What prevents the dog from "backing out" of the collar and leash ? If my Mini Aussies get scared, the will pull back with a lot of strength, and have come out of their regular halters a couple of times. The are both just under 30 lbs. What prevents the dog from "backing out" of the collar and leash ? If my Mini Aussies get scared, the will pull back with a lot of strength, and have come out of their regular halters a... » Read More What prevents the dog from "backing out" of the collar and leash ? If my Mini Aussies get scared, the will pull back with a lot of strength, and have come out of their regular halters a couple of times. The are both just under 30 lbs. « Show Less
205922
I have 2 Golden Retrievers and one has always been a puller and a dragger. Never experienced a problem with her "backing out" to date. Mind you, it does`nt make her the (perfect) walking Dog but I know longer need to risk having my arm pulled out of my shoulder socket.
205923
Basically the leash is connected to the existing collar and goes around the chest of the dog. The slack is controlled by the metal clasp that connects to the existing collar. So he'd have to be able to get lose from his own collar for him to back out of it.
205924
The Thunder leash attaches to your dog's regular collar. It then goes around their middle which starts at a bracket that is attached to the clasp. There are slides that are positioned 2 in. before and after where the leash is joined around their middle. My basset usually backs up when he feels threatened (something that happens often) and he has never slipped out of his harness like traditional ones. Worse case scenario, he'll get out of the the belly part but will still be connected at the collar!
205925
The ThunderLeash hooks to the regular collar. If the dog does somehow manage to pull out of the midsection it remains hooked to the main collar. You can then retrieve the leash and reattach it around the chest area. Our dog is 50 lbs. and is a very strong pit-terrier mix. It has only happened twice while he was getting used to it.
205926
The more the dog pulls, the tighter the leash gets, regardless the direction the dog pulls. The problem I have with the leash is that with just normal well behaved walking the leash doesn't doesn't stay in the general position pictured but tends to slide back to around the dogs waist, below the ribs. I don't that really effects much, I just don't care for that.
205927
This leash is a convertible leash harness - so she might get the harness aspect undone. For a dog that is backing out of a collar- I would suggest trying a "martingale " type collar which works great to keep the dog secure. My border collie mix used to back out of her collar and we tried her with a martingale and we have never had problems .
205928
I normally place the halter part behind his chest, so he can't slip out...so far, this has worked very well and Frankie stopped pulling so much immediately
1762135
Only the human can prevent an attack. I'm an animal control officer and am an advocate for maintaining your dog as close to you as possible, no matter the size of the dog. I feel a regular collar and a 1 ft (12 inch) lead works good. My Lab slipped out of this gentle lead when a small dog scared him. I felt I secured it as much as possible but my dog is intelligent enough to know how he can get out of it. If you feel your dog had the same level of intelligence as this, I would not recommend the gentle lead for you.
1911220
My dog is 72 pounds and it works really well for him. My dog was able to get out of the harness when my brother in law tied him to a post (which I would never do to my dog). He was able to get it over his head. So that is something to think about if your dog is a puller. There is only 1 stap that goes under his body. I get lots of compliments on it. It is really pretty. I have not had problems, except that one time. So never tie your dog up with this collar on. (smile).
985184
I've tried the collar with our mix (about 40 lbs, supposed to be Shiba Inu in her as well), but it didn't work. However, not with regards to fitting but with regards to not having her pull so much. I've sent it back and got full refund.
1489654
As stated in other answers, the links are different 'weights' on the different sizes. I had mediums in the non-quick release type for my Australian Shepherds and they were fine, but since the links had to be pinched to put on and take off the collar, they changed shape and my active dog could scratch just right and get out of it. I bought a large with the quick release and feel much more secure with it. I'm getting another for my other dog.
1689356
This is like a choke collar and it may squeeze the dogs neck too much? You cal also try gentle leader EASY WALK HARNESS which deters pulling, but does not put pressure on the dogs throat.
2009847
This is not about this specific collar but you all should be aware that dogs can choke each other to death by grabbing onto another dogs collar. It is best to use the kind of collar that pulls apart if a lot of pressure is put on it when dogs are playing together. Usually the safety collars have a double hitch way to keep it from pulling apart while on a leash.
807452
I don't know about the comparison, but I have my collars set high on my min pins. They stay in the boundaries except my male occasionally can run across when he's not thinking about it. I don't think the fence has enough time to respond or his collar bounces away from his neck when this happens. I love this system none the less.
1351063
You can't just put this halter on your dog and expect him to be ok with it. It takes patience and a step by step training sequence in order for this to be successful I would recommend that you look for a trainer in your area that uses positive, reward based training methods to help you with this. You can look trainers up when going on APDT.com (Association of Professional Dog Trainers). I guess my other question would be, why you would need this on a 4 month old GSD. I am a professional dog trainer, and in general would use other methods in such a young dog, but you may have a specific reason.
44828
No, the leash wraps around the shoulder area as well as the neck so they won't be able to back out of it
1509486
I have a golden doodle and she ripped it apart in three walks.Also did nothing to stop her from pulling. I NOW USE A TRAINERS COLLAR WHICH HAS STOPPED ALL PULLING.
102594
Our dog is quite large (70lb) and the restraint keeps her from being thrown forward in a sudden stop. It also contributes to controlling her when we are exiting the vehicle, giving us time to safely put her on a leash and then releasing the tether.
916067
It took me several adjustments to get it to fit right. Try letting out on the front adjustment and tightening the one that goes around the chest to see if that might move the straps back . That worked on mine . you could probably make some fleece pads if that doesnt work and than readjust . Remember that this halter isnt meant to be that total answer to pulling. They also still need training as well. It just throws them a bit off when they try to pull. Before our Poodle got the hang of the harness and training he sort of learned to walk sideways to make the harness not work the way it should lol!
110119
I recommend something with a chain- not completely chain, so they can hear the sound of it pulling closed. Also the harnesses that pull their noses down seem to work for big dogs that already pull. Another bit of advice, don't let them pull you. If the dog is hell bent on going one direction change course with a firm NO. When they quit pulling then they are allowed to make decisions on where the walk will go.
512310
The collar thread through two brackets at the sides and around the front to stabilize it, you have two size of electrodes depending on the fur of your dog, short fur you use the smaller ones, long or thick the other. Hope this helps.
1878431
My dog is 7 lbs and this collar works great. The only problem is you have to control by remote. So if you are gone all day this will not stop him from barking. You need a barking collar that activates when he barks. Hope this helped
557259
Since your dog is so young, I would try a regular collar first. My dog was older and already a puller and the collar helped correct that problem.