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07-14-2012, 08:50 PM
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Muzzles?
I need a muzzle for my Rhodesian Ridgeback boy.
He's strong, so I need something that could withstand him banging it around a little. I also want him to still be able to open his mouth and drink water and pant. Also something secure...I don't need him being able to just shake it or paw it off. I have little experience with muzzles, so any personal experiences with whatever brand you recommend would be great for you to share with me. Thanks!
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#2
07-14-2012, 09:02 PM
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Baskerville Ultra Muzzle
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07-14-2012, 09:33 PM
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07-14-2012, 09:38 PM
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They're hard for them to pull off? He must not be able to get it off in the "heat of the moment" per say.
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"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself." -D.H. Lawrence "Only when the last tree is cut, only when the last river is polluted, only when the last fish is caught, will they realize that you can’t eat money." –Native American proverb
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07-14-2012, 09:42 PM
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What are you needing it for? Will he be wearing it a long time, short periods, unsupervised? That sort of thing...
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07-14-2012, 10:20 PM
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They have an optional head strap for security. These are by far one of the best designs I've handled, and I looked at a lot at the trade shows. Also much easier to feed treats through than other muzzles.
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Never, never, be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. -MLK Jr.
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07-14-2012, 11:24 PM
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Never unsupervised and never for longer than an hour. It's basically to make sure he doesn't rip the loose neighborhood dogs limb from limb when we go out on our walks...so it needs to be sturdy enough to withhold him actually trying to BITE something. Which is the point, so I'm sure most of them do that...just want to be double sure. Lol.
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"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself." -D.H. Lawrence "Only when the last tree is cut, only when the last river is polluted, only when the last fish is caught, will they realize that you can’t eat money." –Native American proverb
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07-15-2012, 01:12 AM
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I'm not going to drive somewhere new just to take him potty, lol.
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"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself." -D.H. Lawrence "Only when the last tree is cut, only when the last river is polluted, only when the last fish is caught, will they realize that you can’t eat money." –Native American proverb
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07-15-2012, 09:44 AM
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If you’re encountering loose dogs that frequently and he’s having that many issues with them, its very possible that he’s practicing a lot of behaviors that are going to give you problems even when loose dogs aren’t around.
In addition to muzzling, I’d work on desensitizing him to other dogs. Very often you can diffuse a loose dog situation just by having your dog be completely un reactive. Obviously that’s going to take a lot of training, but if you can prevent him having opportunities to practice reactivity as much as possible, it will help the training tremendously. And yes, a dog the size of a ridgeback can still do significant damage even muzzled.
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"We become better trainers by refusing to swallow uncritically what is tossed to us as truth, by developing our powers of empathy and observation, and by searching for better ways to teach and educate the dogs we love." ~Suzanne Clothier
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