| Beagles pull on their leash as a matter of instinct. As | | | | Rather than the traditional dog collar that goes around |
| hunting animals, they live for the chase so your Beagle | | | | the neck, the Halti consists of a nylon nose strap and |
| will often pull because he is in pursuit of something (i.e. | | | | neck strap. You attach the leash to a ring at the end |
| your neighbor's cat, a chipmunk, or even another | | | | of short strap under the dog's chin. |
| Beagle). There are other reasons that are just as | | | | The two straps each have a specific function. The |
| common though. It's possible that he is overly excited | | | | nose strap replicates the practice of showing pack |
| about his daily exercise session. It is also possible that | | | | dominance between two animals. One Beagle in the |
| he sees himself as the Alpha dog in your family. If this | | | | pack will firmly take another's muzzle into his own in an |
| is the case, he regards you as the one who is being | | | | act of dominance. |
| disobediently slow! | | | | The neck strap works differently and is intended to |
| The traditional training method | | | | calm the Beagle my mimicking the practice of his |
| Regardless of the reason, the traditional method of | | | | mother grasping him by the back of the neck. |
| addressing the issue of pulling on the leash is more or | | | | Beagles usually respond to an applied force by |
| less the same. It requires a series of simple repeated | | | | exerting an opposing force, which is why they often |
| interventions. Here's the scenario: | | | | respond to a backwards pull of the leash with more |
| Your Beagle pulls on the leash...You stop...You issue a | | | | pulling! The Halti is designed to reverse this behavior. |
| sharp command such as "No!"...At the same moment | | | | The strap applies pressure to the back of the neck |
| give a quick tug on the leash...Let the leash go | | | | instead of the front of the throat and arrests any |
| slack...Start walking again...Repeat as necessary. | | | | forward movement when that force is exerted. Also, |
| If you give enough repetition to this technique it will | | | | in a fashion similar to a horse's bridle you control the |
| eventually work. Outdated methods such as the use | | | | head of the Beagle. It is said that if you control the |
| of choke chains and collars are totally unnecessary. | | | | head, you control the beast. |
| Head and harness collars | | | | Solutions that work |
| Another innovative training technique for Beagle | | | | Regardless of which of these two training methods |
| owners who are tired of their Beagles yanking them | | | | you choose, you will have success. It is a common |
| around by the leash are head and harness collars. | | | | myth that Beagles are too stubborn to be leash |
| There are several varieties of this type of device with | | | | trained. That is absolutely incorrect. With patience and |
| the Halti Training Head Collar being the best known. | | | | consistency your Beagle will be a joy to walk! |