Quote Originally Posted by channlluv View Post
I have a 100-lb lab that goes for 1.5-mile walk/runs with me, and I use a Gentle Leader with her. She's four years old and very strong, and a trainer with the humane society suggested the Gentle Leader. Retractable leashes are not good for training, especially big dogs who want to dominate you, so we've always used a 6-foot leash, but I still had trouble walking her - I'd finish the route and my back would be sore from tugging her back so much. The Gentle Leader makes it impossible for her to dominate me by tugging forward on the leash. I love it. It's saved our walking relationship.

If we had one of those handsfree leashes, she could seriously injure me if she ever jerked in a different direction than I was heading.

Roxy
I forgot to mention that we combine our hands-free leash with the gentle leader for our very strong tibetan mastiff/husky/mal mix. it helps with getting his attention as well due to people fear issues. our prof. dog trainer/behaviorist introduced the combo to us & it's been very helpful.

warning: our dog once has managed to drag me horizontally with the gentle leader on - when some brilliant person threw bread pieces right in front of my dog and I as we were passing by and the Canadian geese looked like they were attacking us as they surrounded us. I think he thought he was saving us both but i lost some skin that day.

& Tuckervill - I totally don't get that last comment you got either!!!