Premier Gentle Leader Head Dog Collar

by Premier

Product Features

• Enjoy stress-free walks with collar that controls pulling, lunging, and jumping
• Straps made from supple nylon
• Ideal for dogs 8 weeks or older and from 60 to 130 pounds
• Can be worn up to 18 hours per day
• Includes fitting instructions, training guide, and comprehensive DVD

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 5.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00074L4W2
• Item model number: GL Q HC L BLK
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (298 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)

Product Description

Size: Large | Color: Black

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy stress-free walks in the park with your dog, and help train your pet at the same time. The Gentle Leader Headcollar is designed to let you communicate with your dog in a way he instinctively understands. It removes his natural tendency to pull on the leash by placing gentle pressure on calming points and eliminating uncomfortable pressure on the throat. No pain is involved, and the humane Gentle Leader never chokes. By reducing your pet’s desire to pull away, the headcollar helps combat lunging, jumping, excessive barking, and aggression. The supple nylon straps apply pressure at the back of the neck and front of the throat. It is not a muzzle, and your pet can use his mouth to eat, drink, bark, fetch, and pant. Ideal for dogs 60 to 130 pounds and 8 weeks or older. Can be worn up to 18 hours per day. Includes easy-to-follow fitting instructions, abbreviated training guide, and comprehensive training DVD. Also converts to a regular collar after your dog’s training is complete.

Product Description

More than two million dog owners have found the secret to stress-free walks. Immediately eliminates pulling on the leash. With the Gentle Leader, when you steer the dog's nose, you steer the dog's body. It's virtually impossible for a dog to drag you down the street when its head is turned to face you. Because it is scientifically designed to work with your dog's natural instincts to control unwanted behavior, results occur in minutes - not weeks. Large fits dogs 60 - 130lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miracle Worker!!! Must have for Large Boisterous Dogs!, November 17, 2005

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Great Dane Lover (D.C./Annapolis) - See all my reviews

This thing is AWESOME!! I have a very boisterous 136 lb male Great Dane. Even though he has been through obedience school, and obeys very well on command while indoors, it is still VERY difficult to control him when he gets excited on walks. Put simply: the dog is much bigger & much stronger than I am & as is common with Danes, does not realize his size or strength. With just one lurch from his excitement over a squirrel (dog, butterfly...whatever the stimulus is for that day), he can & has pulled me to the ground. Believe me: we've tried everything to remedy this & all else has failed. After expressing concern to our Veterinarian, he suggested that I purchase the Gentle Leader. It was the best Vet advice I've been given to date. I no longer risk getting pulled to the ground, or becoming a human kite everytime we go out. Maddox now walks right beside me, and listens to my commands with just a very, very gentle pull to the leash. His mouth is able to open freely & he is even able to take treats while the collar is on his head. Since he's more obedient, we go out more & for longer & more exciting excursions each time. This makes Maddox a very happy puppy.

If you buy this, definitely watch the DVD. Don't assume that you can just put it together & train your dog yourself. There are some really helpful & important tips on how you should handle your dog while on the leash. These tips *could* make or break your dog's response to the collar. Also, I do recommend going to a professional obedience school if your dog has obedience problems. Especially if you are dealing with a large dog. The Gentle Leader has been a phenomenal supplemental tool for us in the areas that could not be cured with regular obedience training: such as going on walks. In my opinion, the Gentle Leader, nor any other peice of fabric or leather, does not solely take the place of obedience school (atleast in problem dogs or large dogs) for this reason: Just as the animal must be trained, so must the owner. If you do not know how to handle your dog, nothing will help you. The training you both get from obedience school will make the Gentle Leader that much more effective.

One thing. As for the comment that this collar is cruel & a torture device, I have one word: RUBBISH. It is a far, far cry from a pinch or choke collar, and is much more humane than just being passive & letting the dog get gagged by his regular collar while he drags & endangers not only his owner behind him, but himself, as well.

Gentle Leader gets 5 stars from us! Wouldn't change a thing!

98 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for every dog, but it may be right for you, November 1, 2008

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R. T. Latchman "dogcentric book worm" (TN, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Premier Gentle Leader Head Dog Collar, Black, Medium (Misc.)

