How to introduce new dog to our "pack"?

[Alex]

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

[Tokie]

Hi everyone - sorry no pics, my DH is injured, so all chores, dog and human are falling on me, in addition to going to work. I'm going to have to learn how to cook! The little dog is learning how to walk fairly well by walking with the other two. She is really smart, and will benefit from some one on one work too. Thanks for all the info. Tokie

[Tokie]

The new dog is now called Pixie! She is quiet a little clown, very happy and frisky! Tokie