need with him.

hth

Tami

On 07/11/2018 09:33 AM, Bob Hicks via NAGDU wrote:
> What is a "head collar"?  Any idea where they can be purchased?  Thanks for
> the information.
> 
> Have a great day, 73
> 
> Bob Hicks, KC8CR
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 11:06 AM
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> Cc: Danielle Sykora <dsykora29 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] active shooter training
> 
> I think the best advice I can give, is to keep your dog with you, and keep
> her quiet. No matter what anyone else says, I can almost guarantee that, in
> any active shooter situation, you will want your dog to be able to guide you
> should you need to escape.
> 
> In situations where you need to hide, simply put your dog in a down stay
> next to you and keep a hand on her so she can't move around.
> 
> The only issue I can think of coming up is the noise made from the jingling
> of tags. One option is to use a tag silencer. Another is to put her tags on
> a ring you can easily take off if necessary, or on a collar you can take off
> if you needed to escape (hopefully just in practice situations). I
> personally keep my dog's tags on a flat collar that he wears all the time.
> Because he also wears a headcollar and/or correction collar when working as
> well, I could simply remove the flat collar with tags if necessary.
> 
> Danielle and Thai
> 
> On 7/11/18, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> My desk is big enough for both Krokus and I to get under, and it's his
>> beloved cave.  If I had to, I'd crawl under there with him, and put my
>> hand on him to keep him quiet so he wouldn't scamper out to say Hi.
>> What a country, where we have to practice hiding from madmen with guns.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
>> Campbell via NAGDU
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 9:25 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Cc: Elizabeth Campbell
>> Subject: [NAGDU] active shooter training
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> As many of you know, I work for a newspaper, and we received a memo
>> yesterday letting us know that we will be required to attend training
>> on what to do in  an active shooter situation. This is in light of the
>> tragedy at the Capital Gazette in Maryland.
>> Has anyone gone through this training in a work or school situation,
>> and how did you handle things with your dog? My cubicle is large
>> enough so that my guide dog, Barbara has a bed with a tie down next to my
> desk.
>> Thanks for any information.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Liz
>>
>> P.S. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to come to Orlando this year, but I
>> definitely plan on coming to Las Vegas.
>> --
>> Elizabeth Campbell
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