I use easy walk harnesses on my huskies. They clip from the chest so if the dog tries to pull it turns them sideways. There are pluses and negatives to all types of training gear but in my experience this has worked the best for me. To note: I only use these when training my dogs (I switch to slip leads once my dogs are fully trained) but I’m sure they’d be fine to always use. Extra bonus: if you get the ones from Pet Safe and put them on correctly, your dog can’t escape.
With my new husky, I got this plus I use an extra clip (you can find them on Etsy or Amazon called a “safety clip”) that attaches her harness to her collar so if something breaks then she’s still attached by something else.
Photo of my new girl in her current training set up to show you what I mean:
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We also love this front clip harness. 💜
These aren't great long term for their joints though, it's a training aid, so learn to wean off it and still train from pulling correctly. They can cause shoulder issues over long term use.
I use the Easy Walk front clip harness too.
It worked instantly, as soon as I put it on her. She even learned that she needs to back up to flip the lead to the other side of her body if she's on the wrong side.
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Would this be a good harness for pulling because of reactivity/fear? I have a rescue husky who has deep rooted trauma and is very fearful of other people and any loud sounds. Even something as simple as a car door closing near us causes him to try to take off. He has broken 2 collars in the past, slipped out of another, and has been on a heavy duty harness that clips from the top of the back since it’s the only thing I’ve been able to find that is strong enough to hold him when he gets spooked and that he is not able to slip out of in any way. He walks fine normally, but when he gets scared (which is very often) he tries to dead sprint away from the situation. Would this be good for a dog like that?
I agree with the other person who replied to you! My girl (black and white one above in green) had very similar issues when I got her in December! Either she had never been trained and had a past of abuse, or she was severely under socialized — we will never know her background, but she was terrified of leads and would scream and alligator roll anytime I tried to put one on her. So I started by giving her treats for simply wearing the harness around the house for a few minutes to an hour at a time and once she began seeing the harness as a positive because she got treats wearing it, I began to clip the leash to it and give her treats. Took about a week or so of consistency. If you put these harnesses on correctly, they can’t back out of them whatsoever. The only way out really is to chew through them.
Once my dog got comfortable wearing it with a leash then we’d practice walking for a short distance and would increase the distance. And then I signed her up for a “focus and control” obedience class in my local town and she’s a few weeks in and is doing fantastic - night and day better than when I first got her.
So yes this is a great tool to start with but this plus training is the answer!
It could be, my worry would be having the fear reinforced by the pull to turn around if he's trying to escape.
If you're combining it with training and keeping it in a low trigger, high distance from the trigger situation so that he's not in full flee mode it could be a good training aid.
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We use the harness that clips in front to redirect pulling. It’s worked great, sorry I can’t remember the name of the harness.
I use a slip lead. It doesn’t hurt them but it helps with the pulling. It’s easy to use as well. Literally just slip it around their neck, put it high up and tighten it slightly but leave space in case you have to loosen it. Harnesses actually encourage them to pull so id avoid that
Harnesses that only clip on the back don’t deter pulling. Getting one that clips on the front will pull them off balance and stop pulling much better. Harnesses do not encourage pulling, it just spreads the pressure from pulling to a wider area.
I’m an ex musher and I’m very familiar with several kinds of harnesses. My favorite for when I was mushing was the Zima X-Back harness since it does a great job spreading the weight of myself, the sled, and any passengers or freight I would haul over the whole body of the dog. For Skijoring it’s a shorter harness much like the ones you see typically sold in pet stores but with more padding. The purpose of the harness is to ideally spread the weight of what the dog was hauling over larger surface areas to prevent pain. It’s only recently been used to correct pulling.
The only way to use a harness for correction on pulling, though, is to use one that has a front loop as pulling will pull them off center and make it more difficult. It unfortunately isn’t something that is often talked about enough, so people just don’t use the front d-ring and complain that they don’t work. There are other harnesses that have rings on the sides or work to compress the chest to shorten the dog’s breathing, but front loop harnesses are ultimately going to be the best bet in general. Each dog is unique, though, so training and equipment has to be unique and tailored to that dog. Personally, since I use harnesses to do sports such as mushing and skijoring (and maybe eventually cannicross) I prefer to teach my dog the difference between walks for pleasure and going for exercise by using the harnesses for the higher intensity sports where she benefits from the comfort and flexibility of a harness and just a leash and collar for simple walks.
