When i take my pup now 5 1/2 months out with my children it is a constant battle to get to them once she has caught up with them she is fine and will walk to heel. We have also got a gentle leader don't like it much though cause it goes by her eyes, so i have ordered a halti, anyway with this on she jumps in the are and cry's to get to them. Could anyone out there give me tips on how to stop this.
If i have no kids with me she is fine, if my older dog is in front she does not make a fuss to get to her, it is only the children, 10 8 and 4

Cordelia

Hi,

She is only a baby yet, so don't worry too much. The Halti is worse than the GL for slipping round and is also easier for the dog to get off.

I think she sees the kids as fellow puppies and doesn't want to be left behind and miss out, it's just a matter of being patient, try to keep the kids back with you as much as possible and praise her when she is good.

Get the kids to train her a bit themselves in order to elevate them up the pecking order a little, so she doesn't think she is on the same level as them.

manda
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Thanks will try that how ever they can only walk her on the gentle leader as she is a GSD she is far to strong for them to control with just a collar on.
Is there any better haed collars i could use or try.

Cordelia

Ive no experience of this but i have heard that the dogmatic head collar is the best one - it is made of leather and doesn't ride up into the dogs eyes.

My Gordon Setter pup (8mths old with the pulling power of an express train!!) now wears a Dogmatic. We tried the Gentle Leader but that rode up into her eyes during her frequent attempts to remove it. The Dogmatic comes in many sizes and you can even get it made to measure. It's a big improvement - she still occasionally tries to remove it but has come to be far more accepting of it. Power steering at last ;)
Sandy

Taz 91/2 years old walks great but when the children get in front he pulls till he is beside them. He doesn't like them to far a head. I have noticed this before, but when we were selling chocolate bars today they would each go to a house and Taz had to be where he could see the both of them and then had to be beside them. I think he just likes to watch over them. Walking for him is slow because of his hips but he will speed up just so the children are right beside him, if they lag behind he will stop till they catch up.

ttfn :)

My older Gsd does it as well (well used) i got so fed up with byt the time she was 2yrs she went everywhere off the lead but i had a lead with me and at a ny moment i thought she would lapse on what i was telling her (cat on other path or dog on other path) then she was back on the lead. If the kids are in the field with us the Ice (older GSD) herds them and grabs there arm to drag them back to me, so the pup has got the hang of this and has just started doing it, I think they are just trying to stay with the kids to keep them safe. I will try the dogmatic, where can i get it from.