I know what you mean--when the Halti or GL works, it just "clicks" in such an amazing way! Eli pulls like a little truck, and choking doesn't seem to phase him at all. Once we put the Gentle Leader on him, though, he realized he could walk nicely with us. Every so often he'll pause and rub his face on our legs to try to get it off, but overall he seems to be used to wearing it. It's great.