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Jasper loves his walks and is wonderful when he is free to run across fields and open spaces. He behaves well with other dogs and owners and comes back to me to have his lead put back on. So far so good. On the street however it is a different story. He pulls like mad and barks and lunges at passing cars. A couple of times we have nearly had an accident. Fortunately I can usually pop him in the car (he is great in the car too, no problem at all) and take him to his favourite walks, so pulling on the lead isn't a problem. But of course there are times when I want to walk him from the house and so I needed to sort out this problem.

He has had training, but still pulls. I have tried harnesses, he still pulls. I tried a Halti, but he wouldn't tolerate that anywhere near him. Finally, after some searching online I came across the GenCon I thought it was worth a try so ordered one which came yesterday.

I tried it out in the house and in the garden first of all, with lots of treats and praise. It seemed to be working. Last night, while the road was quiet I took him out with it on and it works well. Jasper seems happy to have it on, he can't pull and lunge so much and if he does, it is like having a cat on the end of the lead and not a strong dog The big test will be today when I take him out when the road is busy. Wish me luck

Wishing you luck.

That looks good Loz, I'll be interested to hear how it works out.
When Minnie's her normal self we have the same problem, she doesn't lunge at cars but otherwise behaves as Jasper does, absolutely perfect off the lead but pulls on it - not too badly actually, but still pulls.

When we got her I still had a car so she didn't need to be on the lead much at all. Now of course if Bb's not here I have to walk her from the house, and with my arm/shoulder it can be quite a problem. Not that we didn't try, but as she's not food-orientated training is difficult! Oh and haltis she takes off - quite clever, but not helpful
Good luck, my fingers are crossed
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It worked really well. I thought Jasper would get fretful because he couldn't lunge at things, but in fact he was nice and calm. I'm very pleased with it

Lots of nice walks on the agenda..lovely.

Thanks Loz, I'll show Bb later or tomorrow, see what he thinks of it. It looks worth a try to me
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Oh brill!!!!

This has made very interesting reading. Billy can be an absolute nightmare at times for pulling,and he lunges at cars (though not all cars) and heaven help me if we're walking along the main road when an ambulance goes past with sirens sounding and lights flashing

It might be worth a try Jo. I'm very happy with it.