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matt100 said:
I've been promising myself I'm going to have a go at training barkley to walk better on a lead when the weather picks up a bit... we tried him with a halti when he was much younger and he was just rubbing his face against everything and I didn't have the heart to carry on with it... yes I am ridiculously soft on him.
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Maddie was like that for the 1st 5 minutes, plus she had a few temper tantrums on the walk.
Similar theme today, but didn't last as long.

She's in dire need of a visit to the groomers, but family are fighting back against that idea, because of the cold weather.

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matt100 said:
I've been promising myself I'm going to have a go at training barkley to walk better on a lead when the weather picks up a bit... we tried him with a halti when he was much younger and he was just rubbing his face against everything and I didn't have the heart to carry on with it... yes I am ridiculously soft on him.

My question is these figure of 8/halti/gentle leader things.. do they actually teach them anything or does it just make it impossible for them to do what they really want to do? Because I still live in hope that someday I'll be able to walk barkley just on a normal collar.. To me thats just training not intervening with an ingenious type of collar?
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I've not used one myself but have a feeling they don't really teach, they just manage bad behaviour.

Be prepared to spend lots of time on it, there won't be a quick fix. I spent 6 months of twice a day sessions during lockdown to get to the level of obediance I have now.
 
Chris Wilson said:
"yes I am ridiculously soft on him".


There's your answer.... :)
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Oh I know.. and I don't care. He's my giant fur baby and 99% of the time it's no issue because we walk him off lead anyway.. I also know deep down there's no substitute for grinding the hours in on training.

I sort of convinced myself when he was a puppy it was semi futile and at the least frustrating for all of us.. having gone 2 he is starting to calm down a little bit now, the trade off being in the meantime he's gotten big :)
 
matt100 said:
Oh I know.. and I don't care. He's my giant fur baby and 99% of the time it's no issue because we walk him off lead anyway.. I also know deep down there's no substitute for grinding the hours in on training.

I sort of convinced myself when he was a puppy it was semi futile and at the least frustrating for all of us.. having gone 2 he is starting to calm down a little bit now, the trade off being in the meantime he's gotten big :)
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Trouble with Hazel is that on the way out to a walk she pulls on the lead because she's so excited, on the way home she walks to heel perfectly. It's only a short distance (~200yds or so) to the field gate but when it was icy a few days ago she nearly had me over. She's perfectly responsive at other times and recall works. So... seeing the enthusiasm for Gentle Leader harness I just bought one to give it a try. Talk about suspicious dog - she was off as soon as she saw it lol! Tried it on Copper (daughter's dog) and it fit's no problem and she doesn't seem to object. I'm going to have fun with Hazel tomorrow morning getting it on her but I'll let you know how I get on.
 
ChrisLX200 said:
Hazel had been playing with this 6 month old Whippet for quite some time before I eventually got my phone out. She managed to keep up for a while but eventually got tired out :)

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Love that, I think some people are too worried about being a pest when out for a walk that they don't let them play. Its great for socialization and learning boundaries.
 
DEL 707 said:
Think I shouldn't have told to groomer to go so short.
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Looks like the groomer managed to save the tail because it often gets matted without constant brushing, and when it's shaved down it's a deadly whip. Anyway, you'll be surprised how quickly it grows back! I have mine booked in at 6-week intervals for the next 6 months or so.
 
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