I have used Gentle Leaders and head halters, but I don't ever attach the leash to them. (I attach the leash to a body harness instead.) With the head halters, I am concerned about the possibility of the dog lunging and injuring his neck. Putting a dog in a head halter and attaching the leash to the halter requires extreme vigilance by the handler to avoid possible injury to the dog. I prefer the no-pull body harness that Gentle Leader makes. If a handler gets distracted when the dog is wearing a no-pull harness, at least any lunging or pulling will not result in any physical harm to the dog.

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Of course, all of these are just tools to give the owner the opportunity to reinforce non-pulling. Neither a head halter nor a no-pull body harness will, by themselves, teach a dog not to pull when the training gear is not being worn. You need the human to teach that.

I'd love to see a pic of the new poodle, Tokie!

Alex