Lupi Harness

Well, after trying almost everything to stop Amber pulling whilst taking her for a walk, including blackmail ( she's too clever to fall for bribery), choker chains ( I hate, but had to try it) I've just bought a Lupi harness.

A little tricky to get her to sit still long enough to place it on her, but once we managed it she was ok. Never pulled once whilst wearing it.

Is there any long term damage that can occur? Has anyone else tried them? What are your opinions? Has anyone got any other methods of stopping dogs pulling whilst on the lead?

Any ideas would be welcome.

My sister in law has bad arthitis and got one of these for a rescue pup she got (Lexie) its the greatest thing for her. Lexie doesn't pull and doesn't seem to mind it at all. Lexie is the fuzzy one in front

Our miniature poodle has a harness, and I think it's much better than attaching the leash to their collar, as it pulls against their throat instead of their chest area. Also in small dogs, I've heard that not using a harness can break their neck if you jerk on their leash.

I've used a gentle leader on Nala before and it worked well.
She didn't like it at first but was okay after a while.

I had the same problem when I would walk Jada. She is a strong girl and she pulled so bad and I had NO control over her. It made walking unpleasant for the both of us. There is a pit bull board that I go to somethimes and eveyone on there told me to try a prong collar.

We bought one and omg it has worked like a charm. She doesnt pull now and everyone on that pit bull board said that after awhile you can take off the prong collar and go back to the regular collar. I havent tried that yet. I still use the prong collar when I walk her. Good luck with whatever you decide to use!:)

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Originally posted by Jadapit
I had the same problem when I would walk Jada. She is a strong girl and she pulled so bad and I had NO control over her. It made walking unpleasant for the both of us. There is a pit bull board that I go to somethimes and eveyone on there told me to try a prong collar.

We bought one and omg it has worked like a charm. She doesnt pull now and everyone on that pit bull board said that after awhile you can take off the prong collar and go back to the regular collar. I havent tried that yet. I still use the prong collar when I walk her. Good luck with whatever you decide to use!:)

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I use the prong collar on Dusty and Roxy also. It works great.

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Originally posted by Tonya
I use the prong collar on Dusty and Roxy also. It works great.

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What is a prong collar and how does it work differently to an ordinary collar?

http://www.nwk9.com/digitals/prong_collar.jpg
this is a Prong collar,or a pinch collar(i hate that word) they looks mean but they dont hurt the dog at all.when they pull,it gives them a little pinch and they dont like it,so they know not to pull.it worked very good on Kodie,and he is very storng,and weighs over 90 pounds:p i didnt want to get it in the first place b/c i thought it looked mean,but it works very good.

Sammy beat me to it, I was going to post a picture of Jadas prong collar.:) They work so good and they do look horrible but it doesnt hurt Jada at all. They stop pulling when the prongs start to poke them. Thats why it works so well. When I got Jadas collar out to take the picture she got all excited. She thought we were going for a walk.;)

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Originally posted by sammy101
http://www.nwk9.com/digitals/prong_collar.jpg
this is a Prong collar,or a pinch collar(i hate that word) they looks mean but they dont hurt the dog at all.when they pull,it gives them a little pinch and they dont like it,so they know not to pull.it worked very good on Kodie,and he is very storng,and weighs over 90 pounds:p i didnt want to get it in the first place b/c i thought it looked mean,but it works very good.

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Crikey, that does look mean. I will have to ask if they are available in the UK as I have never seen them around.

Thanks for the advice.

I have never heard of a Lupi Harness.

RB Oscar had a prong collar, it worked great. He didn't pull at all, therefore it didn't hurt him one bit.

RB Max had a Halti. Its great. It doesn't harm nor hurt that dog in anyway.. Its just gains control of their head so they cannot pull.

This is the best pic of RB Max wearing the Halti I have, its easy seeing it on his grey face. We're playing. We do this attacking the leash just before we go home. He loved it. He never pulled to hard, he loved chasing the leash around & around & around & jumping in the air to get it
http://jess.iahu.ca/max/albums/album..._059.sized.jpg

I took these pics awhile ago, for someone else who wanted to see a Halti. The stuffed dog is Fred :D
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album82/snapshot1.jpg

& if u have a smaller dog, u can use it as a choaking harnes (it doesn't choak that much at all, just makes it annoying for the dog if the pull to hard)
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album82/snapshot5.jpg

My dogs got out of hand with their pinch collars on before. Even with great force, the collar never injures them or digs into their skin.

BUT...it does have to be fitted properly. It should be a tad snug, not to big. Some people think they are supposed to be big so that you can slip them over their head. That is not true.

I learned it the hard way. I had put a loose one on this pitbull, Bullet. He got out of hand when he saw a cat, not only did it take several people to restrain him, but when it was all over, he was bleeding on his neck and chin from the collar. Afterwards, I talked to my friend/trainer and learned that I was using pinch collars improperly.

*Just wanted to add that the cat (Ron) was ok.*

What does a Lupi harness look like?

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Originally posted by pitc9
What does a Lupi harness look like?

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The dog in the picture is wearing one

http://www.companyofanimals.co.uk/images/lupi.jpg