i bought a gentle leader for my 3 month old GREAT DANE puppy. It does give me better control over her versus a regular nylon collar. I do think you can train a dog not to pull and to pay attention to you and follow you with this halter.
You just gotta learn how to. But FIRST you have to fit it on right in order for it to work.
In the DVD i received with the head halter it said to make the neck strap tight enough so that only ONE finger can fit underneath it. So i put the the halter on tightly behind her ears, and even then i could STILL fit two of my fingers. So i tightened it more, and more. . and STILL i could fit 2 fingers but i figured it was tight enough so i stopped tightening it. Then i took my dog out for a walk and a few minutes into it, her breathing started to be affected by the tightness of the halter around her neck. She was WEEZING and unable to take in a full breathe of air so i immediately removed it and her breathing went back to normal. REMEMBER at this point of tightness i could STILL fit TWO fingers underneath the halter and she is not a small dog, she is a great dane!!! FURTHERMORE! the halter moves from the original place i put it on her neck due to the movements during the walk. THAT is something NOT address AT ALL in the instructional dvd. So, i was constantly repositioning the collar! AND REMEMBER, this was at a level of tightness which inhibited my dogs BREATHING!!
I will NEVER put the gentle leader on my dog the way the product makers say to.
I DO NOT think it needs to be on SO! tightly in order for the dog to be controlled by it. The next day, i put the halter on her, and this time i put it on her to where it was right behind her ears and able to only slide down less than half an inch from where i originally placed it. I was able to fit TWO fingers underneath the halter, even 3! This worked PERFECTLY, and i was still able to control her very well.
The product makers instructions are basically telling owners to squeeze their dogs necks to a chocking point!! and THAT IS WRONG AND UNNECCESSARY. To an inexperienced owner like myself, i ended up chocking my dog!! FURTHERMORE!!, the DVD says your dog would let you know if it was uncomfortable. VERY VERY WRONG!! EXTREMELY WRONG!! i was able to walk my dog down half a block without even a single protest from her due to the uncomfortableness of the collar because i am her pack leader and if i say she is to do something she will do it like i say with true DOG LOYALTY AND TRUST!!
With the way I fit it, she was NOT able to take it off, it was SECURE, and the product WORKED just like it was suppose to.
Also, just to respond to what a dog trainer on this comments page previous said about being alpha. You admitted when a dog is in an unnatural situation (HUMAN HOMES) dominance behaviors are produced because they are forced to form unnatural packs (with humans and other animals) while living in captivity. So, establishing an alpha position over a dog is very important and undermining that concept to inexperienced dog owners is not right.
Rating: 2 / 5
Just hated this thing from the get go. Couldn’t figure it out despite the video. Just too complicated all around. And once on, didn’t give the results expected. Tossed it and grabbed the halti.
Rating: 2 / 5
on 08 Mar 2010 at 10:25 pm 1.Duffer. said …
Long, long delay in shipping. Overpriced. Vet does not recommend. Discarded this piece of junk.
Rating: 1 / 5
on 09 Mar 2010 at 12:59 am 2.Vania J. Root said …
Works great for my dog who likes to pull us down the sidewalk.
Rating: 1 / 5
on 09 Mar 2010 at 1:50 am 3.Kim said …
i bought a gentle leader for my 3 month old GREAT DANE puppy. It does give me better control over her versus a regular nylon collar. I do think you can train a dog not to pull and to pay attention to you and follow you with this halter.
You just gotta learn how to. But FIRST you have to fit it on right in order for it to work.
In the DVD i received with the head halter it said to make the neck strap tight enough so that only ONE finger can fit underneath it. So i put the the halter on tightly behind her ears, and even then i could STILL fit two of my fingers. So i tightened it more, and more. . and STILL i could fit 2 fingers but i figured it was tight enough so i stopped tightening it. Then i took my dog out for a walk and a few minutes into it, her breathing started to be affected by the tightness of the halter around her neck. She was WEEZING and unable to take in a full breathe of air so i immediately removed it and her breathing went back to normal. REMEMBER at this point of tightness i could STILL fit TWO fingers underneath the halter and she is not a small dog, she is a great dane!!! FURTHERMORE! the halter moves from the original place i put it on her neck due to the movements during the walk. THAT is something NOT address AT ALL in the instructional dvd. So, i was constantly repositioning the collar! AND REMEMBER, this was at a level of tightness which inhibited my dogs BREATHING!!
I will NEVER put the gentle leader on my dog the way the product makers say to.
I DO NOT think it needs to be on SO! tightly in order for the dog to be controlled by it. The next day, i put the halter on her, and this time i put it on her to where it was right behind her ears and able to only slide down less than half an inch from where i originally placed it. I was able to fit TWO fingers underneath the halter, even 3! This worked PERFECTLY, and i was still able to control her very well.
The product makers instructions are basically telling owners to squeeze their dogs necks to a chocking point!! and THAT IS WRONG AND UNNECCESSARY. To an inexperienced owner like myself, i ended up chocking my dog!! FURTHERMORE!!, the DVD says your dog would let you know if it was uncomfortable. VERY VERY WRONG!! EXTREMELY WRONG!! i was able to walk my dog down half a block without even a single protest from her due to the uncomfortableness of the collar because i am her pack leader and if i say she is to do something she will do it like i say with true DOG LOYALTY AND TRUST!!
With the way I fit it, she was NOT able to take it off, it was SECURE, and the product WORKED just like it was suppose to.
Also, just to respond to what a dog trainer on this comments page previous said about being alpha. You admitted when a dog is in an unnatural situation (HUMAN HOMES) dominance behaviors are produced because they are forced to form unnatural packs (with humans and other animals) while living in captivity. So, establishing an alpha position over a dog is very important and undermining that concept to inexperienced dog owners is not right.
Rating: 2 / 5
on 09 Mar 2010 at 4:11 am 4.RT said …
Did not fit my dog even though I purchased the recommended size. It is NOT dog friendly as stated.
Rating: 1 / 5
on 09 Mar 2010 at 6:19 am 5.Ms. Debra Lamoureux said …
Just hated this thing from the get go. Couldn’t figure it out despite the video. Just too complicated all around. And once on, didn’t give the results expected. Tossed it and grabbed the halti.
Rating: 2 / 5