My spaniel girl still pulls with a harness. I ended up getting a “Thunder Leash” for her, which works better than anything else I’ve tried. (It clips to her collar, then wraps around her belly and clips to itself)
At least ya’ll know – nice to see everyone here is familiar with harness = easier to pull! (after all sled dog have harnesses!). Just wondering why the character in the cartoon doesn’t know it! LOL
Harnesses are quite useful to prevent a dog from pulling out of its collar (particularly when you have a thick-necked dog). When I’m teaching a new foster to walk on a leash, I use double-leashes, one to a harness to make sure I don’t lose them when they get stubborn, and one to a martingale collar (which is a humane training collar).
Ida No over 6 years ago
Sophie, staying one step ahead of Dad yet again.
Doctor Toon over 6 years ago
Be glad you don’t have our dog, when a St Bernard pulls it is a force to be reckoned with
brian anderson creator over 6 years ago
In full disclosure, I use the Gentle Leader body harness (not the one that goes around the muzzle). They are fantastic.
burke129529 over 6 years ago
My spaniel girl still pulls with a harness. I ended up getting a “Thunder Leash” for her, which works better than anything else I’ve tried. (It clips to her collar, then wraps around her belly and clips to itself)
Plods with ...™ over 6 years ago
Until a dog is trained, a harness will only encourage pulling. ‘Turd’ has a harness, but only to connect to his seat belt while riding in the car.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 6 years ago
We’ve all seen this, right?
Mostly with little dogs, i admit, but it would be fun to see a lab do it!
:D
johovey over 6 years ago
At least ya’ll know – nice to see everyone here is familiar with harness = easier to pull! (after all sled dog have harnesses!). Just wondering why the character in the cartoon doesn’t know it! LOL
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 6 years ago
And there is the truth, harnesses actually help the dog pull. Prong collars or Halties work much better.
John Phelps over 6 years ago
Harnesses are quite useful to prevent a dog from pulling out of its collar (particularly when you have a thick-necked dog). When I’m teaching a new foster to walk on a leash, I use double-leashes, one to a harness to make sure I don’t lose them when they get stubborn, and one to a martingale collar (which is a humane training collar).