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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't like it when they yank the leash either. Its unnecessary cruelty.

Why not get a gentle leader harness leash that goes over his nose? We found this life changing with our large pulling dog. IT works like a horse harness - if he tries to pull, he just turns himself around to face me, there is no pain or "correction" in it

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Gentle leaders aren't very gentle.[/quote]
Yep. Correction with yanking the leach even with prong collar on is more natural, I'd say "humane" way of teaching. That's how dog mama teaches they pups for undesirable behavior - slight nip on the neck. Dogs are not horses.[/quote]

A regular leash on a large dog could mean you fall over when they pull. I saw a woman at our Vets who had a cut all down her forehead and nose from a pull that face planted her.

With a gentle leader the dog literally CANNOT pull you over. Its not about training its about control. And I'm 100% fine with that.[/quote]
I know. My dog is the same. I use prong collar. Yanked couple of times in the beginning, now he's not pulling at all. And the is no every day discomfort for the dog unless he pulls (Which he doesn't anymore because he's well aware of the consequences). 
My point is gentle leader is as far of from positive only training as prong collar. And many dog trainers think that gentle leader is worse, more cruel than properly used prong.  Correction via gentle leader is more painful for dogs that correction via prong. [/quote]

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