[NAGDU] Gentle leader

Sharon S shaz.080581 at gmail.com
Sun Nov 3 15:22:10 UTC 2024 

Hi, I have used a gentle leader with all of my dogs and none of them had the extra strap on them. I currently have three or four gentle leaders around here and none of them have the extra strap. I've got one brand new in box which I haven't needed so it may have the extra strap but I'm not opening it to find out.

Bye for now.
>From Shaz.
Canberra, Australia.

I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute.

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Gentle leader

Thank you. I guess I must not have the same gl as you. Mine has the strap that goes behind the ears, then  the nose loop which then ends in an o ring beneath the chin. There isn't a nother strap or anything aside from the o ring under the chin.  I wonder if there is a way to add another strap. YOU explained it very well I just don't think I have a gentle leader like the one you describe. Thank you for explaining.


Gretchen Brown certified occupational therapy assistant
cell: 812-642-9121
Email: Gretch99Brown at gmail.com


On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 10:59 PM Debbie Gabe via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi Gretchen,
> I'm confused by what you said. So I'll start from the beginning.
> The gentle leader (gl) has 4 parts:
> 1. the part that goes around the neck immediately behind the ears.
> 2. the loop that goes around the snout to hold the high collar in place.
> 3. the little straight strap ending in the O ring. This hangs down 
> under dog's chin..
> 4. the other little straight strap ending with the little latch (don't 
> know what it's called. Initially this also hangs down under dog's chin.
>
> BTW, the movable Oring of the collar does not have to stay on top of 
> dog's neck between the shoulder blades. In fact, with my dog, if I'm 
> not using the GL, her collar moves all around  depending.
> So I just move the collar O ring under the chin to make things easier 
> to attach.
>
> To put it on the dog,
> 1. First put on the snout piece.
> 2. put on the high collar piece around dog's neck, just behind dog's ears.
> 3. Remove the leash from the O ring on the regular collar. The regular 
> collar's O ring is under dog's chin.
>
> 4. Attach the leash to the O ring at the end of the little straight 
> strap of the GL.
> 5. Attach the little latch at the end of the other little straight 
> strap of the GL to the regular collar movable O ring, which is under dog's chin.
>
> Just make sure that the snout piece fits correctly, snug but not too 
> tight. The only problem with the GL I've had is when the snout piece 
> is too loose and it comes off  her snout and just hangs down. But then 
> the leash seems a little longer so I can feel that.
> This way, when you tug even very little, the collar pushes behind the 
> dog's ears and the dogs respond quickly.  And it doesn't bother  the snout.
>
> It's much easier to show in person. Writing about it is hard to do.
> I hope you're not thoroughly confused. I have to read what I myself 
> wrote at least 3 times going word by word. Ugh!
> Hope this helps.
> debbie
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>
> I guess I'm confused. So you say to attach the gentle leader to the  leash.
> But how do you connect the gl to the movable ring on the collar? 
> Because the o ring of the gentle leader is under the chin, how can you 
> still have the collar in proper position if the collar movable ring is 
> behind the dog's ears. Is there another strap you use? There is no way 
> I could get the o ring under the chin and attach that to the leash 
> along with the o ring on the collar and keep the o ring of the collar 
> between her shoulders because the strap that comes from the chin 
> doesn't extend far enough Unless perhaps you are using one leash clip 
> for the gl and the other for the collar that way the leash is still short?
> Gretchen
>
> Gretchen Brown certified occupational therapy assistant
> cell: 812-642-9121
> Email: Gretch99Brown at gmail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM Debbie Gabe via NAGDU 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I was taught by my trainer at GDB to attach the leach clip to 
> > the plain ring on the gentle leader. Then the clip of the gentle 
> > leader is attached to the moveable ring on the collar. That way, 
> > when you tug on the leash, the gentle leader pulls on the back of 
> > the dog's ears, not on the dog's snout. I use the gentle leader most 
> > of the time with my dog. She listens to the very smallest tugs on 
> > the leach, which I use with my right arm, since I have a pinched 
> > nerve causing pain down my
> left arm.
> > Good luck
> > debbie
> >
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> >
> > Hi Gretchen and others.  I use a gentle leader when working my dog.  
> > I attach the ring of the gentle leader and the ring on his collar to 
> > the
> same
> > clip on the leash.   Hope this helps.
> > God bless!
> > Paula and the pups
> >
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> >
> > I was recently informed there is a strap that connects the gentle 
> > leader ring to the collar. Sometimes my leash will get caught in the 
> > ring and if I am not careful, the gentle leader will become detached 
> > from the leash. Was wondering if any of you have had this happen or 
> > if you have any troubleshooting ideas? I've tried attaching one end 
> > of the leash to the collar and one to the gentle leader, but it is 
> > hard to feel what her head is doow. She has never gotten away from 
> > me, but I always worry about it becoming detached.
> > Thank you for any ideas you all can provide. If you have experience 
> > with the strap I think they call it a safety strap, please let me know.
> >
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