Maggie's Mom
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Maggie loves to grab the leash in her mouth when we go for a walk. She then shakes her head like a crazy woman. I think she thinks she is walking herself. Any suggestions?
Karlin said:For a variety of reasons I recommend walking cavaliers in a harness: safety (you can pick them up quickly and more easily than reeling in a dog on a collar); tracheal damage (one study showed over 60% of dogs have neck, shoulder and back injury due to pulling on collars); possible exacerbation of syringomyelia (some neurologists feel pulling on a collar in the neck area. where most syrinxes start, could contribute to syrinx formation where there isn't one or worsen one that already exists).