Some people are not interested in the reason
behind an act that might appear as
aggression, nor do they care to understand the behavior and work with the
dog.
In my experience, these types of leashes a.) tend to cause
dogs to act more aggressively and to pull hard on the leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another
dog since the
dog that is straining at the end of the leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible
dog owners who do not train their
dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their
dogs, causing more
aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your
dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your
dog to charge after other
dogs, animals and even people; e.) are hard to control once the
dog is at the end of the line, and can get caught in the leashes of other
dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the
dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a
dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the leash handle, many
dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from
behind and that could cause your
dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to
dogs and owners.
Bicycles coming up fast from
behind, whizzing traffic, horns honking, sirens wailing, trains, skateboards, tons of other
dogs, kids running and shouting, all are experiences that could cause a
dog with no early formative exposures to go down a path that leads to fearful
aggression.
Through demonstrations and lecture, videos and slides, Patricia shows the causes
behind dog -
dog aggression and demonstrates humane and effective techniques to treat it.