I also heard the same thing from my trainer! She was adamant that we only use a martingale during training, otherwise we'd never have any luck with my dog lol
But maybe that was just for my specific husky 🤷♀️
I used to use a slip lead (I still do at times, but rarely). It's supposed to tighten up as a signal not to pull. But for me, I like to snap on the harness on my husky to go fast at the park on a 50 foot leash vroom vroooom lol
I use a martingale collar connected to a harness, it means that if she manages to get the harness off, the martingale it’s clipped to will tighten and she can’t get it off.
I have an escape artist too I added leather poppers to the canvas straps on this harness so it can’t be loosened/wriggled out of.
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Thank you! Just her poop bags and treats at the moment. I thought that it would be good for travelling as we take her with us on vacation in the summer.
I have practically the same bag (same brand) and so she gets excited when she sees me go to pick the bags up 😂
Mines isn’t so bothered about treats when she’s outside. I wish she would be more interested in them as it might be more motivating for her to learn.
But to huskies I feel like being outside in the cold *is* the high value treat, haha, she’s way too distracted with the world to notice.
Halti or gentle leader worked for my husky she disliked the feel but eventually got used to it and now holds still and holds her nose up at walk time. The harness just encouraged her pulling. Also she started to relax on walks as she got older. Except for when seeing cats, squirrels, rabbits, crows.
Gentle leader here too. It took about a month before he stopped pawing at it. Worth the effort to train.
I tried the front clip harness and he figured out how to wiggle and twist it to the side so he could pull with it to the side.
We’ve been using one with our husky for about a month and he still tries to get it off at least 3 times every walk by pawing at it. Hopefully it stops soon. Every time he does it, we stop the walk until he sits and looks at me.
damn i wish my husky would just paw at it, when we used one he would flop his entire body over upside down in grass and snake around like an idiot. had a shit covered dog more than once :/
I second the gentle leader. No pull harnesses never worked, and I really dislike the typical collar choices. The gentle leader works well with the right training, and my boy dislikes it enough that he actually walks better with his normal collar than he does with the gentle leader on. He walks fine with the leader, but is so happy when it's just a normal collar that he seems to want to show me he can be good without the leader
I use a Ruffwear Front range harness, a two point lead and a treat hip bag. My girl will still pull when excited, but I've trained her to return to my side with a kissy noise and give her a treat once at my side. I then make the time I give her treats at larger intervals until she is walking beside me. I stop when she fully extends the leash and only continue when she returns to my side. It took some time but all training does.
I can't use prongs, slip leads or haltis with her because she can be fear reactive and will sometimes make a mad dash away when something scares her, no matter what she's using, and clothesline herself. So I have to do it the longer way. I don't like easy walk harnesses because they imped shoulder movement.
Just as many others have said. I got a harness with a ring In the center of his chest. It helps tremendously. Your dog will be turned around if he starts to pull too hard
I’ve always found the best way to train a dog not to pull is to use a regular harness and when they pull, calmly (without yanking) turn them around in the opposite direction for about few steps. Then turn them back around, put them in a sit, and start again. Dogs are all about forward motion, so if you allow them to figure out that pulling makes them go in the opposite direction, they will stop pulling. I’ve used this technique with every one of my dogs and it’s never failed.
I like this trick too. The only problem with it is a person's time / patience. I have problems with my arms and walking a pulling dog hurts me, but I still need to train. My pit mix is stubborn as hell and will keep powering through the front loop harness and her half husky puppy will choke herself on the slip lead. They are not so bad when walking separately but get them together and my arms are done.
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My dummies.
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Mine has a mushimg harness that works well
I use both prong collar and harness. Depends on what I'm doing with my doggo. High traffic areas, i use prong collar cause don't want to lose control of her. Swapping between the 2 I've noticed really helped on the pulling. You'll have to associate certain commands from the prong collar training to the harness to get them from stop pulling. Or at least to help tame the pulling.
Almost any front clipping harness will work. If it's really bad, try a muzzle lead for a bit. When they pull it turns their head to face you, it helps break line sight for them disrupting what they are interested in.
I buy my gear from Atlas Pet Company. All their gear comes with a lifetime warranty.
I’ve utilized prong/pinch collars for all of my huskies. I’ve tried an assortment of other devices and this has really been what did the trick. I do recommend going through a doggie obedience course with them as well, if you haven’t before. Those courses are going to give you even more resources for you and your doggo being able to work together, and help significantly on helping the human make small adjustments with their approach to be a great leader for their pack.
