which would you recommend a halti head collar or a gentle leader head collar?

they are the humane way, and either one will work. I have a big dog as well and she is uncontrolable on her walks. we got her a gentle leader and she is so much better. she will stay by my side and not pull. my little brother (who is 20 lbs lighter than my dog) is able to walk her with no problem.

it also helps her settle down. when she wears her gentle leader, she is a different dog. instead of jumping on our visitors, she sits politly by them

I have worked with a german shepard that at one point was an attack dog and she will got after any animal, but when she has the Halti on, she does not pull or chase after anything.

I do not like when people use choke chains or the spike collars that push on their throat because they can get hurt with them.

In all my years in rotties in the UK I have only ever seen a prong collar once, and never ever used one. Not saying I wouldn't if absolutely necessary, but wouldn't promote the use of them as an initial training aid, and certainly not be someone unless shown how to use one.

The head collars are slightly different, and I do find that the gentle leader is better as it doesn't slide up across the eyes quite as badly as the halti. The rescue I work with will only use the gentle leader for the same reason.

However there is one better that everyone is raving about but don't know if you can get it in the states. It is called a dogmatic and comes in leather as well as fabric and in lots of colours.

Some people prefer one, some the other. Use whichever you can get the best fit on your dog with. They can be a great humane tool to train a dog to stop pulling, but do realize they are a TOOL and not a solution. They must be used with a training program to get results. Otherwise as soon as the head collar comes off, the pulling starts again.

You may also want to look at the Easy Walk Harness if your dog has problems adjusting to the head collar. It is a harness with the leash ring in front of the chest, so when the dog pulls, it turns their body back towards you. Easy to use and is very effective when used with training.

Really no need to resort to a pinch or prong collar- repeated studies have shown dogs learn faster through reward than discomfort and punishment. No tool is a magical solution to the problem, and any tool does need to be used with training. Better a tool that doesn't cause pain or discomfort than one that does.

A good private trainer could teach you in one session how to properly use a prong collar or remote collar so that it does not hurt the dog and you get maximum training benefit from its use. Most trainers I've consulted have expressed the idea that the function of the prong collar, which imitates a mother dog's gentle correction squeeze, is a much more natural signal for a dog than, say, getting its neck snapped around when it tries to bolt or pull, as the head collars can do.

If she's a strong puller I would definitely skip the halter type collars. They can cause neck injury, as they swing the head around.

Both of you would likely be very happy with an Easy Walk Harness. They are very effective, no chance of neck injury and no desensitization period. Even with desensitization some dogs absolutely hate the halter types collars, you don't get this with the harnesses.

Ideally you will use the harness in conjunction with teaching your dog to walk nicely on leash with her regular collar.

a gentle leader they are the number one head collar for dogs and work better

many people would suggest a prong collar for her though,i personally wouldn't use one,but they sound like they would be good for your dog since she is probably very big and strong

prong collars aren't cruel when used and fitted properly

and head halters have injured more dogs then prong collars

if the neck is pulled to quickly with a head halter,the dog hurts its neck

Neither, they are useless devices created by bunny huggers who think it's "cruel" to correct a dog. Invest in a prong collar.

Edit: Prong collars don't hurt the dog, they only inflict a minor discomfort.

They are too "gentle' for your dog. Buy a prong collar. It is more humane than avoiding taking the dog for a walk.

Definatley gentle leader over halti. I tried both and the gentle leader was 100% better.

The dogmatic head collar has a good name too.

They both work the same. They're just different brands. They both work equally well and they do a great job of keeping your dog from pulling you down the block. They don't like them at first and will paw at it and roll on the ground to try to get it off. Be consistent with a "leave it!" command and walk the dog regularly. He/she will get used to it.