He is a grand-master of many different walking techniques: the sideways walk, the round-around walks, the jumpy walks... Sometimes it seems as if he had little invisible wings attached to his legs that allow him to fly from one place to another other in record time and to add to the equation he also gets very anxious around other dogs.
So far I have tried using a regular flat collar and leash, a choke chain, a martingale collar, a regular harness and also the Easy Walk harness and even tough walks were kind of manageable with the later it was no easy task for me to walk both him and @Camila_Lab at the same time.
After reading a blog post from @SophiaYin "Which Types of Collars and Harnesses are Safe for Your Dog?" I made the decision to try yet another training tool: the head halter.
Since I decided to try this collar on my luch break and there was a PetSmart store close-by I went and bought the Grreat Choice® Control Ease Head Collar (off brand for Gentle Leader head collar) and to my amazement it seems to do the trick.
The collar helps you control your dog by redirecting the his attention/movement towards you.
The principle behind this is that as with horses, the dog's body tends to go where the head is pointing. In other words where you lead the dog's head their body will follow.
He is pulling less and it is easier for me to handle him. I do hope to be able to transition him back to the Easy Walk harness later on (it seems more humane to me) but for now I think I might have found the right dog collar for my spirited rescue dog.
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