Anyone else use the gentle leader??? I have been using it for some time now first on Savanna as a last resort nothing else seemed to work on the pulling. Then with Vegas same thing and walking them together was impossible unless I used the gentle leader.
I noticed with Savanna a little mark on the nose like a callus you would get on your skin, same with Vegas. I made some adjustments, loosen it, then it would slide and make a mark, tighten and it would make the mark worse.
Yesterday, I took Vegas to the groomer( breeder also) and after she groomed him it looked even worse, and she mentioned it to me. I think where she shaved the nose so close didn't help, but of course I am to blame, as she says he may not ever grow hair there again. When I looked again I thought it wasn't that bad when I brought him in.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else uses the gentle leader or what works for poodles that pull. Today I started out with a harness that goes around the body and switched mid way for a training collar, neither worked very well. I did the (go the other direction) saw that on tv, not only was I pulled now I'm pulled and dizzy :banghead:
Any Ideas???? You can see his boo-boo in the pic.
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt55/pnalitt/Vegas photo Shoot/IMG_2289.jpg
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I noticed with Savanna a little mark on the nose like a callus you would get on your skin, same with Vegas. I made some adjustments, loosen it, then it would slide and make a mark, tighten and it would make the mark worse.
Yesterday, I took Vegas to the groomer( breeder also) and after she groomed him it looked even worse, and she mentioned it to me. I think where she shaved the nose so close didn't help, but of course I am to blame, as she says he may not ever grow hair there again. When I looked again I thought it wasn't that bad when I brought him in.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else uses the gentle leader or what works for poodles that pull. Today I started out with a harness that goes around the body and switched mid way for a training collar, neither worked very well. I did the (go the other direction) saw that on tv, not only was I pulled now I'm pulled and dizzy :banghead:
Any Ideas???? You can see his boo-boo in the pic.
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt55/pnalitt/Vegas photo Shoot/IMG_2289.jpg
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