bit off a worry

[Kay 3,709]

This greyhound i have gets wound up when she sees another dog racing avout , naturally she wants to run , what i want to know is can i use a centre harness on a greyhound as she backs away from me while i hold the lead up tight & i am worried she will slip her collar & the other dog will be history, the collars done up tight bujt i am still worried she will slip it

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

I've had a 'Greyhound' type Dog actually lunge at something, Kay, and shoot straight out through the Front of a bloody harness!

 

Just about any Dog seems capable of doing the more usual Houdini and wriggling out backwards.

 

Recipe for tragedy, I'm afraid. Leave harnesses to Bull 'n Terriers who strain foreward against chest straps.

[Kay 3,709]

Back to the drawing board then thanks Ditch

[Missie 1]

I do know people that use harnesses with grey but when I first got Griff I used one with him and I found it just as bad.

 

I use a halti on Griff as he can be very strong at times and he throws himself around when he is onlead if he sees offlead dogs playing around, purely because he wants to do the same.

 

It works wonders! I know many people are against such methods of control and I often don't use it, i'd rather train him *but* when I walk him with my mum she is too worried to hold him as he's so strong and she will take him if he has the halti on. The halti also has a connecter that I clip to his collar for a bit of extra peace of mind.

 

There is a girl on Lurcher Link who makes harnesses with completely adjustable bits, I think every piece can be adjusted to size, it might be worth taking a look at that too.

[Kay 3,709]

I do know people that use harnesses with grey but when I first got Griff I used one with him and I found it just as bad.

 

I use a halti on Griff as he can be very strong at times and he throws himself around when he is onlead if he sees offlead dogs playing around, purely because he wants to do the same.

 

It works wonders! I know many people are against such methods of control and I often don't use it, i'd rather train him *but* when I walk him with my mum she is too worried to hold him as he's so strong and she will take him if he has the halti on. The halti also has a connecter that I clip to his collar for a bit of extra peace of mind.

 

There is a girl on Lurcher Link who makes harnesses with completely adjustable bits, I think every piece can be adjusted to size, it might be worth taking a look at that too.

 

The point you make about them being strong is what i am worried about, i am not very big & do have a game hanging on to her sometimes & it takes all my strength to get her back under my control i always hold the lead short so she cant lunge at anything & thank god for the muzzle , i think i am going to have to do more distraction work with her & as i have now sorted the food snatching i can concentrate on distacting her when she is excited , i will look into the halti , is it the Robert Mugford one you used ?

[bird 9,969]

Get your a rope lead with a togle on it, i think thats what they call it. Ive had them for 30 years for

all my lurchers ,from 75lb bullxs to 20lb hard blood whippets. Ive had them on a rope lead

with a 70lb bullx, when a feckin cat got up held it great mind you it pulled

my feckin arm out of its socket nearly .

 

BIRD

[Missie 1]

Halti

 

I use the halti shown, they are easy to get hold of but the gentle leader worked just as well on Griff when I was in Belfast before I started using the halti.

 

Paris is the same if I take her to an event where there is lure coursing, my normally laid back docile grey turns into the devil incarnate but she's only a small bitch and I don't have trouble holding her.

 

Just out of interest Kay, what type of collar do you have her in?

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

If you're thinking head collar, one of these might do the trick as well

http://www.cannyco.com/

 

I've used one in the past and can't recommend it enough The thing I like best about them is that the control comes from the back of the head as opposed to the side or under the chin, as with most head collars.

 

Mine worked a treat with a manic boxer dog - he nearly killed me once in traffic, and was a nightmare until I got a Canny. My two now are superb on the lead, but if I needed a head collar it would be one of these for sure.

[Guest manda]

Halti's are good i had one on my rottie to stop her pulling and trying to eat yorkie ect and it stopped her everytime and she was a strong bugger.

[lurcher-lass 1]

Do you only have the one dog kay? If you only have the one, why not ask a friend if she/he will walk out with you sometimes, when use both aint busy and let them have a burst about together, maybe the dog was used to being with other dogs? Is she a x racer? alot of people with x greys have lures to keep the dogs intrested. hope that helps.

Good Luck what ever you decide!

[Kay 3,709]

Halti

 

I use the halti shown, they are easy to get hold of but the gentle leader worked just as well on Griff when I was in Belfast before I started using the halti.

 

Paris is the same if I take her to an event where there is lure coursing, my normally laid back docile grey turns into the devil incarnate but she's only a small bitch and I don't have trouble holding her.

 

Just out of interest Kay, what type of collar do you have her in?

 

Its a traditional greyhound collar

[Kay 3,709]

Do you only have the one dog kay? If you only have the one, why not ask a friend if she/he will walk out with you sometimes, when use both aint busy and let them have a burst about together, maybe the dog was used to being with other dogs? Is she a x racer? alot of people with x greys have lures to keep the dogs intrested. hope that helps.

Good Luck what ever you decide!

 

I have a terrier & the greyhound is fine of the lead as long as i have the other dog with me , but i wouldnt dare to loose the greyhound off when i am on my own , thinking about it she is worse when i walk her alone , i sort off thought 2 dogs racing round is asking for trouble iff i am on my own & have no back up if i need it, i will have to put in extra work with her this week & see how it goes

 

Thanks everyone

[Missie 1]

Ok, thank Kay. I was just thinking if there might be any collar alternatives that might make you feel safer but the only thing I can really thing of is a martingale type collar but i'm personally not keen on them. All of mine have normal fishtail collars and the martingale collars are used only occassionly and i'd never use one on Griff.

[Kay 3,709]

Ok, thank Kay. I was just thinking if there might be any collar alternatives that might make you feel safer but the only thing I can really thing of is a martingale type collar but i'm personally not keen on them. All of mine have normal fishtail collars and the martingale collars are used only occassionly and i'd never use one on Griff.

 

Well i have to do summat i am as popular as a fart in a lift round here anyway so a murdering greyhound is the final nail in me coffin i reccon

[Neil Cooney. 1]

If your not strong enough to hold the dog in question then you should be in control of that dog.

A good quality greyhound collar and lead will hold ANY greyhound or lurcher as long as the other end is held tightly.