Has anyone tried the Horgan harness? If not what works good for pulling?

[Chels*Claud*Midas]

I got an email from doggy loot about this harness called the Horgan harness, it goes around the dogs back legs, to prevent pulling.. I looked up some reviews but couldn't find many, has anyone tried it? Or what is another harness or leash that you have used to prevent pulling, Midas has near killed me when he see a squirrel or something else he wants lol. Thanks in advance xoxo

[F, Calla & Luca]

This is why I use prong collars. I have written many times about them and you can find that if you search.

[Chelsie]

We use a prong collar as well! I switched from the Easy Walk when we started an obedience class that would only allow a slip or prong collar. Our trainer hates the Easy Walk and said it was designed for horses and not dogs! We now can really enjoy our walks!

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

For a puppy, I prefer the Easy Walk Harness. Works for us! I looked at pics of the Horgan, and it looks anything but comfortable. We can be out all day and Enzo is in the harness. I want her to learn, but I want her to be comfortable, as well.

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

 I guess you can prevent any animal from pulling if you have his legs bound up in stirrups and a rope 

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

This thought crossed my mind as well :(

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Joanna, HA!   :)

[Wendy and Myla]

There are lots of great discussions about collars and harnesses in the Training Group!  We are trying really hard to train Myla not to pull without having to use special collars but it is a lot of work!  What I have found to be working is not to let her "sniff"  while we're going on our walk and if she's not sniffing and following a trail, she doesn't pull and walks beside us.  I am treating her quite often when she's not sniffing as it is really important to us to have her walk without pulling so we are really concentrating on this right now.  Of course, right now is when all the bears are in the corn fields around our house so it's really hard for Myla not to sniff!

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

I think my dogs would die of humiliation if they were caught out in public in a Horgan harness. Or maybe its just me :)

I swear by the Canny Collar. Both my doods have them and they don't even attempt to run after things like squirrels, cats and the like. Before I tried using the Canny Collar on Oscar the 2nd time  (he'd had some difficulty getting used to it several months ago) I was going to try a prong collar, but I didn't need to. The Canny worked beautifully and Oscar didn't seem too bothered by it. Walking the 2 standard-size dogs is a pleasure now.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I had never heard of a Canny Collar so I had to look it up. Looks similar to the Gentle Leader but more advanced.

Like a mix of the with a Martingale pull. Interesting.

[BG and Gavin]

Our trotters wore less harness than that.  LOL.  Looks pretty silly to me.  I believe that training is the most effective way to teach your dog to walk nicely on leash.  A good trainer can teach you how to use tools such as a prong collar properly. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Yep.  Don't fight the training, just do it.  Best money ever spent

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

I used Gentle Leaders for my dogs and then ultimately switched to prong collars.  Our trainer finally convinced me that the Gentle-Leader collars were MANAGING the pulling behavior, but the prong collars would TEACH the desired behavior.  I resisted for a long time, but am glad that I finally listened.  What's interesting to me is that both Wally and Charlotte heel better with no leash at all, though I would never take them on a street walk without a leash.  I suppose I worked on the "with me" command even more than I practiced walking nicely on a lead.