Dogmatic

[Doon frae Troon]

Any big dog owners on here who have a job keping them under control?
If so I would recommend Dogmatic collars.
We have a big strong black Lab and he has been hard work, not a bad dog, just a bit Bolshy.
We have tried every collar going, Halti, Canny and a few others to no avail.
Paid £21 for this one and what a difference, it's like walking with a ghost.

 

[bluewolf]

I'll have a look at that. My black lab bitch is turning into a real headstrong big girl. She's already bigger than our last lab and she's only 7 months.
Cheers

 

[patricks148]

Any big dog owners on here who have a job keping them under control?
If so I would recommend Dogmatic collars.
We have a big strong black Lab and he has been hard work, not a bad dog, just a bit Bolshy.
We have tried every collar going, Halti, Canny and a few others to no avail.
Paid £21 for this one and what a difference, it's like walking with a ghost.

I have a Shorthaired German Pointer Bitch and she is very very strong. I can just about keep her under control on a normal collar, but the wife uses a chest harness when she walks her.

It works, the current mrs148 is a petite little thing and she swears by this, if she had to use a normal collar she would not be able to take the dog out full stop.

 

[thecraw]

I swear by training your mutt properly and making sure that he/she understands commands and who is boss. My boxer has never been on a lead since he was about 10 months old.

 

[Mark_G]

Ideally Craw you are correct, training is hard work and sometimes the dog (and the owner) make fast progress and other times its a real headache. I have two dogs, Springer Spaniels, and both will play up on a lead with different people yet are good as gold with my family. Anything that helps keep a dog under control, safely and without cruelty or pain is good.

 

[CMAC]

You have to walk the dog so train them when you walk, it's really not difficult and dogs are quick learners and like to be dominated by the Alpha male, they like structure and heirarchy. Dont greet the dog for at least 3 minutes when you come home and see a massive difference.

Harnesses just make it easier for a dog to pull..........

...of course it will never change if the dog is allowed to pull, sit on furniture, get attention first on entering, ignore his name etc etc


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[Doon frae Troon]

My dog was attacked twice last week by dogs off the lead.

First woman says 'Sorry, he only seems to go for dogs on leads'
Second woman said 'Sorry, I just opened the garden gate and he rushed through'

I suppose that makes it OK.

Craw I take your point but this boy is 95% safe. I just worry about the 5%.
I have been bitten by dogs three times in my life, a minature poodle, a westy and a boxer!!

 

[thecraw]

My dog was attacked twice last week by dogs off the lead.

First woman says 'Sorry, he only seems to go for dogs on leads'
Second woman said 'Sorry, I just opened the garden gate and he rushed through'

I suppose that makes it OK.

Craw I take your point but this boy is 95% safe. I just worry about the 5%.
I have been bitten by dogs three times in my life, a minature poodle, a westy and a boxer!!

What are you gibbering about????

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Not all owners who allow thier dogs off a lead are in full control.

 

[Slime]

I've recently got a spaniel/black lab/?/? cross, who is now 14 weeks old, so I guess a Dogmatic would need to be regularly replaced as my dog grew.
Shame..............she can pull like a train as everything that she sees is a potential playmate!

Slime.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Slime they have a lot of adjustment on them.

That was one of the problems with our boy. We live in a small village and as a pup on walks everyone wanted to make a big fuss of him. It seemed churlish not to let them but as an afterthought I wish I had been tougher.

 

[MegaSteve]

Not all owners who allow thier dogs off a lead are in full control.

Any dog in a public 'open space' not on a lead is in the eyes of the law not 'under control'...

Thats the case down here anyway...