I have a six month old staffy mix. I was working with a trainer who said she really likes the pulling and was having me use a plastic training collar. I didn’t feel like I was doing the corrections correctly and was worried that it wasn’t working as well as I would like. So I switched to the gentle leader, which was working for the most part but the dog absolutely hated it even though I gave her lots of treats to try to have her associated with positive things. I’m now waiting for a front clip harness to come in, but I’m starting to feel like I’m failing my dog. She does great on a leash until she sees another dog or a kid, and she gets so excited that she keeps lunging and wanting to play with them. I’ve tried scattering treats. I’ve tried turning around and going the other way and I feel so lost and I don’t want her to get so big to wear. This is a bigger problem than it is right now. Today while I talk to a friend and their dog was running around I tried to sort of tether her so she had to settle, but it didn’t even work very well. Any suggestions?
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