Dog harnesses and pulling?
Dog harnesses and pulling? General Dog Discussions
Ok so my dog has had an issue with pulling from the day I got her, she's a 6-7year old (she was in kennels after being abandoned so not 100% sure) and she's pretty big for a staffy bull terrier as she weighs around 25kg (she isn't overweight just big) so the pulling was a big issue for me considering I'm only 5ft 3. I did a lot of start stop training, sit and wait etc but I found outside training 10 times harder than inside as there is always something more interesting than me and she just doesn't bother about food outside. Basically it was improving a lot but there was still issues I always had her on a collar and lead and tried using the head halti but she would lie down and try and pull it off her nose no matter how long with her. I had a fabric harness that was just a standard one but it only helped relieve the pressure from pulling and didn't stop the act itself. The other day my friend bought me a leather harness thats really wide on the chest area and when I walked her with it on she did not pull one bit, it was a complete change, does anyone know why this is the one thing that has worked so well? i did check to see if it was rubbing anywhere but it's padded on the inside and when I had her off in the enclosed park she was running around so it isn't restrictive in that sense. Has anyone else used this type of harness and if so is it fine to use on a regular basis?