Never Buy Your Dog This Piece of Garbage (Unless You Want to Snap Their Neck)
Never Buy Your Dog This Piece of Garbage (Unless You Want to Snap Their Neck)
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Love the positive vibes you’re bringing to the community! I also started vending recently and it really is a blast meeting so many great people, both vendors and shoppers. Good luck with your guys’ journey!
I use one and have since my dog was a pup. And it works, until it’s not on. So now I’m watching your videos along with some others to actually train her to walk nice. With or without anything.
Is this the same thing as a HALTI?
same concept I think but I’ve used it on all my dogs and never once have had to yank on it. Everyone of my pups pulled first couple times then walked with in there limits.
My gentle leader had my baby working great by my wheelchair, but unfortunately it irritated his nose, so we have a prong now. But I had my dog pretty close to me, so the neck snapping wasn’t a problem.
I partially agree with you. Any tool can be used in a dangerous way, but all tools have their purpose.
We used the Gentle Leader or Halti on our Golden Retriever. He was a terrible puller and the Halti completely stopped his pulling. We never had to jerk his head to tell him not to pull. We literally put the Halti on him and he was like “alrighty, I’m not pulling again”.
He trashed the product right in the store it’s sold 😂
The transitional slip lead is the only head collar a dog should be wearing; te leash pressure comes from the back of the head/neck, and it doesn’t whip the dog around like the gentle leader does. I love mine, it helps majorly with my sdit when he gets puppy brain moments
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When I first got my Samson from the SPCA I took it to a place called Petco dog training. They recommended that. Needless to say it didn’t work. Gentle leader suck. At that point I went to a service dog trainer cuz that’s why I got him. And he recommended the prong collar. And then he showed me how to use it it was great. Yeah The gentle leader suck
Bro everyone disagrees
i have used gentle leader for years on two dogs to teach them not to pull. so this video is garbage.
Wat do you think about choke chsins
Gentle leader as with any tool needs to be used correctly. I have found these great vs slip leads and choke collars.
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Joel Beckman recommends the Gentle Leader! I trust what he says. Sorry
Thank you 🙏🏼
It doesn’t go in their mouth like a reign, it’s simply a training tool the same as a e collar, same as prong collars ect. It goes around the back of the head and around the muzzle the dog can sill eat, drink, bark, breath, all it goes is put slight pressure on their nose if they pull. Which is kinda less invasive than other tools. The goal is to yes eventually be at the off leash ping but until then there’s nothing wrong with using tools to help in the process
Gentle leaders and harnesses are trash
I totally agree….i did try one for my reactive GSD. However after about 3m times using it, his demeanor changed and he put his head down and away when it was time to go on a walk. In contrast I did purchase the hermspinger 2.25 prong and he again loves the leash walks and is excited…I trashed the gentle leader, never ever use it again.
what the heck do you get for a 5lb poodle? Can’t find a prong collar small enough.
I think they mean if forces the dogs to be gentle or it gets hurt
this will not snap their dog. you do the same thing that positive only people do talking about ecollar.
Ohhh…. That’s good to know. Thank you!
My first rottie was surprisingly awesome off-leash and would never stray further than a few feet from me, but on-leash she was a beast, dragging me down the street. Prong collars were a joke to her. She would just drag me regardless. But the Gentle Leaser would pull her head down if she tried to pull me and that stopped the behavior in one walk. She never dragged me again after that.
While she was awesome off leash, people freak out when they see a rottie who isn’t chained to either a tree or a human, so I had to use something.
Recommend by vets and trainers.
Im kind of glad to see this video. I wondered about those. Im glad I didn’t get one. I thought this could be an issue.
Gentle leader worked nice for my uncontrollable German Shepherd Husky mix, back than. Even prong didn’t work, as the pain was not a thing for him. Now he is 4 yo and he has his moments. When I see the right situation I am back to prong BUT gentle leader works great as he gets "distracted" from his focus. BOTH works just have to know HOW they work.
Herm-Sprenger is the best, just like American Standard Dog Training. After one walk using a H-S micro Martingale prong collar and ASDT techniques, my 10 week old Australian cattle dog-Husky-GSD-Chow mix puppy knew exactly what I wanted and has been doing it ever since with minimal need for correction. Thank you, Garrett!
Once again..great advice. Those leaders should be banned..I took my dog on one walk with it years ago..threw it right out.
Different dogs respond differently to different training tools/methods.
"Does that feel good?" "No." Neither does a prong, but they’re not inherently bad tools.
We use head halters for horses, and while dogs aren’t horses, it’s literally the same concept. You’re not meant to yank a halti/gentle leader.
It truly depends on the individual dog.
I am not against these if introduced and used correctly, however theres plenty of people who should not use if not introduced correctly and jerking the dog on one ir letting them charge and hit the end of line would be dumb n irresponsible. Any gear can cause harm physically or mentally if used incorrectly . A flat collar, slip, or thinner martingale like a 1 inch thick can cause esophageal damage on certain dogs of pull too much. Pinches can also do harm mentally causing reactivity or pain. There’s pros n cons on everything. N there isnt a one all for every dog or every breed. The important thing is learning correct usage. I was driving one day and saw 2 dogs in bed of truck TIED n had the dogs on a gentle leader. Absolutely disgusting someone doing that. Total abuse and probably not intentionally pure ignorance 😑.
