I analyzed 272 comments across 19 threads from r/dogs, r/dogtraining, r/reactivedogs, and r/dogadvice to find the most effective techniques.

I found 20 recurring recommendations, summed all their upvotes, and normalized for the size of the thread to calculate the 'strength' score i.e., strength = sum(comment upvotes / thread upvotes).

The research method and training techniques are explained in more detail here: How To Stop Your Dog Pulling on the Leash.

Posted by timthemanager

8 comments

  1. Vet tech here. Our behaviour prof said Haltis were the most effective anti-pulling tech.

  3. “Make yourself more interesting.” 

    I’m doing my best… 😢

  4. Always walk or run fast enough to have a loose leash

  5. The only thing that worked for my lab mix was a front clip harness. If I did stop and change direction she would just take off the other way

  6. Prong collar took me 3 corrective turns and it never happened again other than slightly tightening the leash here and there. Complete change from literally trying to yank me around the neighborhood and choking himself to walking beside me and checking in with me every 20-30 seconds.

    Didn’t even yank or pop his head off, just let him get far away and simply turned around and walked away. Three. Times.

    My dog is no longer a risk to me or himself now.

  7. I got my dog to stop pulling by walking her with my arm limp at my side, and if she pulls enough to lift my arm, I stop moving until there is slack in the leash and my arm comes down

    It took about 3 ten-minute sessions of this before she stopped pulling

  8. this is how you spot what LLMs have been trained on reddit data.

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