Mary Gunter Webboard User Reg: 05-16-2007
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Hi, I just read that collars (choke or whatever) can cause neck injuries or seizures in dogs. Does anyone recommend of have experience with a harness? My 5-year old 55 lb. female lab walks with a slack leash but sometimes lunges toward a friend or dog she knows. Is the harness better than a collar? I sometimes use the prong collar, but she really doesn't need that much control. Thanks.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Hi, I just read that collars (choke or whatever) can cause neck injuries or seizures in dogs. Does anyone recommend of have experience with a harness? My 5-year old 55 lb. female lab walks with a slack leash but sometimes lunges toward a friend or dog she knows. Is the harness better than a collar? I sometimes use the prong collar, but she really doesn't need that much control. Thanks.
A harness, IMO, actually prompts the dog to pull against it.
Also, I agree with Randy. A dog who lunges is not a dog you have control over.
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I am not saying you necessarily need a prong collar, but if you can't yet control the lunging with training, then IMHO, you do need it. Not trying to sound snotty ... just saying that yes, this dog needs better control. And a harness isn't it.
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Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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There are tons of owners using harnesses these days along with the retractable leashes....no wonder there are so many out of control dogs out & about.
You have very minimal control over a dog with one or both of these items & then add in minimal obedience training if any traiing at all & you have a nightmare for the general public to deal with.
JMO...but my dogs have been attacked multiple times by out of control dogs with delusional owners that think that their dogs will listen to them under distraction with out being trained for it or appropriately leashed & under control.
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Almost every time I see someone walking a pitty breed dog...they are on a harness DRAGGING their owners behind them. You would think that they would figure out that this isn't working for thenm after a few walks. Geezzee!
Even the small breed dogs are pulling like sled dogs on harnesses.
A harness almost automatically seems to signal 'PULL' to a dog.
I agree with Connie. A harness will prompt a dog to pull. I tried going from a prong collar to a harness and jeter pulls like crazy with the harness.
Thats probably just as much my fault. I use the harness exclusively when he is tethered to my bike and we go riding. He loves to pull me on the bike and I encourage him because he loves it and its great exercise for him
So as soon as I tried to walk him with the harness he associates that with pulling. Needless to say I can never use the harness for walking any more.
I find the prong collar to be the most effective collar for keeping a dog aggressive and high pray drive dog walking nicely.
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