Peaches is taking to agility

[Dragon]

Originally Posted by Ruby Red

you say all the dogs in your class are on haltis? are they all young ones then?

They are for the most part all between 10 and 18 months or so. Yes their are parts where they are offleash but for onleash activities that is what our instructor prefers.

when we put the halti on peaches looks at you like "omg your kidding right?... I'm not going out in public like this!" When we walk with our kids at a really slow pace she often will shake her head or try and snag it on something.

When I walk her at a faster pace or if you give her commands she responds very well.

[KeeperBoy]

Keepers HATED his halti, I think it rides too close to the eyes on most boxers. Lucky for him it slipped off one too many times and we ditched it. We are using a version of the easy walk harness now and it is working well, though for agility we use a once piece collar/leash to get it on and off quickly.

[Ruby Red]

Originally Posted by KeeperBoy

Keepers HATED his halti, I think it rides too close to the eyes on most boxers. Lucky for him it slipped off one too many times and we ditched it.

Ruby has no problems whatsoever with her halti, she was introduced to it slowly with loads of treats so there was very little in the way of scratching or pawing at it which can be a problem if it's just put on the dog without getting them slowly used to it. It never "slips off" as it's totally adjustable - bit puzzled here as to how yours kept slipping off?? She walks just fine in it and we don't seem to have any problems with it riding too close to her eyes either. I can't recommend them enough.

[purplelori]

We introduced Wally to the Gentle Leader/Halti during his most recent (and definitely NOT last!) obedience class. The instructor helped us get him accustomed to it, and emphasized we should never let him try to rub it off, or scrap at it, because they had seen instances where dogs had injured their eyes or scratched their faces trying to get it off. With lots of treats, Wally seems resigned to it---good thing too! He pulls so much with the harness (even the Gentle Leader one) that you can hardly walk with him. The halti gives much better control.
Good for Peaches! I always thought the tunnel looked like great fun too!

[AussieGirl]

We use a halti too, it is certainly not Ruby's favourite thing but she knows it means we are going somewhere special so as soon as she see's us with it she will wiggle her butt madly and then sit nicely lol.