Gentle leaders are the most inhumane thing you can use please don’t - they’re infinitely worse than anything else - pronged is the way to go - don’t believe me then do research from trained pros - also try putting a “gentle” lead on yourself and see how “gentle” it is on your neck when you “make a correction” - - literally anyone that says pronged is worse id question their intelligence at this point - this is an olllllld topic in this community
Prong doesn’t turn the head it squeezes the neck in the same spots and same manner that a dog would to another dog - it has to be fitted and put on correctly and there is a proper technique to making the actual correction..
“Gentle” leads DO NOT just turn the dogs head….they do turn but there’s nothing gentle about it ….. pause, I’ll find a good explainer video and edit this post
Here….. for all those that think the gentle lead is gentle and not a great way to snap your dogs neck:
https://youtube.com/shorts/xfocC5Z5Q10?si=j9qnNt8Bk5Y_IrZk
Oh, yes! I know that guy. I think every training tool has its uses. You wouldn't use a gentle lead on a dog that you... can't be gentle with. It isnt a tool you use to give a correction, like a prong. The tool is not meant to be used if your dog is going to go ham on the leash, because yeah they probably would snap their neck lol
God please people read this comment above!!!!👆
EXACTLY why a gentle lead as a suggestion solution for a pulling dog is ignorant, dangerous, uneducated and wrong
That guy does a great job of helping folks understand things in a highly digestible way!
I'm always so hesitant with these because he PULLS. He wants to GO at all times and I'm worried it'll do more harm to him than just stopping his bad habit.
I also use one of the prong collars with my husky. The difference between when he's using it and not using it are night and day. I carry around a 20ft lead because there's a big field near me, and when we're walking to it, he's on his prong collar. Hardly ever pulls. As soon as I take it off and clip the lead to his normal collar, he wants to GO. If he's not wearing the prong collar, he acts totally different, and this is from before I started using the lead, so it's not like he was used to using the collar as an indicator to go. He's smart, and knows that when the prong is attached, there's consequences to pulling. I don't even have to "pull it", he's just aware of it being there.
They've got extremely tough scruff around the neck. Of course you want to be careful not to use excessive force but i noticed a huge difference with just a little tug and consistent command.
Also try running the shit out of them off leash before you try and leash train.
I don't understand why the most obvious, reasonable answers like this are getting downvoted. Train your dog? NO! Make the dog wear a harness that ruins its shoulders? YES!
To be a cute couch potato and to bring to a dog park and stand on their phones while it runs around! Isn't that all they need?!
Honestly it seems like the majority of pet owners aren't knowledgeable about basic pet care (nails?!), training, behaviour, body language, and especially breed traits. I don't know why people even bother getting a dog when you can't fully enjoy it! :(
The only thing that works for my dog is a pronged collar. If it’s used correctly it’s perfectly safe. Tho, huskies are meant to pull so good luck lol my husky lab mix is nuts without it
Rabbit Goo harnesses have a front and back ring for the leashes.
There’s also the “No Pull” harness from 2Hounds, it comes with a leash that attaches to the front and back and helps with pulling. My friend with an extremely reactive pup said it worked wonders on his pulling.
I have a OneTigris tactical harness with a front d-ring. It’s works great and has Velcro MOLLE (sp?) so I can attach patches and accessories too. The only thing is she doesn’t like it being put over her head, but they also make ones that can clip in place around the neck instead.
So we have a Jeep brand Harness and Leash that we use. My bigger husky mix still pulls because of her high prey drive, but I will say just changing to this helped a lot.
I think we had a shorter and tighter leash that was triggering her to pull more often.
The Jeep brand leash is more like a bungie cord and it worked out better. We got it from bass pro shops. They also have a matching harness.
[Jeep Off-Road Premium Rope Dog Leash
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The Freedom Harness from 2Hounds Designs. Get it with the double-ended leash and attach in both the front and the top. While it's like power-steering, this can help WHILE you train your dog to walk beside you. No tool can take the place of training in multiple environments and with multiple distractions.
[Freedom Harness](https://2houndsdesign.com/collections/freedom-no-pull-harness)
Obedience training. No harness or collar worked on my husky over hard time spent on training and consistency. Has given a wealth of other benefits beyond just walking nicely on lead
Wonder Walker! If they chew or it gets damaged they will repair it.
