My dog pulls on walks and hates her Halti. What else can I try?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 12 lbs
My cavapoo pulls on her lead when walking. It’s like the walk is a race to get through. As a puppy she practically took the entire walk on her hind legs like a performing bear. Having gone to behaviour classes with little change, I bought the halti collar which goes over her nose. Although it helps with the pulling, she hates it and spends the walk trying to get it off by either rubbing her face in the grass or jumping up and attacking it with her front paws.
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Published on August 19th, 2018
A lot of dogs don't like the head harness to start, but over time they may become used to it. Try putting it on at home and distracting her with treats. Let her wear just the Halti not attached to the leash when you are at home and can watch her and she can get used to feeling it on her head. You could also try a gentle leader harness where the leash clips to the front of the harness by the chest. When they pull their balance is pulled off to the side. https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=33614&cmpid=sc Continue with obedience training. It takes time and lots of practice to teach a dog to walk without pulling!
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Published on November 11th, 2017
Get a halti or gentle leader to help with not pulling in a leash. These go around the nose so if they pull it pushes their nose down and takes the leverage away. Make sure you have treats to reward her when she does well with this. They make bark collars that can shock or spray to help discourage that behavior. Whenever she barks when not warranted, correct her and tell her no. When she settles down and stops give her a treat for listening and that can help encourage the behavior
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