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I had no issues putting a prong on a 4 month old. Labby boy pups are getting big and strong by that time. But like I mentioned before, I let them self correct, so that means if they see something and forge ahead, I stop and hold the leash tight. They hit the end and get their little "pinch". After a few times of that, they can associate my AH AH AH with the pinch and contain themselves.
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I have no advice to offer here, just wanted to compliment you on a beautiful puppy!
I have used a gentle leader or halti -- can't remember which -- in the past and had good luck with it. I trained them to accept it like Jeff explained. Never on a dog under about 9 months though and only temporarily or because they were adult foster dogs with zero training and I needed a safe way to walk them. I prefer to train my dogs to walk on a flat buckle collar and I only train on a flat buckle collar. Right now I have two 90 lbs Labs, five and two, that I walk on flat buckle collars without any issues. I prefer to allow the dog to self reward versus self correct. Just my style of training.
Your trainer might be thinking of all of the service dogs she sees. Many of them use the head collars.
We also had GREAT success with the prong collar. At 5 months DW could hardly walk Mocha without red marks on her hands. We got training with the collar and the minute we walked out of the training with the prong collar it was amazing. We called it power steering for labs! Good luck in finding what works for your labby.Originally Posted by BaconsMom
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I just came to ask the same question, only my dog is 4 years old. She has a prong but now is so used to it that she pulls and pulls and constantly gasps for air. Now with this gentle leader she doesn't pull at all, but I can tell she doesn't like it as she scratches it or rolls on the ground trying to get it off. I'm hoping having two leashes like a previous person said and only using the gentle leader when she starts pulling. I want her to enjoy the walks, and I also want to not have my arm pulled off. I worry the leader will hurt her neck.
Did you have the prong collar fitted correctly and have an experienced person/trainer show you how to use it correctly? I have seen pet store people sell them not knowing how to fit them correctly and I wonder if that may have been why it didn't work for you. No disrespect intended at all, I hope you do not take my questions that way.
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It really depends on the dog.
Some of these training tools can result in a negative experience for the dog.
The gentle leader can rub the fur away from your dog's snout...so I would be careful of that.
Our Toby did not do well with the GL, every time he even saw it...he would run away and hide...so we stopped it immediately.
In my opinion, a good training class is best and be consistent with his training.
Eventually, your dog will get better with the tugging and pulling.
This was my thought too. It sounds like it was not fitted correctly. It should be snug and sit high up on the neck.
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