I was watching a YouTube vid featuring Mr. Ellis where he talked about leash pressure for heeling. One of the things he mentioned was using a harness for protection training where he wanted the dog to pull on the harness. I remember reading or watching a vid where he talked about leash pressure to stop a dog from pulling on the leash. My puppy pulls on the leash so I've been using the pressure my pup put on the leash until he yeilds to the leash and then I give with that so that there is no pressure on the leash. From the vid I just watched Mr. Ellis said that that is stressful for the dog and to not do that until after leash work with a harness. I'm interested in training my pup in protection work so while watching this vid Mr. Ellis said that in this case that he wants the dog to pull on the harness. My question is how do I get my pup to not pull on the leash when we go for walks while still wanting him to pull on the harness for protection training? I hope this all makes sense. PS: right now I'm using a collar and leash when I take him for walks. But I am ordering a harness asap with my next Leerburg order. Also what kind of harness should I get for my pup to do protection training? And would this be a different harness than for heeling?

PS: if I am supposed to use a collar for general training i.e. going for walks what kind of collar should I use for my puppy?

I would not use a harness for just going for walks.

Think about a draft horse or a sled dog.

The harness creates a desire to push into it. That is counter productive for just walking either the horse or dog.

All collars create an opposition reflex where hey want to pull into it but the harness takes it to a different level especially once they learn the difference.

I don't understand using the collar and leash as being stressful if your using it as Ellis says for controlled walking.

The dog learn quickly that putting the harness on means bite games and they will have no issues pupping into it.

I've had a number of dogs in the past that I showed in both the breed ring and the obedience ring.

They quickly understood the difference between the martingale show lead for the breed ring and the "choke" collar for the obedience ring.

I also used a wide leather collar for bite work.