Re: Training and collars- way long!

[Leigh Stoller <stoller@fast.cs.utah.edu>]

I'll make a couple of comments about the halter leads (Halties). On the
upside, our first Golden (Acer) was much easier to control with a
Haltie. Even better, Acer was the ultimate consumer dog, and the Haltie
made it very easy to pick his head up off the ground before he could snarf
up whatever was on the ground in front of him. On the downside, most
people's first comment was "why do you have a muzzle on a Golden?" It
tended to put off lots of adults and children, which is not the situation I
want to be in as a Golden owner. Thats why we decided not to put Torrey or
Maple in a Haltie.

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