Working with your dog to stop pulling can be a challenge, as accidental negative reinforcement can easily occur. If you step in their direction when they start pulling, the release of tension can lead them to believe that if they pull long enough, they will get their way.
I have tried a few training techniques that have helped to improve the problem, but have not fully solved it. One technique is to stop and wait until my dog comes back to me when he pulls. This usually works, but one of my dogs tends to pull and pull even when it seems to be hurting him. I have waited and waited, but I start to worry about his safety.
Years ago, I bought a no-pull harness, but I didn’t understand how to use it correctly. The back clip still allowed him to pull, and the front clip was weird to walk with. I recently realized that I was using it incorrectly.
Front-clip harnesses are designed to be used with double-end leashes. I was supposed to clip the leash to both the front and back of the harness to help minimize pulling.
Using our hands-free leash, I realized that I could do this in two ways. To start, and to have more control, I was going to loop the clip-on leash through the O-ring and clip one end to the front and the other to the back. This creates a shorter leash, which is easier to manage. Once we have more practice, I’m going to use two clip-on leashes to have a longer length.
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Will you release an option that also has a pouch for cell phones?
Thank you so much for the suggestion. That feature is not available in our current line, but we’ll keep this in mind for future designs.
What a brilliant design! I would love to see a tactical version where maybe you could also add a little D-ring with a clip on it to hang the house/car keys? In fact, you could do a whole modular optional add on set up where you could add a water bottle holder, an envelope style pocket for a wallet (or cell phone), a clip on pouch with a drawstring top for training treats, a small pocket for first aid essentials (tweezers for splinters/bee stingers, antiseptic wipe, little bottle of hydrogen peroxide 3% to make them barf up that thing they just ate, a gauze pad to stop bleeding…a little net bag to carry the slobbery ball, a loop to thread the Chuck-It through, it could be customizable for the customer to purchase the add-ons they would use.