I sure have done it this time. Leash training troubles?

Changing collars/hlters DOES NOT train a dog. It can make training that large a dog easier on you tho', but you still have to train/socialize the dog.

More than training, socialization is the sourse of your problem. The best soulition to this are GROUP training classes, so I will suggest something that I normally wouldn't. Take your dog to Petsmart.

Do you drive a compact car? ROFL

You don't need to get a prong collar, spike collar or gentle leader or anything like that ... you need to get a TRAINER. You need to take the dog to obedience class and learn how to train him properly before disaster does occur. I am an 'old lady' and I easily control adult male Dobermans without using a potentially dangerous training tool. Prongs are fine but the vast majority of people use them improperly. Halter type collars are not fine as you have a breed excessively prone to neck problems anyway and whipping his neck around with a 'gentle' leader is dangerous to him. Find a trainer -- one that is very knowledgeable regarding motivational training of dogs and utilization of a variety of techniques and tools. It is YOU that needs the training dear -- most of controlling a dog is the handler being capable and you are not. Please don't listen to most of these yahoos - they really know very little about what they are saying... no, vets don't inherently know who good trainers are. See if there is an obedience club near you -- search for online shows and trials that are close by, they should have a name of an obedience club - contact them and see if they can steer you to the right trainer / class. Do not train one on one or at home or any of that nonsense. You need to learn to control the dog when there are distractions around - it will be an ongoing learning process for both you and the dog for a while. Of course he is stronger than you - most dogs are stonger physically than their owner - I know mine are and always have been - trained my first Doberman at six years of age and it isn't about strength at all but control and you don't have any right now. Learn how to and in the mean time stop walking the dog around other dogs where you are teaching it to be out of control.

as soon as he starts towards something turn him completely around and just stand there, when hes calmed down start walking again. keep doing this until he stops pulling you when you walk. it may seem silly but that was the tactic Victoria used on "It' Me Or The Dog". And don't get that collar like the people above are suggesting. Use Victorias method and it will work. If you have a problem of him coming when you call train him on a 20ft leash. Put the leash on him and just let him go. Call him back,pull the leash in so hes coming to you and give him a treat for coming. Then just tell him to go and repeat the process. Also on "It's Me Or The Dog" lol. I'm telling you it works. Takes a week or 2 for it to be 100% successful.

First of all, you are lucky to have such a wonderful breed such as a Great Dane. I love them. When I first started dog obedience thru 4-H when I wasa 11, there was a 9 year old girl whose parents raised them! She had her hands full as well but she perservered as will you. First of all, you need to take him back to a basic obedience class to learn basic leash manners. Also, are you using a harness? I find that it is so much easier to control dogs on them plus he can't pull that much. I'm worried about this Sheperd. Even though your dog is bigger, he probably could get very hurt by this dog. I hope this dog is fenced in well. And NEVER let your dog loose as he could run up to it. Your best bet is to find a good obedience school and your instructor can show you ways to better control Stein. He needs to learn to heel when you want him to and sit on command instead of trying to yank your arm off in an attempt to go greet everyone. Good luck.

He needs more exercise get some roller blades and let him pull u. But u need to get the basic obedience in control if he is pulling u during walks he isn't listening to u. Tread mill helps also. A pinch collar but make sure u don't leave it on all the time just for training and it has to be put on correctly for it to work .

I have a 50Kg Rottweiler. I KNOW what you mean. I have got him a halti which he doesnt like much but he does pay attention to. I walk him with 2 leads, one to his collar and one to the halti so I only need to tug it gently when he tries to pull me to remind him who gives the orders and the erest ofg the time I direct him with the lead to his collar. It is safer and he gets the main idea which is listen to mom, and not that he can pull me off my feet and do as he pleases.

Dont feel bad about the GSD, after all which dog is showing agression? Not yours. You could complain about that just as much. Your neighbours have not got a legitimate complaint unless Stein bites or knocks someone down so brazen it out. They will get used to it. Dont feel guilty about having a big dog dont let mob rule and prejudice make you feel like you are doing anything wrong when you arent! People have accused me of being a nasty violent person wishing to do harm just for owning my rottie. Stay strong.

i suggest a combination of prong collar and then the method that victoria used on "it's me or the dog" (someone mentioned it). i have two weimaraners and together they outweigh me by almost 70 lbs (i can't walk them by myself anymore obviously). but i'm only 30 lbs heavier than just one of them. it doesn't hurt unless you yank it really hard and really fast. but it gives me a feeling of confidence that i have some control over my dog (and my dog will senses that...because they definitely know that they could overpower me if necessary haha) and i think it also makes other people out walking or in their yard feel more comfortable to see a more "proactive" approach to the pulling.

of course, nothing beats training. and it takes A LOT of patience. but start small and gradually work your way to a full walk.

good luck!!

get a prong collar. Aka a Pinch Collar. You need more control of him and this will give it. Yes, these collars look like medieval torture devices and alot of people get put off by them. In reality. a properly fitted prong is more humane and gentle then a choker or some of the halter type arrangements that can severly damage a dogs neck.

The collar works by PINCHING the skin. not by poking in unless the dog is a intensely confirmed puller. Which by the sounds of things yours isn't.

http://www.leerburg.com/fit-prong.htm << is a great site that will tell you more about their use and how exactly to fit a prong collar to your dog.

my suggestion is some serious training classes. whether its at petsmart or with a private trainer he needs to be taught that even with distractions he is not allowed to pull. also they make no pull harness as well gentle leaders that really work. they are available at petsmart or petco. if you go with a harness make sure to get the one that the leash snaps on in the front because that way when he pulls it just turns him in a circle and he gets nowhere. good luck and by the way i love danes i think they are great dogs

You can go to the pet store and get a Training Collar for him. It's the kind with the spikes on the side toward the dog, I used to think they are cruel things, but I have a Kelpie mix that I've had to use it on. Believe me. When they feel those spikes just sitting there against their skin, they do NOTHING to cause them to go into their neck. And IF They do, it's ONCE only. They don't want to get hurt, and the spikes won't puncture their skin. They'd have to be darting pretty hard and FAST to do that.