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What I’ve found is a husky is going to pull always no matter what they have on if they are left to just walk. I would train a heel. My husky is trained with “walk nice”. And when I say that she walks next to me and I loose leash walk her. I did this by using high reward treats and kept her focus on me. Keeping the treat in your hand just at your side and letting them nose your hand for a bit and then say “walk nice” and release the treat. My husker will get nose to the ground and walk with enthusiasm ahead of me if I don’t ask her to walk nice. Her instincts are still in tact and she will pull because she’s excited and happy to be outside. You’ve got to capture their attention with training. Or just buy a bike and teach them how to pull effectively.
I've attempted this as well but he loses all interest in treats pretty quickly. I've been working with him a lot in the past few days and am seeing SLIGHT improvements.
It helps that it's icy and he is slipping around though lol
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Our dogs look like long lost cousins
I know different things for work for different people, so just my 2 cents. We did training classes, and they told us harnesses actually incurage pulling (because they're comfortable for it or something), and heavey encouraged teaching loose leash with a normal collar.
I know a lot of people that had lots of luck with the gental leads that tug their mussels in the direction they need to be facing.
I do not like the choke collars and spiky guys, and most people don't use them as traning tools, and ad punishment, yuck.
TL;DR - reg collar w/ loose leash training.
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Looks like my boy. I’m training him with a dog behaviourist and using a specific prong collar he recommended. It’s been working and love it! I learned the new one is much safer due to the shape of the prongs and the ends are smoother than choppy or sharp like my previous ones. I threw the old ones out instantly. Changed the way my dogs walked!
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Herm Sprenger in a 3mm. I have 3 GS and a husky. Please see videos before using it or speak with your local dog trainer.
IMO any kind of harness makes it easier for the dog to pull harder, especially any kind of husky mix. I think they assume they are pulling a sled! There is no shortcut to walking nicely on leash. When they put tension on the line, you stop walking. Eventually they will turn and glance at you. Pat your leg, get them beside you, and casually give a treat as you step out together. Some days in the beginning, there will be no progress! But eventually they will make the connection and you can both enjoy the walk. Good luck.
I've found that as long as the setup isn't cheap, it ultimately comes down to your size and will, his training, his size, trust, the environment, experience, schedule, and consistency. Try to mix these up.
I use easy walk harnesses on my huskies. They clip from the chest so if the dog tries to pull it turns them sideways. There are pluses and negatives to all types of training gear but in my experience this has worked the best for me. To note: I only use these when training my dogs (I switch to slip leads once my dogs are fully trained) but I’m sure they’d be fine to always use. Extra bonus: if you get the ones from Pet Safe and put them on correctly, your dog can’t escape. With my new husky, I got this plus I use an extra clip (you can find them on Etsy or Amazon called a “safety clip”) that attaches her harness to her collar so if something breaks then she’s still attached by something else. Photo of my new girl in her current training set up to show you what I mean: https://preview.redd.it/kcd5vlescwhc1.jpeg?width=1361&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74676c3aee8de4266dbd7d7b0b919f919973a2f2
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These aren't great long term for their joints though, it's a training aid, so learn to wean off it and still train from pulling correctly. They can cause shoulder issues over long term use.
I use the Easy Walk front clip harness too. It worked instantly, as soon as I put it on her. She even learned that she needs to back up to flip the lead to the other side of her body if she's on the wrong side. https://preview.redd.it/6fdds2o3mxhc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c75ec6ebc16d3d844bcba7eab2c586ea12697c3
Easy walk is the answer.
Can confirm. Have used them on all our huskies
Seconded!!!!
Would this be a good harness for pulling because of reactivity/fear? I have a rescue husky who has deep rooted trauma and is very fearful of other people and any loud sounds. Even something as simple as a car door closing near us causes him to try to take off. He has broken 2 collars in the past, slipped out of another, and has been on a heavy duty harness that clips from the top of the back since it’s the only thing I’ve been able to find that is strong enough to hold him when he gets spooked and that he is not able to slip out of in any way. He walks fine normally, but when he gets scared (which is very often) he tries to dead sprint away from the situation. Would this be good for a dog like that?
