What may be the greatest single dog training tool ever

[41magsnub]

http://www.gundogsupply.com/wonleadbydel.html

Great for teaching heel.  Looks stupid and you are thinking "$25 for some fricking rope and leather washers???"  You are wondering how this is different that a choke chain or pinch collar?  Don't know, but Maddie was struggling with heel - a lot.  Even on a pinch collar she was relentless about pulling and sounding like she was strangeling.  With the wonder lead she was on a perfect heel on a walk tonight.  You just put it on and hold it loose, then to correct do 2 quick jerks.  It is much more responsive than anything else I've used.

My wonder lead is in shipping right now, I'm borrowing a buddies.

[vaskidmark]

Positioning high on the head is a big part of "the trick".  I would not have though to put the loop in front of one ear (as necessary depending on which way the dog is pulling/resisting).  The stiffness seems to be a reinforcer that it is there and the dog can avoid the correction by keeping the loop straight up and high on the head.

Sometimes the really good ideas do look either dumb or unexplainable.  But they work.

Be sure to tell Maddie she done good.

stay safe.

[Scout26]

Looks interesting, but that is exactly the kind of video about a product I hate.   Guy just stands there and fiddles with the rope for a couple of minutes.  Fine.  But show me how it works.  Put it on a dog and demonstrate it dammit.

 

[41magsnub]

Yeah, I didn't even look at the video.

[Jamie B]

Looks interesting, but that is exactly the kind of video about a product I hate.   Guy just stands there and fiddles with the rope for a couple of minutes.  Fine.  But show me how it works.  Put it on a dog and demonstrate it dammit.

 

What!?

And see how it actually works?

No kidding.


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