Thanks all of you. will persevere with the halti and see how it goes. Will let u know . Thx xx

I am not an advocate of haltis, and would not suggest this for a bull terrier. I have seen so many fail, and the consequence could be disastrous.

There is however, a harness that a lot of Bull Terrier owners use, and although I strongly believe in treating the cause, not the symptom, in your case, it may be a quick fix.

They splay the dogs front legs slightly under pressure. So if your dog pulls, she will be unable to gain purchase. I cannot however, help with the name of the harness, but since they are widely used by Bull Terrier owners, hopefully, someone seeing this thread, will respond.

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i don't know of the harness that nina is talking about which splay the front legs, the easy walk harness works on the principle of pulling the dogs head down if it pulls forward, the downside is they can rub under the dogs legs, so you would need to add some extra padding.

All lead walking taining aids can be valuable if used correctly, you just need to find what suits you and your dog, sometimes it takes a little trial and error.

myself and my sisters and alot of bully owner freinds i know of use the halti that darren pictured, And i can honestly say we have never ever had no trouble what so ever, It has made life so much easier for me.
Very much agree jenny, Again me and my mum a good few yeas ago bought the pulling harness for one of her staffys and all it did was rub her armpits to bits and it did'nt stop her from pulling thats for sure, even tho it was 100% garanteed to stop pulling,,pffft, I would never get one again.
Yet the halti on my bully has worked wonders, I would not try nothing else ever.

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I stand to be corrected, since you all seem to be in favour of the halti. Forum is all about debate, and since I have never owned a Bull Terrier, I would certainly take notice of their comments.

Good luck anyway.

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Eolabeo as i am a man ,I don't mind my bull terriers pulling as i believe it builds up their chests ! but i can could see where pulling with a bull terrier would be a problem for a women as their really strong dogs ,especially the boys

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It really can be hard work but i CAN handle my bull terriers fine even tho it knackered me right out after 2 hours more or less each day and night, The halti makes life that bit easier My solid brindle has always pulled and nomatter what we tryed she just never took no notice.

My girls have lovely big chest due to the fact they pull continuosly, They run around and cling on trees and whatever stands in the way when they are out, So its not like a halti is gonna stop their excersize, It just gets me to where i wanna go with my dogs nice and calmly and when i get there, OFFFFF THEYYY GOOOO

ps..I have never had no problem with the boys pulling, All my boys i owned just trotted beside me, Its the girls lol.

ps, Pictured below is ethel eric and flo.

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I have a staffy and use a halti on him. We have been using for about 4 weeks now, at first it worked wonders, now he either refuses to walk, starts scratching at his face to get it off or manages to pull on this aswell. I tighten it but then it looks like its hurting him. I tried taking him to ringcraft and different things but he was just as bad there(even the professionals couldnt help) and after 5 weeks it just became embaressing. When we get in from walks and i take the halti off he throws himself on the floor and starts furiously scratching at his face. He has ended up with friction burns and cuts all over his face. I'm at my wits end now.
Anyone got any suggestions??

Lovely dog mate! i didnt know you had boys allso like me

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Ty garry

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