I have used this particular head collar on four different dogs with mixed results. Please note that all dogs were slowly and carefully desensitized to the Gentle Leader head collar, as directed by trainers and the training materials included with the head collar.

- The first was a dog-reactive dog.
The collar did discourage pulling under low stress conditions and made pulling less painful. It allowed for greater control of the dog. However, if the dog was not kept soundly distracted he would return to fussing over the nose strap. He became so frustrated by the collar that he would rub his face on the concrete, claw at the nose strap, and come away bleeding. I returned to desensitizing him to the collar, assuming I had not given him enough time to adjust. I found myself spending more time training him to accept the collar than working on modifying his unwanted behaviors.
- The second dog was a fearful dog.
The dog would completely shut down whenever he wore the collar away from his safe zone. We spent more time trying to desensitize him to wearing the collar outside of his safe zone. Because he would shut down and stop responding we could not get any results.
- The third dog was a confident, social dog.
This particular dog had pulled his whole life. To my knowledge, no one had attempted to discourage the pulling behavior. I noticed improvement as soon as we left the yard. It didn't just lessen the pulling, it stopped it.
- The fourth was an untrained and social puppy.
Not accustomed to rules or boundaries, the puppy was constantly testing the limits of the collar. If he was not properly engaged in training he would return to pawing at the nose strap, hindering training. Distraction caused by the nose strap was lessened by padding the nose strap with faux fur. He was doing fairly well on the collar and with training. One day, another puppy approached and he began that endearing puppy wiggle, wagging his tail so hard his whole body shook. Without warning, he lunged forward. Despite being on a short leash, he hit the end of the leash hard enough that the collar jerked his head sideways. He let out an ear-shattering yelp and acted subdued thereafter. For safety reasons, we discontinued the use of the head collar.

Pros:
- Gives greater control to the dog handler, regardless of the dog's size and the handler's strength.
- Lessens or eliminates the pain and discomfort the handler experiences when dogs do pull.
- Discourages pulling.
- Can be used with either traditional punishment based training or progressive reward based training.
- Will not choke the dog when used with nose strap

Cons:
- Requires time for dogs to become accustomed to this training tool.
- Requires careful adjustment of straps -- improper fit impedes training.
- Can rub hair off and/or cause irritation if worn or fitted improperly.
- Capable of injuring a dog that lunges or does "zoomies" while worn and leashed.
- May cause fearful dogs to shut down and inhibit behavior change.
- May exacerbate reactive or aggressive dogs' unwanted behavior.
- The nose strap may irritate the dog, requiring padding to be sewn on by owner.
- The nose strap is not durable and can be easily destroyed by chewers.
- Dogs CAN learn to ignore the head collar and pull anyway, meaning you will still need to teach the dog how to walk with you.
- Short-muzzled dogs may find it easy to remove the nose strap.
- Results vary.

For successful training, I recommend developing mutual respect and trust with your dog. With mutual respect and trust there isn't anything you can't accomplish with your dog.

If I can teach my dog to walk nicely with me, ANYONE can. Don't give up!

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After trying every collar out there..., June 25, 2007

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V. Messner (PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Premier Pet Gentle Leader Headcollar, Black, Large (Misc.)

I've tried everything from standard choke chains, prong collars, body harnesses and other more gimmicky collars in an attempt to get my Boxer to stop pulling so excessively when we walk. I can certainly tolerate the occasional pull due to a squirrel or a rabbit, but my dog pulls constantly. So hard, in fact, that she is left gasping for air. With a body harness, she throws up after the walk because of the pressure on her stomach.

The Gentle Leader head harness is the only thing that she responds to. Another reviewer here calls this harness cruel and acts like it's meant to stop dogs from turning their heads and looking around. In reality, my dog is able to turn her head in any direction she likes, because most of the time there is no external pressure on the harness. A little tug when she walks ahead is all that's required to remind her to stay by my side.

She does paw at the harness for ten - fifteen seconds a few times per walk, but then it's over and she gets back to walking like nothing ever happened. This very minor and short-term discomfort is much less traumatic than her self-inflicted choking/throwing up from other collars.

I can't say enough good things about this collar. Not only is it not cruel, it is the first collar I've ever found that protects my dog from the pain she inflicts on herself during a walk.

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