I wish I could speak dog... Cassie is having problems, what should we do?

[ToBeEvergreen]

From that description, I would not even try a halti, she would freak out with it.

What you have is the easy walker harness, also made by the same company as a halti. As long as you are satisfied she can't get out of it and dash off, that is fine. She isn't really "choking" with that, as it isn't around her throat.

If you think she "could' get out of that too, you may want to try a rope n go harness. I have one for Tasha, my mill rescue, only thing I found which she could not escape out of. See, the first thing is safety of the dog, so you don't want her to get out of whatever.

For the walking issue, you can take treats and a toy with you. Soon as YOU spot a distraction, (which may be before she does), you get these out and get her focused on you. Keep her attention until the squirrel is up a tree, the cat is under a car, the other dog has passed.

I hope that harness isn't Premier , as that's the one I think I've got now. I would take a quick pic of it, but she goes psycho when she sees it, don't want to get her hopes up. But I'll have to take a peak and see!

Thing about the easy walker harness, it does not deter her in the least. She keeps tugging. She was found running around a busy city, so maybe her previous roaming has something to do with it.

Actually, she doesn't respond to toys or treats when we're on a walk, only when we are in our training field- and only until she gets bored of whatever treats I have. Although there is one toy that she tears apart and LOVES, so I'll try that one today and see if she reacts to it. Normally, even a treat in front of her face is null to distract her. While all distractions are gone, I can get her attention with a treat (not a toy), but if she sees something, she gets this black stare and does not respond to anything, then cries if we aren't moving, or aren't moving towards or away from the distraction (with dogs, she sometimes seems to tug AWAY from where they are, as if running away, although she is very in-your-face to other dogs for the most part).

http://www.amazon.com/Company-Animal...7068629&sr=1-4
^ Is this the halti harness? I'm liking the look of it actually, how it can hook in the front and back like that. Looks like more control, I'm browsing the reviews now..