Halti Head collar.

Got chase a halti head collar the other day, Been using it for a few days now and its working!

Ive been using a harness for quite a while, and it was working great, but now his getting stronger in the chest i think his realized his got more power than he thought.

He wasn't too sure at first, had a bit of a pull and tryed to get it off, but as soon as we got out and started walking, he started to ignore that he even had it on.

After about 5 minutes he was walking right beside me, no pulling, walking perfectly.

I took him out for a quick walk round to the shop today, didn't bother putting the halti collar on as its just round the corner, just had his lead attached to his collar, and he was walking perfectly still, right beside me.

I think rather than just taking his strength away, its actually teaching him to walk to my side, rather than ahead of me.

Would defiantly recommend it to anyone trying improve walking habits.

Great recomendation, haven't used it myself but fab its worked for you and a good thing for people with pullers

i have one, (well i have two actually, one for my lurcher but we cant use that on her anymore) and one i bought the other day for mouse, shes abit to small atm so im waiting for her to grow abit and then i will use it, but shes already getting use to it being on.

I wasn't sure if it would work, i was looking for something to help me teach him to walk beside me rather than in front of me, with the harness he was able to get too far ahead. But with the halti so far so good!

I agree, probbably one of the best things out there.
So long as the dog dosnt get depressed, dont want to go out on walks or spend the whole walk kicking themselfs in the face (left right left right) because it was on, like my lurcher did.

Great news and cheers for the recommendation

haddy wrote:I agree, probbably one of the best things out there.
So long as the dog dosnt get depressed, dont want to go out on walks or spend the whole walk kicking themselfs in the face (left right left right) because it was on, like my lurcher did.

Chase doesn't seem to mind it at all, once he gets the message that i want him beside me rather than in front of me ill stop using it.

Defiantly worth the money for anyone having problems with walking. His improving so quickly.

I've tried all sorts to stop Molly pulling, even non pull harnesses, nothing seems to work, so I'm thinking a Halti is the next step if she doesn't buck up her ideas soon.

I got one for £10 from pets at home, but you can get them for about £6 on ebay. Defiantly worth the money, If it works for molly like it did for chase, youll never look back

it's good when you buy something and it actually works

I tried to get one for Dempsey but bullies have such a ridiculously shaped head, they don't really fit properly!

He'd only end up eating it, anyway!

Caryll wrote:I tried to get one for Dempsey but bullies have such a ridiculously shaped head, they don't really fit properly!

He'd only end up eating it, anyway!

poor Dempsy, he gets so much stick!!

OH has just taken him out for his afternoon walk & it's absolutely p***ing down! He'll get to tha park & then roll around so he can get as wetas possible, but he won't walk through a puddle!

Caryll wrote:I tried to get one for Dempsey but bullies have such a ridiculously shaped head, they don't really fit properly!

He'd only end up eating it, anyway!

Yer i cant imagine you'd be able to find one to fit a EBT's face shape. They kinda rely on the muzzle bit resting in the space between where the muzzle and the forehead meet, if that makes any sense

Do you have any problems walking Dempsey? I can imagine if he pulls you feel it!

The Halti I use for Taz was a god send but be careful to not over correct becasue they tend to become numb to it and after a few months their neck muscles become stronger so corrections wont do much good.

MissRogue wrote:The Halti I use for Taz was a god send but be careful to not over correct becasue they tend to become numb to it and after a few months their neck muzzles become stronger so corrections wont do much good.

Handy to know. I haven't even had to correct Chase since ive been using it, Its working really well for him. But will defiantly keep that in mind.

Another similar product we use is the Canny Collar ,this works in a similar way to the Halti but has a strap that goes across the nose and when they start to pull it bows the head forward not by much but enough to slow them ,the other advantge of the canny is it is not fixed to the head so the strap can be slipped off the nose and it can be used as a normal lead , we do this then when they start to pull again we put it back on until they stop then slip it off again ,doing this repeatedly seems to get the message through ( after a while :0 ) that no pulling = no strap ,http://www.cannyco.co.uk/home.html

Cheers for the recommendation.Will give this a try if the little bugger does not stop pulling to get to another dog soon.

I have ordered one of these for Dizzy. She pulls a lot when walking, she has a harness at the moment but even with that she pulls. So hoping this will do the trick will keep ya posted when it gets here and see how she goes.

Caryll wrote:I tried to get one for Dempsey but bullies have such a ridiculously shaped head, they don't really fit properly!

He'd only end up eating it, anyway!

aww poor Dempsey.. anyone would think he is a scallywag!!

Awsome bit of kit the Halti, works really well I have found well worth using. Only needs a gentle correction each time thanks to the way it works. Between a halti and posative renforcement when your dog is doing well it works a treat.

I have brought one last night off the Bay of Fleas, hopefully will make walking a little easier, the Harness does well, but just needs that little bit more, will report back....

Lyndon 75 wrote:I have brought one last night off the Bay of Fleas, hopefully will make walking a little easier, the Harness does well, but just needs that little bit more, will report back....

Good luck

A head collar is working wonders for Till. She walks to heel ok now and ignores
People, cats and other dogs.

Ok, its just arrived, gave him a few mins to have a sniff round it, put it on and took him out, oh what a fiasco, he did not like it, although after a couple of times pulling it off, he walked perfect, right by my side, we have come home now and will go out again in an hour or so, but up to now its looking good...

good stuff x

Lyndon 75 wrote:Ok, its just arrived, gave him a few mins to have a sniff round it, put it on and took him out, oh what a fiasco, he did not like it, although after a couple of times pulling it off, he walked perfect, right by my side, we have come home now and will go out again in an hour or so, but up to now its looking good...

Thats awsome news.

Well, what can I say. I found this site when researching Halti Head Collars, so first off thanks for that. Second, after reading the above comments and others around the web I decided to get one for Baxter.

Bax is very strong and he's a puller. He will only slow or stop (stay) for me and when we're out my wife simply cannot take his lead as she gets pulled all over.

Ordered the Halti and it came today and only have one thing to say; AMAZING!!!
Took Baxter out with his new Halti Head Collar and apart from us both getting soaked through it was.....stressless.
Can't believe I've not tried one sooner. No pulling whatsoever.
When it came I left it on the side for him to have a sniff of and get it out of his system that it was there, then put it on him a few times to get him used to that.
Then came walkies time; took him a little while (and a few treats) to get used to it, but overall a bloody success

If you haven't already got one, or are 'on the fence' I would highly recommend it.....especially at the price (under £7 on Amazon delivered).

i used to use them with my gsds and would definately recomend for pullers
Skye and buster used harnesses but now are walking lovely on just their collars
Lyndon keep trying sometimes it can take a while for them to get used to the feeling of something on their nose just like when you first put a collar on them

I would recommend Haltis, they stop you having your arm wrenched out its socket x

An alternative is the Gentle Leader, Also for any users of Haltis or the like, do not use them on extension leads, if your dog takes off for any reason and he comes to the end of lead he will come to an abrupt halt and the Halti or Leader could cause some damage to muzzle.

I need something to stop Gabbi pulling whenever she sees people or dogs ahead!

What sort of age can I get her a Halti??

Lily was about 6months when I started using a halti as she was a terrible puller. The difference is amazing.

Thanks, i'll look into getting one soon I think

We tried a halti. Rolo did really well to start with but then he started throwing tantrums on it and ripping his face trying to get it off, poor little man had blood pouring down his face, it didn't matter how gentle the correction used or rewards for distraction. If he decided he wanted it off, He was getting it off any way possible