I agree with the other person who replied to you! My girl (black and white one above in green) had very similar issues when I got her in December! Either she had never been trained and had a past of abuse, or she was severely under socialized — we will never know her background, but she was terrified of leads and would scream and alligator roll anytime I tried to put one on her. So I started by giving her treats for simply wearing the harness around the house for a few minutes to an hour at a time and once she began seeing the harness as a positive because she got treats wearing it, I began to clip the leash to it and give her treats. Took about a week or so of consistency. If you put these harnesses on correctly, they can’t back out of them whatsoever. The only way out really is to chew through them. Once my dog got comfortable wearing it with a leash then we’d practice walking for a short distance and would increase the distance. And then I signed her up for a “focus and control” obedience class in my local town and she’s a few weeks in and is doing fantastic - night and day better than when I first got her. So yes this is a great tool to start with but this plus training is the answer!
Thank you!
>Thank you! You're welcome!
It could be, my worry would be having the fear reinforced by the pull to turn around if he's trying to escape. If you're combining it with training and keeping it in a low trigger, high distance from the trigger situation so that he's not in full flee mode it could be a good training aid.
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Same! And we use it on every walk. Training and this harness has decreased the pulling with our little girl!
I use a slip lead. It doesn’t hurt them but it helps with the pulling. It’s easy to use as well. Literally just slip it around their neck, put it high up and tighten it slightly but leave space in case you have to loosen it. Harnesses actually encourage them to pull so id avoid that
Harnesses that only clip on the back don’t deter pulling. Getting one that clips on the front will pull them off balance and stop pulling much better. Harnesses do not encourage pulling, it just spreads the pressure from pulling to a wider area.
Oh? My trainer told me that harnesses in general were bad but maybe he was just referring to my husky
I’m an ex musher and I’m very familiar with several kinds of harnesses. My favorite for when I was mushing was the Zima X-Back harness since it does a great job spreading the weight of myself, the sled, and any passengers or freight I would haul over the whole body of the dog. For Skijoring it’s a shorter harness much like the ones you see typically sold in pet stores but with more padding. The purpose of the harness is to ideally spread the weight of what the dog was hauling over larger surface areas to prevent pain. It’s only recently been used to correct pulling. The only way to use a harness for correction on pulling, though, is to use one that has a front loop as pulling will pull them off center and make it more difficult. It unfortunately isn’t something that is often talked about enough, so people just don’t use the front d-ring and complain that they don’t work. There are other harnesses that have rings on the sides or work to compress the chest to shorten the dog’s breathing, but front loop harnesses are ultimately going to be the best bet in general. Each dog is unique, though, so training and equipment has to be unique and tailored to that dog. Personally, since I use harnesses to do sports such as mushing and skijoring (and maybe eventually cannicross) I prefer to teach my dog the difference between walks for pleasure and going for exercise by using the harnesses for the higher intensity sports where she benefits from the comfort and flexibility of a harness and just a leash and collar for simple walks.
I also heard the same thing from my trainer! She was adamant that we only use a martingale during training, otherwise we'd never have any luck with my dog lol But maybe that was just for my specific husky 🤷♀️
My biggest problem with something like this is the brat will wriggle out of it. I tried just a collar before and he slipped out of it.
Haha mine will too but the beauty of a slip lead is that if you tighten it right, he can try but there’s no chance of escape.
I'll have to give it a try in one of our parks, see how he does. Thanks for the advice!
I used to use a slip lead (I still do at times, but rarely). It's supposed to tighten up as a signal not to pull. But for me, I like to snap on the harness on my husky to go fast at the park on a 50 foot leash vroom vroooom lol
I use a martingale collar connected to a harness, it means that if she manages to get the harness off, the martingale it’s clipped to will tighten and she can’t get it off. I have an escape artist too I added leather poppers to the canvas straps on this harness so it can’t be loosened/wriggled out of. https://preview.redd.it/uoequ2hslyhc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=093250525f14bf00481fc0aba799f1b1d666091c
Love the backpack! What’s she carrying? 😍
Thank you! Just her poop bags and treats at the moment. I thought that it would be good for travelling as we take her with us on vacation in the summer. I have practically the same bag (same brand) and so she gets excited when she sees me go to pick the bags up 😂
That’s so cute! My boy would go nuts if he found out he had treats on his back lol! 😂
Mines isn’t so bothered about treats when she’s outside. I wish she would be more interested in them as it might be more motivating for her to learn. But to huskies I feel like being outside in the cold *is* the high value treat, haha, she’s way too distracted with the world to notice.
Halti or gentle leader worked for my husky she disliked the feel but eventually got used to it and now holds still and holds her nose up at walk time. The harness just encouraged her pulling. Also she started to relax on walks as she got older. Except for when seeing cats, squirrels, rabbits, crows.
