jackienmutts
Honored Member
I saw this written up horribly (and sadly) in this month's Whole Dog Journal and I just had to see it for myself. Yep - it's as bad as they said it was. It's called "Simple Leash" and it's basically a shock collar attached to a leash. 
How convenient! It's for all those dogs who pull - presto, just attach this and after only a few "behavior modification corrections" (or some such wording - it sounded so professional and acceptable), your dog won't pull anymore. 
Oh how I wish they'd just spell it out like it is. Just put this shock collar on your dog. It will shock them every time they pull, they'll soon hate going on a walk, and your worries will be over - you won't have to. 
I'm thinking of all the reactive dogs who pull out of fear, anxiety, etc. - they'll get a few beeps/shocks - and they'll be 1000 times worse, many going from anxious to full-blown aggressive. And sadly, the dog may shut the behavior down for a while - then explode at a later date. Heck, who needs Cesar when we have a "Simple Leash" now? Ugh.
Just wanted to post this for info purposes - I'm sure we'll hear someone touting it's usefulness at some point. I refuse to post the link - google it, you'll find it. Oh, it then autolinks to Amazon - goodie, it's available for "only" $99.00. Disgusting. Just disgusting. And sad. Why bother spending time attempting to train and work with a dog when you can just pop this little miracle worker on and not have to worry any more - it modifies your dog's unwanted behavior. And the fact that they say they believe in positive reinforcement makes me want to hurl. How dare they!!!!!!
Ok - can't think about it anymore. Must go hug my pups extra tight.
How convenient! It's for all those dogs who pull - presto, just attach this and after only a few "behavior modification corrections" (or some such wording - it sounded so professional and acceptable), your dog won't pull anymore. Oh how I wish they'd just spell it out like it is. Just put this shock collar on your dog. It will shock them every time they pull, they'll soon hate going on a walk, and your worries will be over - you won't have to. I'm thinking of all the reactive dogs who pull out of fear, anxiety, etc. - they'll get a few beeps/shocks - and they'll be 1000 times worse, many going from anxious to full-blown aggressive. And sadly, the dog may shut the behavior down for a while - then explode at a later date. Heck, who needs Cesar when we have a "Simple Leash" now? Ugh. Just wanted to post this for info purposes - I'm sure we'll hear someone touting it's usefulness at some point. I refuse to post the link - google it, you'll find it. Oh, it then autolinks to Amazon - goodie, it's available for "only" $99.00. Disgusting. Just disgusting. And sad. Why bother spending time attempting to train and work with a dog when you can just pop this little miracle worker on and not have to worry any more - it modifies your dog's unwanted behavior. And the fact that they say they believe in positive reinforcement makes me want to hurl. How dare they!!!!!!
Ok - can't think about it anymore. Must go hug my pups extra tight.
It makes me happy.
Dog pulls, owner does not respond ZAP!!!
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so that may have been un-doing my efforts....
That's why for the first half of our walk I ask Kodi to heel (as we cross the main road and walk past some of his challenging spots). And for the last half I allow him to walk ahead and do what he'd like to do. More often then not he chooses to walk right next to me still. He loves being with his mommy. And if he does walk ahead he always comes when I call him (which comes in handy when we see a car coming) and he also knows the command switch (where I can ask him to switch from heeling on my right to my left). Walks for us are a JOY because we work together and I have trained him to walk nicely. 
