oldmolly

"Tina" <taj@garton93.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bj2pu3$agg$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Barking problem solved, so here is my next (and hopefully last!) problem!
I
> take my dog for a "walk" threee times a day, the rest of the time I am at
> home with her and she has a large garden that i play with her in and she
has
> the freedom to go in or out all day. I have always had a battle with her
> pulling on the lead and i mean really pulling. I have tried a harness
> recomended by the training school, she loved it, as she leant into it and
> resembled a husky with me as the sleigh, as was a disaster. Then the
> recomendation was to get a gentle leader (halti) she still pulled only
this
> time her nose was doing all the following rather then leading sort of a
side
> ways pull, but still dragging me. As i now have O.A things are getting
worse
> i got a choke chain as a last resort (well i had tried everything else!)
and
> she is so determined that she will be in front at a speed that i find
> impossible to keep up with the word "choke" is apt but she still goes like
a
> steam train. I read on the G.S.D group to take her out let her set the
pace,
> walk, run or what ever to keep up with her and in time she would stop it,
> she hasn't. I have had dogs for 35 years but never a G.S and all my other
> dogs never had or needed a lead. I know the problem is something i am
doing
> or not doing but what? she is not dominant in the house she knows her
place
> but once on the lead she takes over. The only enjoyable part of a walk
with
> her is homewards after she has pulled for about half an hour and is tired
> and we turn back for home. Help!!!
>
>
Forgot to mention, that not only do I have OA, but a spinal curvature too
and must *not* be pulled about for fear that real damage gets done.


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