st bernard pulling

portgirl123

hi guys, my bernard is just 5 months old and a big lump. very well behaved. her only problem i have with her is outside pulling on lead. she is so strong she would have me over. also she is that friendly she wants to go and say hello to everyone we meet. now dont get me wrong 90% of the time she is fine but i would like to get this now before she is 10 stone and bringing me.
i am going to go and look for training but whats the best time of lead/collar should i be using on her

lrushe

Google Dogmatic head collars, I found them great for my Rottie & very ressonably priced too

2qk4u

Get a Halti , I use on on my Staffordshire bull terrier pup and it does the trick.

andreac

Def get a DOgmatic Headcollar. They are much better quality than the normal Halti as they dont go up into their eyes if they pull.

I use them on my rotties and highly recommend them.

JustAThought

Mine was a dreadful puller but I managed to train her out if it. Realised
With a choke on day 1 that she knew exactly how to heel just choose not to. Did the whole walking with a piece of bribe ( cheese which she adores) and then rhe stop start change direction thing. Only used the choke about 3 times. Mine is almost 5 stone thou; dunnno if that would be railways enough for a ten stone mound!!! Love St Bernards; can you post a pic!!?
I seem to see a fair amount if dogs with one eye squashed across and a halti cutting into it; with a dog that big and bouncy would be asking the vet about sizes to make sure and putting it on right ... Could literally take an eye in in one go or do terrible damage ( sorry; not worth thinking about)

mosi

I got my boy a Halti body harness yesterday (must thank Suzi Walsh here for her advice). He's a leggy terrier, so small enough, but a strong puller. I was really worried about him damaging his neck so I got him the harness.
It works by having a lead attachment on the front so that the dog cannot pull as, when he does, he is pulling against himself. It also has a back attachment. You can clip a halti training lead to either attachment if you like, but this isn't essential. The main thing is to have the front attachment (Though it is nice to know that when training resolves the desire to pull that I will be able to use it as a normal harness).
Although it is early days, I have noticed a huge improvement on walks. He is walking a lot better and my arm no longer feels as though it is about to be yanked out of its socket. Of course, he still wants to pull, but I feel that he is becoming more responsive to my training attempts...admittedly, it's easier for me to persist with trying to train him when I'm not locked into a futile tug of war with him!
There are some other makes of no pull harness on the market, but the main thing is to get one that has a front clip attachment. I went to one pet shop in North Dublin who told me they had loads in stock. They didn't, and were trying to sell me an anti pull harness that is attached at the back (I think it was the Sporn no pull harness). I tried it on him just to see and he almost fell over when he started to move. I think it works by using pressure points. It was also cumbersome and didn't look like it could be left on during off lead time. Basically, there was no way I was buying it, even if the rather aggressive sales assistant claimed it was way better than the halti body harness. I got what I was looking for in a large pet chain which, ironically, had told me on the phone that they didn't have the size I was looking for.
Anyway, I'm very pleased with my purchase and would definitely recommend that you give it a go

portgirl123

thanks guys. have used a halti on another dog yrs ago and for some reason didnt not like it. also dont want to go down the choke chain rd as i dontlike the idea of them. not saying they aint useful in their own rite. think i nite lookinto the dogmatic head collar. does that,like the halti have to be indroduced over time?