Halti Lead!

[critter crazy]

I have the same problem and it really bothers me! What did you do to get them used to the halti?

for me, i just followed the diections that came with it. You just intro the halti, let him sniff it and then put it on for a few minutes to get used to it. Take it off, give a treat. Continue doing this, and increasing the mount of time the Halti is on. Once the dog is used to the feeling of the Halti, you can intro the leash. This is where it gets tricky. Duke did fine with the halti on its own, but once the leash was pput on, he wasnt all that thrilled. But just a few turns around the house,and took it off. same thing as before, just keep increasing the amount of time. once they realize that as long s they are doing the right thing, there is no pressure on the Halti, and life is good. It only took 2 days with duke, to get him used to it. And now he walks like a champ! You have to make sure you get the right fit though, cause if it is too tight, it can hurt, and if it is too loose they can slip it off. Best to have the dog at the pet store and try it on.

[Taz_Zoee]

I think I'm going to have to get one of these for Zoee. Although, I am worried about her getting depressed with it on. Anytime we put anything on her.....glasses, hat, shirt, life-vest.....she will just stand perfectly still and not move and has a sad look on her face. But I will just have to do like you did with Duke and introduce it to her gradually.
I am so glad it works for you!! That must be nice to be able to walk both of those big boys without trouble.

[BCollie_Kelly]

Glad to hear it worked!
I use a halti with Rebel from time to time depending on where we are going. It didn't take him long at all to get used to it and now he gets SO SO excited when I pull it out because he knows that the halti = we're going somewhere fun!

[Kfamr]

Aren't haltis great training tools?

[Love That Collie]

Personally I have used both methods, the head halter and harness by Premier, the company that makes them both. Halti does have similar devices that produces the same results. The Gentle Leader head harness did work in the wink of the eye but you must have it on correctly and correctly IS supposed to be quite tight which is what I did not like about it. The vet fit it on my dog. People talk about show leads being high up on a dogs head, well at least the show lead isn't that tight. Don't get me wrong I did like the results it produced but hated the tightness of it. And it does have to be tight, I watched the DVD that came with the Gentle Leader not JUST interpreted the instructions from a written enclosure.

The head halter is used if you have a puller AND A strong JUMPER. IF your dog isn't a jumper then the Easy Walk harness by they same co. as makes the Gentle Leader is even easier on the dog. Halti produces a harness also.