While on a lovely vacation a couple of weeks ago, I bought a Gentle Leader for Dudley. Supposedly, for $19.99, you put this thingy on the dog's face and they don't pull on the leash anymore. I liked taking Dudley for walks... except for the fact that I just about got my arm yanked out of its socket. So I was willing to give it a try. I fitted him with it Sunday and tried a short walk. Apparently I put it on too tight over the bridge of his nose, because he spent most of our walk (a whole 4 blocks) trying to paw it off. But I have to say, even with that distraction, we had a pleasant walk... he literally could not pull ahead because when he did, I only had to exert the smallest amount of pressure (with two fingers...really!) and he would turn his head towards me. He also stopped walking when I did it.
Last night we tried a looser fit over his nose, and went for a longer walk. What a difference from the yanking and pulling! He still tried to paw it off last night but just about a half-dozen times. Then we had a very nice walk, where most of the time he was next to me. He did want to walk ahead but when he did, he didn't pull. Anyone looking for a help with their dog's yanking... buy one of these things! They are available online (Ebay) or at Petco (significantly more expensive there though).
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