Just posted something about these on another site and it was suggested by pammy to post on here as well.
I bought one of these for Ebbie a couple of weeks ago now - it's the only bit of training i have never been able to stop ebbie from doing - pulling on the lead - i've tried everything, read about these in one of the dog magazines and thought for £7.00 it's worth a try. (I did try a halti a few yrs back and she was so stressed on it - i couldn't put her through it, rather have her pulling). Also thought that now i have finn - i just wouldn't be able to cope with 2 dogs pulling me round the park lol (and yes finn is already taking after his mum on this one
he'll end up with one as well once he is fully grown - although still plenty of time to try and train him out of it).
And my god - what a difference - i'm not saying it's all roses - especially when i first put it on, she still does her mental bit and struggles to the door, but once outside - she's a different dog, as soon as she feels the pressure on her chest - she goes slower. It doesn't seem to get caught up in featherings (although i do make sure i trim her armpits so to speak). One word of advice though - go for the small, i bought medium and it's far too big (follow the instructions to cut down), it's still a little bit loose - which doesn't matter when they are on the lead, but they go really loose when off (finn's fav game is trying to catch hold of ebbie's lead).
So for anyone out there - who has problems - try one - not saying it's the answer for everyone but who knows - it worked for me
Nikki x