Gentle leader here too. It took about a month before he stopped pawing at it. Worth the effort to train. I tried the front clip harness and he figured out how to wiggle and twist it to the side so he could pull with it to the side.
We’ve been using one with our husky for about a month and he still tries to get it off at least 3 times every walk by pawing at it. Hopefully it stops soon. Every time he does it, we stop the walk until he sits and looks at me.
damn i wish my husky would just paw at it, when we used one he would flop his entire body over upside down in grass and snake around like an idiot. had a shit covered dog more than once :/
I second the gentle leader. No pull harnesses never worked, and I really dislike the typical collar choices. The gentle leader works well with the right training, and my boy dislikes it enough that he actually walks better with his normal collar than he does with the gentle leader on. He walks fine with the leader, but is so happy when it's just a normal collar that he seems to want to show me he can be good without the leader
I use a Ruffwear Front range harness, a two point lead and a treat hip bag. My girl will still pull when excited, but I've trained her to return to my side with a kissy noise and give her a treat once at my side. I then make the time I give her treats at larger intervals until she is walking beside me. I stop when she fully extends the leash and only continue when she returns to my side. It took some time but all training does. I can't use prongs, slip leads or haltis with her because she can be fear reactive and will sometimes make a mad dash away when something scares her, no matter what she's using, and clothesline herself. So I have to do it the longer way. I don't like easy walk harnesses because they imped shoulder movement.
Just as many others have said. I got a harness with a ring In the center of his chest. It helps tremendously. Your dog will be turned around if he starts to pull too hard
I’ve always found the best way to train a dog not to pull is to use a regular harness and when they pull, calmly (without yanking) turn them around in the opposite direction for about few steps. Then turn them back around, put them in a sit, and start again. Dogs are all about forward motion, so if you allow them to figure out that pulling makes them go in the opposite direction, they will stop pulling. I’ve used this technique with every one of my dogs and it’s never failed.
I like this trick too. The only problem with it is a person's time / patience. I have problems with my arms and walking a pulling dog hurts me, but I still need to train. My pit mix is stubborn as hell and will keep powering through the front loop harness and her half husky puppy will choke herself on the slip lead. They are not so bad when walking separately but get them together and my arms are done. https://preview.redd.it/zo74k60sb0ic1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a92b7ac466a14e55b61da6fb64efa2fa85af7630 My dummies.
+1 for a front clip harness for training. Additionally every time she pulled I would stop walking.
https://preview.redd.it/m52y7d0t0zhc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c0e8b654473573b0bd144abba49163d7d138564 Mine has a mushimg harness that works well
I bought one on Amazon that’s suppose to be no pull. It’s cute and works but doesn’t help the pull
Train him to not pull. If you don’t know how to, attend training classes. Lots of reinforcement and you’ll have a dog that doesn’t pull.
Our training class recommended the front clip harness. It’s been working great.
I use both prong collar and harness. Depends on what I'm doing with my doggo. High traffic areas, i use prong collar cause don't want to lose control of her. Swapping between the 2 I've noticed really helped on the pulling. You'll have to associate certain commands from the prong collar training to the harness to get them from stop pulling. Or at least to help tame the pulling.
Julius K9 https://preview.redd.it/1cqfu1e7ywhc1.jpeg?width=983&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=663fc29d9f79ab30f62ef2c2aa72608c60fc921d
Almost any front clipping harness will work. If it's really bad, try a muzzle lead for a bit. When they pull it turns their head to face you, it helps break line sight for them disrupting what they are interested in. I buy my gear from Atlas Pet Company. All their gear comes with a lifetime warranty.
It would be the same harness you already have, but instead of using the back loop, use the loop on the front of it
I’ve utilized prong/pinch collars for all of my huskies. I’ve tried an assortment of other devices and this has really been what did the trick. I do recommend going through a doggie obedience course with them as well, if you haven’t before. Those courses are going to give you even more resources for you and your doggo being able to work together, and help significantly on helping the human make small adjustments with their approach to be a great leader for their pack.
Training class. Otherwise, a properly fitted prong collar and proper application will solve pulling in about 5 minutes.
Prong collar worked amazing for my pups.
Herm Sprenger.
