Using a Headcollar to walk Your Dog
I recently purchased a Headcollar for Luna, my wolfwog, since she’s been pulling on her leash a lot when we walk. My tattoo artist, Holden of Formula Ink, recommended that I try one of these. He said that almost instantly, it solved the issue of his dog pulling on the leash when walked. I refuse to use a choker, especially one that puts her in pain when she pulls. This seamed like a way to walk her with the ability to let her know she shouldn’t be pulling, but also without putting her in any pain.
I found that the Headcollar works awesome. Luna hated it at first and she tried to rip it off her face in any manner she could imagine, but we rewarded her for refraining from scratching at it or pawing at it. I was told that just about every dog will react this way when you first put it on them. It’s like putting a muzzle on them for the first time and they don’t realize that the more they pull at it, the more it tightens. Melissa gave her a few pieces of meat every time she calmed down from trying to rip it off her face. We then took her for a long walk and she quickly realized that the more she pulled, the more it would tighten and turn her head. It didn’t choke her like her regular collar does which I loved about it. She quickly picked up on the fact that if she walked next to me and didn’t pull at all, she could open her mouth all the way and not be restricted and her head wouldn’t pull to the side (kind of like a horse face harness).
The way this face harness works is by having a grip around their snout that tightens as they pull on the leash. It also causes their head to turn slightly as their pulling because the leash attaches from the bottom of the face harness near the underside of the neck. Just picture walking a horse and the face harness that they wear as I mentioned above.
I’m going to keep working with her to get her more used to this face harness and I suggest anyone who has a dog that pulls a lot to use one of these. It’s way better than using those stupid collars with spikes on the inside that hurts them when they pull. A lot of dogs will just keep pulling anyway and some chokers can damage their neck and vocal chords because of the pressure it puts on them. Dogs like pitbulls and mastiffs will only realize they have hurt themselves when it’s too late and then you’ll have to spend a ton more money at the vets office trying to fix the damage with unnecessary surgery which could have been avoided with a simple to use face harness.
Here is a photo to show you what they look like. This is the brand we purchased:
Learn Arduino Basics – Turning on LED with Button
The code below is a simple script that will allow you to turn an LED on and off with a button. I am using the Arduino Uno, Breadboard, LED, button, 10ohm resistor, 3 wires, and a USB cable to power the arduino.
It’s a pretty simple setup and I will soon explain why it’s setup this way. For now, feel free to follow the images for the inputs and code to activate the button which will function to turn the LED on and off.
Feel free to comment if you have any questions or improvements to my code or setup.
// Turn on an LED when a button is pushed and keep it on after it's released.
const int LED = 13; // Create a Constant for the Pin which Activated the LED
const int BUTTON = 7; // The input pin where the button is located to turn the LED on and off
int val = 0; // value that stores the state of the input pin
int old_val = 0; // variable that stores the previous state of val
int state = 0; // 0 means that the LED is off and 1 means that the LED is turned on (LIKE YOUR MOM)
void setup() {
pinMode(LED, OUTPUT); // tell arduino that the LED is an output
pinMode(BUTTON, INPUT); // and the BUTTON is an input
}
void loop(){
val = digitalRead(BUTTON); // read input value and store it
// check if there is any transition
if ((val == HIGH) && (old_val == LOW)) {
state = 1 - state;
delay(10);
}
old_val = val; // val is now old, so store it
if (state == 1){
digitalWrite(LED, HIGH); // turn LED on
}else{
digitalWrite(LED, LOW); // or else turn it off
}
}
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The Muggles performing at Propaganda
Video I shot of The Muggles performing at Propaganda in Lake Worth, FL on April 06, 2013. Mel, my girlfriend, plays keys for them. Be sure to check them out if you never have. Sorry about the shitty audio quality, I forgot to turn down my mic before recording this song.
Funny Wolfdog Puppy Howling
Luna the Wolfdog Puppy is still learning to howl.
It’s pretty funny when she tries as you can see here in this video.
Luna The Wolfdog Pup Hanging at the Dog Park
Today I took Luna, my wolfdog puppy, to Lake Ida dog park to socialize with other people and dogs. Getting her socialized at an early age is really important to me. I don’t want her growing up to be skittish around any other animal or person. The best way to get her ready is by introducing her to as many animals and people as I can at an early age.
Wolf Spider
Wolf Spider that I took a photo of in Delray Beach, FL. I also added this image to the Wolf Spider Wikipedia page. I don’t see why so many people hate them so much. I know they can be scary looking but they’re fucking awesome in my opinion.
