Also I have taught gigi a few commands
Slow . Black ice or icey side walk. She will be very slow.
Wait. A full halt.
Stop Pulling. It reset for no pulling
Even then she has pulling fit. I got a harness and let her pull me and my bicycle . Trying to teach her pulling is good on a chest harness. Remapping her brain.
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Assigning a command word, and rewarding, for doing something you may not really want them to do IS a way to gain some control over a behaviour. For instance, jumping up for us is HUG; wild crazy running around is ZOOM. Other uses I have heard are for shaking water off and barking. I haven't heard of using it for pulling, maybe you will discover a new training method.
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I read here to wait till she is over 18 months to forced running. My kids want to take here bike riding. Also when camping this will be great to tell my kids take gigi for a run .
So she pulls me for a Mile and a half before she calms down and starts to trot next to me letting me ride for a couple miles . She gets so excited when I put the harness. My wife thinks it is funny to watch a 6 foot 2 man on a bike holding on to leash on his bicycle yelling slow for a mile.
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Doesn't "pinch" collars hurt them? I got a halter to help with pulling, it helped some but not nearly as much as I'd like. I got a static collar not a shock collar (I wasn't misinformed was I? I've never liked the idea of shock collars) to help with some of the things that aversive free training is NOT working for (I still give treats when he listens), it helps great until sometimes when it comes off lol.
But back to the pinch collars. So many have told me it hurts them and can actually dissuade some dogs from even wanting to go for walks and can hurt their throats worse then pulling on traditional collars.
Any info really appreciated cause his big ass is starting to hurt my shoulders when he bolts for leaves or decides I'm not moving fast enough.
Every dog is different, so there is no one right answer here. While some dogs on prongs seem fine or are fine, there are also dogs that worry or stress or move like they are unsure or fearful, which some people think of as obedience. Either way, it sounds like you should work with a trainer, and certainly before using an e-collar or other potentially harmful collar or training method.
regardless of the collar you use, you need to train. Collars and harnesses give you better control of the dog so they don't pull and hurt your shoulder - but none tell the dog WHAT you want. so I agree with labradorks about finding a trainer that will help you train your dog VS rely on a collar alone.
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