Max is so big and strong that, one day when he wasn't wearing his halti, he took off after a cat and got my fingers caught in the leash and shattered my left ring finger. At first we thought there was only 1 break, but when I went back for more x-rays we found three breaks! I had to have surgery and everything.

He also injured my husband and both of my children while they were trying to walk him. He's not a bad dog - he just occasionally tries to take off unexpectedly. With the halti on, even a little kid could control him.

He absolutely hated it at first. We just left it on him day and night until he got tired of fighting it. Now he doesn't even notice it. In fact, he's lying at my feet right now with it on - sleeping! Now we enjoy walking him and playing with him so much that he goes everywhere with us and has so much more fun. His life is much more enjoyable now that we enjoy taking him so many different places.