[nagdu] Halties? Re: Traveling with dog with hearing problems

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Yes, GDB does give out gentle leaders. They gave us some instruction on 
using them. I think that they give more training to people who want to use 
them. As I do not actually need one, I did not ask for more training. Part 
of the training with the gentle leader was to use it to direct the dog's 
nose but not to give a correction as it would hurt the dog. Lexia refused to 
use the gentle leader the one time that I thought that she might need it, 
and she did not really need it anyway. I know what a halti is because my 
mother has to use one on our pet dog because our pet dog never learned not 
to strangle herself when just using a collar. Anyway, I wil probably not use 
a halti as it is just one more thing to put on or lose, and I don't really 
need it. The only time that Lexia's head is somewhere that it is not 
supposed to be is when she is distracted, and I have learned other ways to 
tell when she is distracted.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 4:50 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Halties? Re: Traveling with dog with hearing problems


> You can give corrections with a head collar, but they are done 
> differently.  You use a slow pull instead of the very rapid jerk and 
> release with a chain collar.  Using a rapid motion with a head collar can 
> cause serious damage to the dog's neck.
>
> Doesn't GDB give out Gentle Leaders and instructions on how to use them? 
> A Halti is just a different brand of head collar.  The fit is different, 
> but the use is the same.
>
> HTH
> Julie
>
>
> On 3/7/2012 10:47 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>> Just of curiosity, can you give a correction when your dog is wearing a 
>> halty? I have sometimes considered using one on Lexia to monitor her head 
>> better, but I don't think that she would like it, and, if you cannot give 
>> corrections, I would not like that. Usually, I do not need to correct 
>> her, but I do need to be able to if the need arises.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mardi Hadfield" 
>> <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 8:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Traveling with dog with hearing problems
>>
>>
>>> Hi Sheila, I am deaf in my right ear so I know what you are going 
>>> through.
>>> I use a Halti on my dog and this helps me feel when my dog turns his 
>>> head
>>> towards the sound of traffic. I find this helps better than just using 
>>> the
>>> leash attached to his collar. Also Shaman is really great at traffic
>>> checks. Almost to the point of being psychic. I would try either a halti 
>>> or
>>> gentle leader. I hope this helps. Or maybe Rox has some good ideas as 
>>> she
>>> is Deafblind.   Mardi and Shaman and Tipton,future GDIT.
>>>
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