Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Reeling in a Sumo-Fish

ok, it's been over a year and sumo still wont "not pull" while walking. he honestly doesnt seem to mind choking himself with uncontrolled panting while on a leash. we've tried:
  • stop immedately when he starts pulling (no good)
  • immedately reverse direction when he starts pulling (no good)
  • treats when "not" pulling (works, until we run out of treats)
moving on to something new now...going to try a new harness. not the "gentle leader" (yet), we're going to try the gentle lead "harness"

cross your fingers!

2 comments:

JDG said...

Our Shiba (Sake) is a renowned puller too, at least with any sort of regular harness or collar. We've been having pretty good luck with the illusion collar that Cesar Millan sells.

Jen said...

We've had really, really good success with the Premier Easy Walk Harness for our 1.5 y/o female. She was a sled-grade puller! But not anymore!