Gentle Leaders are never to be used on any visit. If you are having issues controlling your dog please contact us and we will help you deal with the issues you are having. Please don't use this on any visit.
There is no doubt this has and was covered in every class we have offered in the past 20 years. The reason this is always discussed is because of the impression it gives to those we come in contact with in facilities. People tend to get attached to their initial impressions of others and find it very difficult to change their opinion, even when presented with lots of evidence to the contrary.
To many people Gentle Leaders give the impression of a dog wearing a muzzle. Yes, I am fully aware they are not muzzles. Muzzles are used to restrict a dog’s mouth shut. It looks very similar to a Gentle Leader, so it is not surprising that some people will believe that they are muzzles.
This is not a first impression that the Pet Prescription Team wants to convey on any visitation. Thus why I am asking any volunteer having issues walking their dog or having control issues to join me personally for help so we can work on those issues without corrective devices being used at a facility.
There is no doubt this has and was covered in every class we have offered in the past 20 years. The reason this is always discussed is because of the impression it gives to those we come in contact with in facilities. People tend to get attached to their initial impressions of others and find it very difficult to change their opinion, even when presented with lots of evidence to the contrary.
To many people Gentle Leaders give the impression of a dog wearing a muzzle. Yes, I am fully aware they are not muzzles. Muzzles are used to restrict a dog’s mouth shut. It looks very similar to a Gentle Leader, so it is not surprising that some people will believe that they are muzzles.
This is not a first impression that the Pet Prescription Team wants to convey on any visitation. Thus why I am asking any volunteer having issues walking their dog or having control issues to join me personally for help so we can work on those issues without corrective devices being used at a facility.