Dog Training – How To Use A Gentle Leader
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at
10:40 am
Dog Training Video – Learn why and how to use a Gentle Leader Head Collar on your dog to teach leash walking. Don’t forget to rate this video, leave comments and subscribe to my channel. You can also get my FREE ebook “101 Ways To Improve Your Dog’s Behavior” at: www.amazingdogtrainingman.com
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are Halti’s okay for dogs in your opinion?
Hey eric.So for that strap thats dangling on it nose,is that for pulling the dog?or you hook another leash onto it?
Thanks for this! I am pet sitting for a friend of mine’s family and I couldn’t figure out how to put Buddy’s leash on. Any way I tried, I came up with the ring on top of the snout. xD Now I wanna know how to stop him from trying to remove it. He’s great when walking or when on hard ground, but when we step into the grass or onto carpet, he drops and won’t stop trying to get it off.
Will try this, t hanks for posting
I have just bought 1 of these for my dog and its great
@xXRSDWXx they are like $6 at walmart
best video of how to use this collar. I hadn’t been able to figure it out before seeing this. Excellent!
@xXRSDWXx About $20
How much are these GL’s?
This was the best of the “how to use gentle leader” that I’ve seen.
I love my gentle leader!! I think someone use it as a quick fix rather than leash training. My dog is only on her GL until I can afford professional training.
Thanks for this.. I have a 2 year old Pitt-Mastiff mix rescue that was not taken on walks.. She is very powerful and have been using a prong. Been trying a leader and she absolutely hates it. She has some fear aggression issues.. and I think the leader is making it worse. I’ll get her socialized and work on the leader some more.
i would have thought about 20-25$ for the large one.
I had pulling issues with my GSP. After some research I decided to try the Gentle Leader. Stopped the pulling and I was able to use it to train my dog to walk by my side. I can even go on runs with him and it is no issue. He went from pulling to by my side in a matter of a few walks. Make sure you fit it correctly and remember it is a training tool to help you get your dog to walk properly. Once accomplished you can move on to whatever lead you wish. Good Luck and happy walking.
I have a black lab/springer cross who lunges and pulls. He doesn’t take treats when outside and Cesar Millan’s methods just hurt my arm even more but had no real effect.
In desperation, I bought a GL and spent weeks trying to get him accustomed to it. It seemed to be taking forever, eventually I just started using it for walks. He still claws at it but this is slowly stopping. Still the best purchase ever!
I got a head collar for my border collie and it was the best $20 I have ever spent. My dog would pull and tug when we went for a walk, it was no fun for me or the dog, and my wife and kids couldnt take scout for walk. He changed 100% and now even my 5 year old can take the leash.
Hey I was wondering where these can be found, like at Target or Fred Meyer or Petsmart and places like that. Also, what’s the average cost of one of these collars, and are there different sizes? I have a large Labrador Retriever and he’s very unruly on the leash. Thanks
Hi, I have been making my dog wear the GL when we feed him. He starts looking forward to wearing it now that he knows it means he’ll receive food. However, right afterwards, he’ll try to remove it. It’s been about 2-3 weeks since we’ve been doing this. How can we make him not want to take it off after he eats?
I always carry a backup leash that is just one of the simple slide over the head with with the hoop that the leash goes through. It’s also helpful if you encounter another dog that is running lose and he/she needs help getting home. We’ve saved a couple dogs in the neighborhood when out on our walks.
Great recommendation! I just got one for my Jack Russell and he was having a fit with it when I first put it on. I told him he’s a good boy and gave him a tasty treat and then took it off. From what I’ve read it’s just about getting them used to the feeling of the collar across the nose and like you said for it to be a positive experience. Great video and advice!
Thanks, I’ll try it out. I have watched the DVD already, and they didn’t mention acclimating the dog BEFORE using it for walks, so I think that is a good idea.
In my experience 95% of the dogs that I put gentle leaders on hate them. I don’t start off walking the dogs on the GL. I always put it on, give them a treat, take it off. Then I put it on, feed dinner, take it off. I associate it over with something positive until they look forward to putting it on.
Izzy, the pitbull in this video HATED the GL. Now I can out it on and take her for a walk – no problems. Stick with it, you’ll be happy with the results.
Good luck
Eric aka Amazing Dog Training Man
My dog is a terrible walker. We got him a Gentle Leader, and he’s terribly depressed now that he wears it. He constantly tries to take it off, and even his eyes are red. He’s also extreme disobedient. Being a voracious dog, he is always in search of food. But once you put the Gentle Leader on, he won’t do anything for the treat. Completely different dog, but not in a good way. Don’t know what to do.
I’ll definatly be trying this on my german shepherd. when he get excited he pulls like crazy. not much fun.
I use this for my german shepherd and I love it. She was already highly trained by me beforehand so its wasn’t bought to control pulling. They are lightweight, gentle, and comfortable unlike most other collars and works well for the rare occasion where I do correct her behaviour. Mostly it gives me total control when we are going for runs because I can just lightly tug her head to tell her she needs to slow down. I did try this collar on my uncle’s boxer who pulls and it worked wonders.