But the Snout About doesn’t come without any drawbacks. If your dog manages to get out of the nose loop and you don’t realize before putting tension on the leash, the nose loop can retract and you will have to secure your dog and re-fit it.
This can happen with many of the best dog head halters, but because of the one-piece design of the Snout About, the collar will loosen if the nose loop retracts, which can potentially be a safety issue (see photo). So while there is an advantage to the simplicity of a one-piece design, there is also a disadvantage.
That being said, this potential issue is insignificant compared to the risk of the more popular headcollars snapping.
There are also some older reviews that complain about the rubber connection piece breaking, but we have not experienced that and it does appear to be well constructed, so it looks like that issue has been fixed.
One other drawback is the size. The company claims that this head halter in size Large can fit all giant breed dogs, but it is too small for our biggest boy Hansel, so we use the Canny Collar or Sporn Head Halter for him. The Canny Company even has a head harness for really big boys called the Canny Colossus.