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@loraccw Yeah surprisingly he loved the harness... At least the part thag goes over his head, not as big a fan of the under torso strap... Down side, it's about 2 inches too small so I have to exchange it for a size up... So for now it's been martingale and a lot of hope that I can find a clear...

@loraccw I just got a harness today, hopefully he'll let me put it on him. The shelter gave me a punch collar (bleh :/) and a martingale since they said he's a puller. I used the pinch for a day, felt real bad and have used the martingale the second day until I could get the harness.

@tracey4g I've just begun to research local trainers. Some basic behavioral stuff he's okay with (will sit, starting to learn come) but it's very hard to get his attention once on a leash, so I definitely think I'm going to need someone's help haha. On a leash, he pulls very heavily towards...

@imagebeastmarkbeast Yeah I've tried to lightly incorporate some training, but he definitely seems to have a lot of trust issues right now and I feel I came pretty close to spoiling the click-> reward association, so I slowed it down a bit. He definitely has lunging tendancies, not sure if it's...

@loraccw Yeah it's pretty hot here too. He starts panting almost immediately, but seems to always be pulling to go further (leash manners are one of the first things I plan to work on but it's pretty early to begin training I've been told.)

Hey all, So I recently adopted a dog and, as I'm sure a lot of first time dog owners are, I'm worried about whether I'm providing enough or too much exercise for my boy. Shelter said he is a Catahoula mix, so I know he has a big exercise requirement, but he is also almost 7 years old so I don't...