Gencon Headcollar

[tillyson]

yes, the idea is it tightens as she pulls and when she stops pulling it loosens, think she learnt quite quickly.
got mine off ebay

[tillyson]

just re-read it doesn't loosen enough to fall off her nose though

[Top Barks]

I read bad things about gencons, and the canny collar somewhere but don't use them and as far as the dogmatic goes I don't like the way the neck strap connects, I found it very fiddly.
I use Dog alters from Kumfi now which have a padded and adjustable nose band and a quick fix clasp on the neck band.
see them here.
http://www.kumfi.co.uk

[Oliver21508]

Do you have to use a kombi collar with the halter? it looks quite harsh to me and restrictive.

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Do you have to use a kombi collar with the halter? it looks quite harsh to me and restrictive.

No, I just use the head collar which is no more restrictive than the halti or the dogmatic

[Oliver21508]

Does it twist or rise up to the eyes? I could use a halti link couldn't I?

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The muzzle diameter is adjustable so no it does not ride up in my experience and yes you could use a halti link I guess.

[Oliver21508]

cool. how do you size one?

[Oliver21508]

I've looked at different sources of DogAlters, and they all say different measurements for different sizes. Ollie's muzzle is 10.5". On one site, that would be a medium. On the kumfi site, it's a small. Which one do I get?

[Top Barks]

I have smalls for mine and there is plenty of room, you certainly will not need a medium.

[Oliver21508]

Thanks Mark, will order one today.