Should I Collar Or Harness My Olde English Bulldogge Puppy?
I ask this because he turned 3 months today, and is already a bulldozer. Very loving and affectionate, but strong. He doesn’t seem to mind the collar, but I have been told they simply are not enough to hold a full grown dogge and that a harness is in order. Please respond if you are familiar with the breed. IT IS NOT AN ENGLISH BULLDOG!!
Tags: Bulldogge, Collar, English, Harness, Olde, Puppy, Should
February 25th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Well, harnesses can be good and bad.
I recommend the no-pull collar/muzzle thing at petsmart. It’s a collar, but it has a small band that goes over the bridge of their noses and if they pull their head gets turned left or right….I used one for my neighbors dog when I babysat….monster of a beast labrador and I walked down the neighborhood with not one single issue of being dragged, or pulled. It doesn’t hurt them at all they can still open their mouths, chew, drink water….it just diverts them from pulling.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:33 am
No such thing as an “english” or “olde english” bulldog – it’s just Bulldog. the only other AKC recognized breed with “bulldog in it’s title is the French Bulldog ( a Toy breed.)
Harnesses encourage pulling – i never recommend them. If you have a strong dog then use PROPER obedience training techniques to train the dog not to pull. Harnesses will merely give the dog MORE leverage to pull and won’t make it at all “uncomfortable” so the dog will NOT stop.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:18 am
I’ll leave the descision to you but there are a few options
1) There is a choker collar so that when they pull they know it is a bad habit because it chokes them and eventually they should learn their lesson
2) A normal collar dogs can normally slip out of if they pull and thrash, because you don’t want it so tight it embeds in their skin
3) A harness would make it very difficult if near impossible for them to get out of and then you also are not choking them (depending on the harness), but at the vets office i worked at it was common for bulldogs to come in with harnesses
February 26th, 2010 at 2:49 am
I am familiar with Olde English and they get very husky. A harness is more secure than a collar since not only does the collar hurt their neck when they pull, but can come off over their head if they back up suddenly and you could lose the dog. A harness won’t hurt and won’t come off.
I keep the collar on at home with their tags, but whenever I take them out on a leash, I use a harness.
February 26th, 2010 at 5:17 am
Collar definitely. Harnesses help pulling that is why they use them on sled dogs. Here are a few links that will guide you through teaching even the most difficult puppy to walk nicely. http://www.teachingpuppies.com/training-…http://www.teachingpuppies.com/stubborn-…http://www.teachingpuppies.com/using-and…
February 26th, 2010 at 7:09 am
Well if you have a collar, it won’t really help with the pulling. But if you have a harness, it will help you so he doesn’t pull as much/as hard. You decide which one you want to use.
February 26th, 2010 at 7:34 am
A harness is better. It will give you more control and keep you from pulling on your dogs growing trachea. You know how some dogs pull so hard the cough/choke, the harness will keep this from happening.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
If he likes to lunge and pull, get a harness cos a collar would hurt him.
like the other person said, get obedience lessons