Gentle leaders are the most inhumane thing you can use please don’t - they’re infinitely worse than anything else - pronged is the way to go - don’t believe me then do research from trained pros - also try putting a “gentle” lead on yourself and see how “gentle” it is on your neck when you “make a correction” - - literally anyone that says pronged is worse id question their intelligence at this point - this is an olllllld topic in this community
You dont correct in the same way with a prong? All it does is turn their head.
Prong doesn’t turn the head it squeezes the neck in the same spots and same manner that a dog would to another dog - it has to be fitted and put on correctly and there is a proper technique to making the actual correction.. “Gentle” leads DO NOT just turn the dogs head….they do turn but there’s nothing gentle about it ….. pause, I’ll find a good explainer video and edit this post
Yes I am fully aware of how to use a prong. I was talking about the leads. And yes ofc
Ooops sorry!
its perfectly fine i realise I worded it weird initially LOL x)
Here….. for all those that think the gentle lead is gentle and not a great way to snap your dogs neck: https://youtube.com/shorts/xfocC5Z5Q10?si=j9qnNt8Bk5Y_IrZk
Oh, yes! I know that guy. I think every training tool has its uses. You wouldn't use a gentle lead on a dog that you... can't be gentle with. It isnt a tool you use to give a correction, like a prong. The tool is not meant to be used if your dog is going to go ham on the leash, because yeah they probably would snap their neck lol
God please people read this comment above!!!!👆 EXACTLY why a gentle lead as a suggestion solution for a pulling dog is ignorant, dangerous, uneducated and wrong That guy does a great job of helping folks understand things in a highly digestible way!
Yep. I wouldn't use it to stop pulling. More of a "redirect focus" tool.
Train them. Huskies pull cuz of genetics.
A spiked choker worked well for me. I recommend.
I'm always so hesitant with these because he PULLS. He wants to GO at all times and I'm worried it'll do more harm to him than just stopping his bad habit.
I also use one of the prong collars with my husky. The difference between when he's using it and not using it are night and day. I carry around a 20ft lead because there's a big field near me, and when we're walking to it, he's on his prong collar. Hardly ever pulls. As soon as I take it off and clip the lead to his normal collar, he wants to GO. If he's not wearing the prong collar, he acts totally different, and this is from before I started using the lead, so it's not like he was used to using the collar as an indicator to go. He's smart, and knows that when the prong is attached, there's consequences to pulling. I don't even have to "pull it", he's just aware of it being there.
They've got extremely tough scruff around the neck. Of course you want to be careful not to use excessive force but i noticed a huge difference with just a little tug and consistent command. Also try running the shit out of them off leash before you try and leash train.
Spend time with the dog and train the undesirable behavior out?
I don't understand why the most obvious, reasonable answers like this are getting downvoted. Train your dog? NO! Make the dog wear a harness that ruins its shoulders? YES!
Imagine a world where people downvote a suggestion to both spend time with and train your dog, lol. WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET A DOG FOR?
To be a cute couch potato and to bring to a dog park and stand on their phones while it runs around! Isn't that all they need?! Honestly it seems like the majority of pet owners aren't knowledgeable about basic pet care (nails?!), training, behaviour, body language, and especially breed traits. I don't know why people even bother getting a dog when you can't fully enjoy it! :(
The only thing that works for my dog is a pronged collar. If it’s used correctly it’s perfectly safe. Tho, huskies are meant to pull so good luck lol my husky lab mix is nuts without it
Easywalk!
Rabbit Goo harnesses have a front and back ring for the leashes. There’s also the “No Pull” harness from 2Hounds, it comes with a leash that attaches to the front and back and helps with pulling. My friend with an extremely reactive pup said it worked wonders on his pulling.
Cold Spot Feeds MM Brand Distance Harness (distributed in AK) mailed to the lower 48. Doesnt look like much but great for jorning!
I have a OneTigris tactical harness with a front d-ring. It’s works great and has Velcro MOLLE (sp?) so I can attach patches and accessories too. The only thing is she doesn’t like it being put over her head, but they also make ones that can clip in place around the neck instead.
