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BPO Gear Forum => Collars, crates, & other cool things => : kcurly June 29, 2008, 09:55:17 AM

: What is the best harness for a Great Dane for greater control?
: kcurly June 29, 2008, 09:55:17 AM

TIA for any suggestions.

: Re: What is the best harness for a Great Dane for greater control?
: FXgirl June 29, 2008, 06:57:48 PM

I've tried the easy-walk harness, gentle leader and prong collar.

I am a recent convert to the gentle leader.  I LOVE it.  I will NEVER use anything else for training again.  I have gotten the best results with it out of the three.  I can walk two dogs and not even budge if they pull.  It's been great for my one guy who can get excitable when meeting people and jumping up.  I have maximum control.  I occasionally get people asking me "does your dog bite?", "will your dog bite me?" , "is your dog friendly?", "is that a muzzle?".  It doesn't bother me really.  It keeps the kind of people away that I don't want to talk to anyway. :)

The easy-walk was pretty good.  I could still be pulled around a bit but the big pain in the @ss was that the leash attached to the chest of the dog and he would always be hitting the leash clasp with his forelegs and I don't think that felt good. 

: Re: What is the best harness for a Great Dane for greater control?
: kcurly June 30, 2008, 12:01:56 PM

thanks a bunch gunna try the gentle leader