We use a microprong on my Daughter’s Service Dog. I can’t tell you how many people lose their minds, trainers included.
1. He is very strong, & if things should ever get sideways, we have a quick & easy way for her to get everything back on track by herself.
2.He needs only the most subtle corrections. WHY is it a big deal?
We prefer the prong over the Martingale… even though that’s what’s constantly recommend to us as the "more appopriate approach".🙄
Appropriate for whom? We’ve already found what works for us.
Genuine question: so a collar with metal prongs stabbing the dogs neck is gentler? Sound counter intuitive. Is this right ?
The problem with most training collars and regular collars is how they are used. Most people don’t know how to use them, and they yank or jerk them instead of learning how to guide the dog versus scare or worse, hurt them. My service dog was trained properly using a prong collar. He was so well trained that I didn’t need a leash on him, so I got him a regular collar. I hung up two hooks and put both collars side by side, and would tell him to pick a collar to wear. He preferred the prong collar every day over the non-training collar. The thing is when using a prong collar, you are supposed to just give a light, quick tug to communicate and not a full-on jerk/yank pulling it and not releasing it. I can take a dog who is totally out of control with whatever collar their owner has on them, and gently have them under control in seconds.
It took a couple days for my now-year-old labby staffy to get used to the Gentle Leader, but our walks have been far more pleasant since he adjusted to it. Now, he’s excited to put it on. Been using it for about two months now.
What is the material of the leashes you use on your use on your dogs, in particular the ones on your shoulders?
I think the gentle leader is supposed to be used on a short leash, which also means you probably can’t give your dog a lot of freedom as they’re limited to walking next to you. And also if you have a reactive or agressive dog correcting that behavior on a gentle leader seems impossible. I’ve been using a prong collar for almost two years and would never use anything else, specifically for my current dog.
If your dog pulls a crap ton it could be dangerous, or if you misuse it. Getting one for my dog since she never pulls and it’s more for communication
I appreciate the energy but my friend, it’s not all that bad. It’s the person not the tool just like it’s the person not the dog. I used a head halter(I don’t use the term gentle leader) and never had an issue. It’s meant for light handed people who already know what they’re doing just like an e collar or prong. I just don’t like the "boo, trash" message, I agree that people could damn near snap a neck with improper use and an out of control dog with one but maybe don’t tell people it doesn’t work. It’s a good tool for people who CAN use it.
It matters on if you put it on right, I used it for my Kangal as a puppy, it does not snap their neck, I myself and many in rescue and training for service dogs (disability service dogs) ect find prong collars to be more evil. I have seen so many that did not know how to use them and the dogs being injured from the prongs. So I agree with some of your training practices this is one I do not. It is okay to not always agree and work what each knows and works for them.
WORD!! It breaks my heart when I see dogs in "gentle leaders"
gentle leaders work great for some dogs. kinda sounds like when people claim a prong is abuse. it entirely depends on the situation. a gl has worked great for my dane for 11 years, she was completely unresponsive to a prong.
Excellent gentle leader the total opposite of it.
Say what you want I had 150lbs dog shepherd/rottweiler mix and that things was a gift from god. The dog knew tons of commands, could be walked off leash no problem. Had babies around and was gentle. No issues but he did pull once in awhile for a quick second. ( Its true Rottweilers do day dream and forget what they are doing) and that dog could pull me to the ground. With that type of leash it never happened again. Better then a choker with spikes imo
Damn thanks alot
Very true you should not even put a collar on your dogs 🐕 because it damages their neck only a harness
i was dog sitting, and my ward was a chihuahua dachshund mix, that was super insecure and super fixated, barks at unfamiliar people in the house for inordinate lengths, and the owner was really hesitant and unassertive/uninsistent about breaking that fixation, telling the dog that the barking was not desired or necessary. the dog wasn’t aggressive, doesn’t bite, but has a tendency to cling to one or two security spots not having the owners skirt to hide behind. was a rescue with unknown backgroung. I immediately started taking the dog on walks, as it was the most effective way to provide a positive activity to break the dog out of her constant, defensive, fixated mode. Dog was fantastic…naturally walked at a heel, loose leash, right by my side…as long as we were walking AWAY from the house. As soon as we turned back or dog knew on a circular path that we were heading homeward, she started pulling super fixatedly. to point where she is choking herself with collar. worked on trying to break her out of that fixation…neurotically tied in with whatever bad habits shed had formed around her home territory, and eventually could get her to heel beside me. Seemed like a gentle leader might’ve been useful in turning her focus away from her perceived target destination especially as she started pulling. i can see the problem though, it is almost a passive form of correction…where her own behavior activates the thing to be avoided, as actively correcting could be harmful. harness just makes it even easier to pull… need to try the herm springer…which i haven’t heard of yet.
That felt a little aggressive for a gentle leader.
I feel like I’ve been told!😦
Now what were you saying about that leash?🥶
😂 reminds me of the stupid hackamore for horses. It just have horses bad habits pulling with their head.
Are you coming straight for Joel or what? The gentle leader is FINE
I had one of those, never did understand how to use it and my dog never did like it so we didn’t use it on him.