Pet Product Review! - Halti & Training Lead

Hello!

Today, I am doing a pet product review on my monster's halti and training lead!

Above I have included a picture of Ocean wearing her halti from Pets at Home! (I know what a poser!)

A halti is a nylon halter that loosely goes around the dogs muzzle and clips behind the ears. Although the halti may not look very appealing it is completely safe for your fury friend's! Many people mistake a halti for a muzzle but because it's loose fitting around the muzzle they are able to open their mouths fully and they are able to eat, drink, and even yawn without discomfort. The halti also attaches to the dogs collar and the lead can be attached just under the chin.

The main reasons for using a halti is:

1. To stop dog's from pulling

2. An active training aid

As Ocean is a Siberian Husky we expected her to pull on the lead because of her breeds instinct to pull sleds and due to husky's being used as working dogs. As she started to get bigger her pulling got worse so I decided to buy her a halti when she was around 1 years old. It took her a little while to get used to the fact that she had something around her muzzle that was stopping her from pulling. But after a while it was no problem at all! 

She still wears her halti when she's out on adventures now and I can happily say her pulling has completely stopped! She walks loosely on the lead and even by my side at times (bonus!) 

I would recommend purchasing a halti to anyone that has a fury monster that loves to pull! 

In terms of price and place, there are varying prices and different places that sell halti's. Personally I purchased my little monster's halti at Pets at Home as i was able to take her inside with me and pick up the correct size. You could also find halti's at your local pet store, some supermarkets and even Amazon and Ebay! On average I've seen them sold from £6.95 to £15.00. They can also be found in various different colours! 

Above i have included an image of the lead i use to walk Ocean!

I purchased this training style lead a while back as Ocean kept eating through all her leads! Someone over at the local park recommended i get a training style lead like this and i needed a thick lead that Ocean would find difficult to chew through. 

As most people have heard it is murder (literally) trying to train a husky off lead as they love to run off and even chase smaller animals! I decided to try Ocean off the lead a few times but she would just run off and wouldn't come back when she was called. I tried treats, clickers, dog whistles etc and nothing worked! The amount of unfriendly dog's at the park also increased so I decided it would be safer to have Ocean on the lead so that she was under my control and wasn't able to run over to unfriendly dogs. 

I hated the fact that Ocean didn't get her own freedom, so i purchased a training lead! The fact that this lead has 2 clips allows me to attach one to her halti and one to her harness is great! As this lead has 2 circular rings I am able to change the length of the lead and give Ocean her own freedom to explore but still be in control. 

Ocean absolutely loves having her own space to run around and investigate!

I still use this lead and will continue to use it until a new one is needed to replace it!

In term of pricing and place, there are varying prices and different places that sell these types of leads. Places such as Pets at Home, Ebay and Amazon all sell training leads and the price varies. I got Ocean's lead from Ebay for approximately £15. If i am able to find the seller or a similar lead I will link it below ASAP. 

Thanks for reading!

- Toni xo

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