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He is so happy and excited to meet and play with anyone at all - human or dog.

It makes him hard to walk though - he goes absolutely ballistic with excitement if we come across anyone at all when we're walking. And the same again at obedience - extreme excitement and wanting to play for an hour straight... I always come home with sore hands... I'm working so hard at his loose leash walking but it all goes out the window as soon as there's a distraction. I should be grateful he's not fearful or aggressive I guess.

I feel that pain! Our dogs must be long lost cosmic twins.

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He is so happy and excited to meet and play with anyone at all - human or dog.

It makes him hard to walk though - he goes absolutely ballistic with excitement if we come across anyone at all when we're walking. And the same again at obedience - extreme excitement and wanting to play for an hour straight... I always come home with sore hands... I'm working so hard at his loose leash walking but it all goes out the window as soon as there's a distraction. I should be grateful he's not fearful or aggressive I guess.

I feel that pain! Our dogs must be long lost cosmic twins.

And me! Loose lead walking is the bane of my life sometimes. Tank can be one STUBBORN little bulldog...

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So glad I'm not the only one struggling to hold on to a tiny puppy when he gets excited!

I finally caved and tried a halti on Nixon at basic obedience on saturday. Every other lab there (about 5) wears them. I'm still not keen, but I have to say it was an AMAZING transformation. No more pulling AT ALL! I also think he responded better and faster to commands too. He didn't particularly like wearing it, but I think he would adjust eventually, and if it means we both get to enjoy walks it will be worth it I think.

The one we tried was quite a wide flat strap over the nose, so I'm going to find one of the narrower ones with a bit of padding and see what happens.

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