[nagdu] Pull in the harness?

[Craig Heaps]

Chase can have a very strong pull.  It's okay when I'm rested, but 
sometimes, such as at the end of a work day, I don't want to walk as fast as 
he wants to.  I have been working with him to back off a bit.  There are two 
times when he consistently pulls really hard:  when he sees another dog and 
when we are on the walk home from BART at night.  I have taken steps to slow 
him a bit (for example, halt - collar under the ears - leash corrections). 
He's coming around.

Craig and (high speed) Chase
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raven Tolliver" <ravend729 at gmail.com>
To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:01 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Pull in the harness?


> Hi,
> In all the chat about guide dogs, especially people getting new ones,
> the subject of pull comes up. Some people need a light pull in the
> harness and others need a heavy pull.
> I paid attention -- to this while I was walking with the Golden Guy,
> and there is generally no pull, or only a very light pull in the
> harness.
> Why are different levels of pull in the harness necessary?
> Thanks.
> --
> Raven
>
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