Review on Halti Opti-fit Headcollar - No Pull Dog Head Collar, Ideal for Leash Training, Stops Pulling, Comfortable, Adjustable, Humane, Durable, Safe, Effective - Available in 3 Sizes by Pleaze Evans

I purchased this product about 4.5 months ago and was really looking forward to reviewing it to see how it would hold up and hold up over time. For starters, I just bought a new one, which is good and bad. Bad because it broke (see below) but good because I liked it so much I bought it again. Quick Summary: There are certainly some cons that deserve attention, but almost all of them can be avoided with PROPER use of the product and sizing. When used correctly, this is a wonderful tool. Pros: I am a 175 lb male with a dog that only weighs about 60 lbs but is a Pit/Aussie mix whose strength is matched only by his relentless energy and desire to hunt anything animal. children on airplanes. This made walking with a regular collar and even a harness quite tiring and tiring. Before I bought it I tried a million ways to stop the stretching but to no avail. Walks are MUCH more manageable with Halti. Although he was still trying to pull (see cons), the force he can pull is SIGNIFICANTLY less than before. Deadlifts are now more of a nuisance than full-body workouts at the start of a walk. Even with the slightest resistance, he can't pull hard before it becomes uncomfortable. In a way, he does what he promotes in a roundabout way. Another plus is that it's MUCH easier to divert his attention when he's overexcited about something since the halter is attached to his face and not his neck or body. Rather than using a traditional collar or harness and pulling his body back while his head is fully rotated and still focused on the stimulus, Halti allows you to physically rotate his head away from the stimulus and out of sight. This can be extremely helpful in COMBINATION with a variety of other training methods to make walking a reactive dog much easier. Cons: Halti isn't magic. You can't buy a $13 product and expect it to magically make your dog a dream walk on leash. If you do this you will be very disappointed and still upset. However, this is to be expected. As you might expect, familiarizing your dog with this foreign object on his face also takes a lot of effort. It takes TIME and PATIENCE. You must work hard to develop a positive association with Halti by continuing the treatment by introducing it to them first, then placing it on their snout during the treat, then trimming it for very short periods of time and then for longer periods of time. then short walks on the leash down the corridor, then longer walks back and forth while treating and gradually reducing the distance between treats. If you don't have the patience to work with your dog in this way, you will never take him on a dog walk and you will be wasting your money. The dog's muzzle lacks strength and needs improvement. At the end of almost every long walk, she would loosen up a little more than she had at the beginning. It doesn't loosen up enough with walking to reduce its effectiveness, but it's VERY annoying. Before each walk I have to make sure to adjust the clamp in the right position in case it loosens on the last walk. --- Suggestion: Put it on the correct position for your dog's face, take it off and mark this place on Halti with a silver marker. It actually only takes about 2 seconds to resize the collar and if you've already marked the spot on the halter in the optimal position, the extra time it takes you and your dog to get it ready before the walk to make, pretty much sloppy. Last but not least, but perhaps most importantly, if the Halti does NOT PERFECTLY fit your dog's nose, it can cause some problems. The minor problem is that if it's too loose and you don't notice it 100%, your dog can take it off his nose and you have to stop to tighten and re-tighten. Luckily you have a spare strap for that case, which should always be attached to the regular collar so your dog isn't going anywhere anyway. too loose and your dog pulls away right away, facing you (imagine her pulling away from you), the halter strap that runs under her chin can be pulled around her jaw and get stuck in her mouth and at the pulling out the back of their jowels . This can be very traumatic for the dog and devastating for the shark. The first time this happened, my dog's molars actually broke the strap halfway. It's lasted the last few months and even broke halfway through, but that's why I'm finally buying a new one. Also, make sure the halter is snug enough around your nose to avoid eye injuries. If it's too loose, the girth will grow larger than its snout, and if you tug on the leash, the shark can rear up and put pressure on the lower part of the eyes. Again, this is easy to avoid if used correctly.