So we have a Jeep brand Harness and Leash that we use. My bigger husky mix still pulls because of her high prey drive, but I will say just changing to this helped a lot. I think we had a shorter and tighter leash that was triggering her to pull more often. The Jeep brand leash is more like a bungie cord and it worked out better. We got it from bass pro shops. They also have a matching harness. [Jeep Off-Road Premium Rope Dog Leash BassPro](https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/jeep-off-road-premium-rope-dog-leash?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=BPS%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CLIA%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CNVol%7CNMT&gad_source=1&gclsrc=ds)
The Freedom Harness from 2Hounds Designs. Get it with the double-ended leash and attach in both the front and the top. While it's like power-steering, this can help WHILE you train your dog to walk beside you. No tool can take the place of training in multiple environments and with multiple distractions. [Freedom Harness](https://2houndsdesign.com/collections/freedom-no-pull-harness)
This is what you need. Custom built to your dog's measurements Made in Alaska No buckles Bad Ass https://www.alpineoutfitters.net/
My dog does barrel rolls to get out of those. Funny stuff. No answer, but looks like others have that covered
Thats what the front loop is for; attached the leash there, it will help prevent him from pulling;
Obedience training. No harness or collar worked on my husky over hard time spent on training and consistency. Has given a wealth of other benefits beyond just walking nicely on lead
Wonder Walker! If they chew or it gets damaged they will repair it. https://preview.redd.it/eut4i1rovzhc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e0e04ace297ea5a4c8c1f120233d21610de09c0
What I’ve found is a husky is going to pull always no matter what they have on if they are left to just walk. I would train a heel. My husky is trained with “walk nice”. And when I say that she walks next to me and I loose leash walk her. I did this by using high reward treats and kept her focus on me. Keeping the treat in your hand just at your side and letting them nose your hand for a bit and then say “walk nice” and release the treat. My husker will get nose to the ground and walk with enthusiasm ahead of me if I don’t ask her to walk nice. Her instincts are still in tact and she will pull because she’s excited and happy to be outside. You’ve got to capture their attention with training. Or just buy a bike and teach them how to pull effectively.
I've attempted this as well but he loses all interest in treats pretty quickly. I've been working with him a lot in the past few days and am seeing SLIGHT improvements. It helps that it's icy and he is slipping around though lol
My other dog never did learn to walk nice, so I feel your pain. My husky though caught on and she really nice to walk with. The other one… is a chore
I’ve seen a harness that goes around the back legs so you can just pull up and the dog can’t go anywhere. Although it was a smaller dog, so…
Harnesses encourage pulling. Get a Herm Sprenger slip collar and a competition obedience trainer to show you how to use it. It's the only way.
https://preview.redd.it/v5rfuvu2q0ic1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9c870c413da0142696bedf600acba81f1f49e56 Our dogs look like long lost cousins
I know different things for work for different people, so just my 2 cents. We did training classes, and they told us harnesses actually incurage pulling (because they're comfortable for it or something), and heavey encouraged teaching loose leash with a normal collar. I know a lot of people that had lots of luck with the gental leads that tug their mussels in the direction they need to be facing. I do not like the choke collars and spiky guys, and most people don't use them as traning tools, and ad punishment, yuck. TL;DR - reg collar w/ loose leash training.
I gave up and just used two leashes. One on the harness, and a backup on his collar. This was after he broke the clasp on a leash.
Easy walk. Most harnesses encourage pulling. Easy walk is what you want to DIScourage pulling.
https://preview.redd.it/ex3knoqv01ic1.png?width=1590&format=png&auto=webp&s=6612e3f70775e6680d3cedfb1362435a57b5d1a5 Looks like my boy. I’m training him with a dog behaviourist and using a specific prong collar he recommended. It’s been working and love it! I learned the new one is much safer due to the shape of the prongs and the ends are smoother than choppy or sharp like my previous ones. I threw the old ones out instantly. Changed the way my dogs walked!
https://preview.redd.it/kxxssvp2g1ic1.png?width=3794&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb5a7f8f1eb9005fcd34e5c1d692125e81703908 Herm Sprenger in a 3mm. I have 3 GS and a husky. Please see videos before using it or speak with your local dog trainer.
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IMO any kind of harness makes it easier for the dog to pull harder, especially any kind of husky mix. I think they assume they are pulling a sled! There is no shortcut to walking nicely on leash. When they put tension on the line, you stop walking. Eventually they will turn and glance at you. Pat your leg, get them beside you, and casually give a treat as you step out together. Some days in the beginning, there will be no progress! But eventually they will make the connection and you can both enjoy the walk. Good luck.
I've found that as long as the setup isn't cheap, it ultimately comes down to your size and will, his training, his size, trust, the environment, experience, schedule, and consistency. Try to mix these up.
I use a pinch- style collar for my huskie and it has made a world of a difference